Hot Dog Carts


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Free Hot Dog Cart Business Manual!

Click here to read how to start and run a food concession cart business in our Hot Dog Cart Business Manual

Just Starting Out in the Retail Food Business?

You are about to discover how you can start your very own business, have fun, make money, and work less.

Does that sound like something you would like to do? But is it just a pipe dream? Read on.

The food service industry is growing. People always have to eat. The future trend is towards take out and take away food. The up and coming generation does less and less home cooking and buys more and more prepared foods from vendors.

You can ride this trend to business success with a Food Vending Cart from Carts of Canada.

Carts of Canada manufactures high quality mobile food vending carts. But even more, we help you get started in your new business by cutting through the red tape and showing you how to make your new business a success.

So why isn’t everyone starting a hot dog cart business?

Here’s why:

They don’t know where to begin.
They don’t know how to start a business.
They don’t have the finances to start a new business.
They get stopped by the health code regulations red tape.
They know nothing about the food industry.
They are afraid of trying something new.

We help you overcome these obstacles and show you how to get started in your new food vending business. Read on.

Where do you begin?

Well, you will need to find a location where you could set up a vending cart. A perfect location had lots of people traffic, is highly visible, costs very little to rent, and has no other competition. That may seem like a tall order but take a look around your area. Common locations for food carts are in or near:

parking lots for large stores, malls, or plazas.
industrial parks or factory complexes.
a downtown street or parking lot.
large office buildings or business complex.
a large school, college or university.
a busy park, zoo, beach, or other recreational area.
a transportation hub such as a bus, subway or train station.

Once you have scouted out a few good locations, you need to check the availability. Check with the municipality for by-laws concerning locating on public property. Check with business owners to see if you can locate on their property. Many will be happy to have a quality food service preovider near by to feed their employees or draw customers.

For more detailed information on this step of starting a Mobile Food Stand business, click here to read our free on-line Canadian Hot Dog Cart Business Manual. Step #3 in the guide will show you more about scouting out a good location.

How do you start a new food business?

You must register your new business with the government. The government helps you with this and has a special web site CanadaOne to guide you through this process step by step. It involves deciding what kind of business you will be and how you will send them their taxes. It also includes choosing a business name and being assigned an official busines number (BN) with the government.

Once you have registered with the Federal (GST) and Provincial (PST) governments then you must get a license from the local municipal government. The city government may also require you to obtain a location permit if you are going to set up your cart on public property such as a street or park.

For more detailed information on the step by step way to start a Mobile Food Stand business, click here to read our free on-line Canadian Hot Dog Cart Business Manual. Step #1 in this 8 Step Guide shows you how get get set up with the necessary licenses and register your new business.

What about the financing?

We will help you take car of that as well.

1. Open, print and fill out a financing application: Click Here To Download
2. Fax to (613)384-5665

For more information on financing your new Hot Dog Stand Business, click here and read Step 5 of our our free on-line Canadian Hot Dog Cart Business Manual.

The Business Manual even has a section on how to make up a Business Plan in order to apply for a loan or even apply for government assistance!

How do you get Health Department approval?

First you must check and see what the local Health Department requires of food service personel. You can check with them using the links we have provided below.

Your regional health department may require you to take a training course in safe food handling. They may also determine what foods you may or may not serve from a mobile food facility such as a hot dog cart. They will also specify what equipment you are required to have on your cart to make it legal. This will also help you to select the right model of cart from our catalogue. Finally, they may want to physically inspect your cart to see that it conforms to their specifications.

For more information on meeting the health code requirements for mobile food stands, see Step 2 in our free on-line Canadian Hot Dog Cart Business Manual. Click on this link to go take a look.

What if you have no experience in the food industry?

We have over 20 years of experience and we are eager to share it with you. Our customers have access to an on-line business guide and a hot dog cart operations manual that show them how to run a food vending business. Even if you don’t cook at home, these guides will show you how to safely prepare food and run your business sucessfully. And all that help is free of charge.

Click here to read our free online Food Vending Cart Operations Manual. This manual is written in easy to read, plain language. It will guide you in the day to day operation of a hot dog cart or even a larger mobile kitchen trailer.

So if you are not afraid of starting something new, call us and let’s discuss your new hot dog cart business. 1-800-915-4683 (TOLL-FREE) or email us at “willrhodgskiss@aol.com”

Carts of Canada Links

Food Safety and Health Related Site Links

Many of these Health Department sites deal with much more than just information related to Mobile Food Vending and Hot Dog Carts. To effectively find the information you need, use the Search Box using terms related to the Hot Dog Vending Industry such as: hot dog carts, food safety, food inspection, mobile food vending, concession stands, itinerant food vending, restaurant, food premises, mobile prepration premises, food licensing, food preparation, food handling, food training, food business, etc.

Federal Health Departments

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency
In both English and French

Health Canada - The Federal Health Department
In both English and French
Search the Index for Food and Food Safety Tips.

Provincial Health Departments

Alberta Regional Health Authorities

British Columbia Ministry of Health

Manitoba Public Health – Food Protection

Newfoundland and Labrador Government – Health Services
Search Food Safety

New Brunswick Health
Check the A-Z Site Index for Food Safety

Nova Scotia Agriculture Department – Food Safety
Click on Food Handling or Food Protection and Enforcement

Ontario Ministry of Health
Click on your local health departtment from the list shown.

Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
In most regions of Quebec, food service and restaurant inspection is carried out by the Minist�re de l’Agriculture, des P�cheries et de l’Alimentation – Direction de l’appui � l’inspection des aliments.

Sakatchewan Regional Health Authorities
Click on your region for local contacts or search for Food Safety