2.22.2011

Food Cart Fever

So it's official folks. I have jumped into the food cart scene with both feet. While creating a business plan for one of my management classes, I realized the reality of the concept. I would like to purchase the cart within a week or two and be open as a business by the first week of September. Let me lay it out for you, give me some feed back. I NEED YOUR HELP!!!!

So the idea is a build your own mac n cheese. The customer would choose:

Sample Menu:

Noodle:   Classic (elbow) - or - Noodle of the Day (spiral, shell, etc.)
Sauce:     Cheddar - or - Parmesan - or - Pesto
Topping:
         Meats:   Sausage - Burger - Hot Dog - Chicken - Ham - Bacon
         Veg:      Spinach - Jalepeno - Peas - Corn - Broccoli - Roasted Red Peppers - Caramelized Onions



The customer would pick one noodle, one sauce, and up to 3 toppings for a base price of (and im hoping to get close to this) $4 for a small and $6 for a large. Each additional topping would range from $.50 for veg to $1 for meats. I would also offer sodas and water.

I'm open to all suggestions. I'm really excited about this and I don't want the excitement to blur the reality that this might not be a profitable business. The idea is to park it by Grant High School Monday - Friday from about 10am to 1pm ish. I have a decent knowledge of the kids and even a slight following. A large amount of the students come to Starbucks for lunch, I've been taken surveys.

I would park it down by 48th and Hawthorne Wednesday - Saturday about 5pm - 1am ish. That location is near all the hipster bars.

Names so far:
    Mad Mac
    Mighty Mac
    Mac Attack
    Mac Daddies
    Stack-a-Mac
    Mac-Man

Your mission: HELP ME CHOOSE A NAME.

You have no choice but to accept it. Quick, hit comment and give me your ideas/opinions/comments. GO!

5 comments:

Emily and Josh said...

I like Stack-a-Mac, since you're building your own =) Once you make it big, compete on the food cart show (don't know if you've seen it) and conquer the world!

Anonymous said...

Nice! I like all those names.. Mac Attack or mac daddy are my fav.. There are some new carts going in off Belmont.. Did you look into that? Exciting news tom! I can't wait to try it out!!

Jess said...

I love Mighty Mac or Mac Attack. They are both catchy and fun! Whatever it ends up being, everyone is going to flock to the truck in search of your amazing mac and cheese!

Anonymous said...

The Cheese
The Cheesey Noodle
Limp Noodle

Anonymous said...

Mac Attack.