Roam Food Truck Academy

This one day fast track mini Roam Food Truck Academy will give you all the fundamentals you’ll need to launch a successful mobile food business.

This event takes place on Monday August 18th as a special event of the Western Foodservice and Hospitality Expo.

Learn from national experts about business planning, permitting, equipment, production and food ideas, profits, sales and marketing. Food truck and restaurant owners will come together to share their experiences and to give you the best information in the industry. Also network and learn from mobile food service providers who will give you a leg-up in launching.

This special restaurant edition will give restaurant owners everything you need to launch an extension of your already successful business. Come and learn from other restaurant owners who have gone mobile and won’t go back! Mobile catering and branding are sure to take your business to the next level!

Schedule:

Time Session Name
8:30-9:00AM Registration, Sponsor Foyer & Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:10AM Roam Welcome, Introduce moderator
9:10-9:40AM Why should I open a Food Truck? What makes it different?
9:40-10:20AM Getting Legal: Permits, City Codes, etc
10:20-10:30AM Morning Break
10:30-11:10AM The Truck, do I rent or buy?
11:10-11:40AM Mobile Catering
11:40-2:30PM Break to visit Show Floor and get lunch*
2:30-3:15PM Marketing for a Food Truck
3:15-3:45PM Avoiding Common Mistakes
3:45-4:00PM Coffee Break
4:00-5:00PM Q&A with the Experts: Matt Geller, Dave Dahni
5:00-5:30PM Closing Networking Reception