Hot dog cart bussines

[philip123456]

Hello, I am new to this forum so hello everyone.

I would like to ask couple questions about hot dog bussines in UK,

I have been reading a lot about hot dogs in UK but I couldn't find answers for my questions.

1. to start hotdog bussines I belive that I need to have Food hygiene certyficate but I found aswell somewhere that I need to have Food hygiene certyficate level2, what's the difference between those two certyficates and whichone I need?

2. Do I need to have public liability insurance? and if I do so where can I get it, and how much does it cost?

3. do I need to have street trading licence if Im not gonna be selling hotdogs in the citycentre? (I am planning to sell hotdogs at the festivals, concerts, carboots) is street trading licence only for streets or I need it anyway?

4. what is UK-traders licence? is it the same as street trading licence?

5. do I need to have food thermometer?

6. Do I need to be self-employer if I will be selling hotdogs occasionally? because I dont know on how many festivals/concerts organisators will let me?
(it can be 8 per month during weekends or 1-2)

7. Is it hard to get permission to sell hot dogs on festivals/concerts etc.?
and do I need to have some special certificates for this type of selling?

8. I would like to sell drinks with hotdogs, do I need to have extra licence for selling drinks? pepsi/coke etc. (no alcohol)

9. how many hotdogs (more or less) per hour I can sell on one festival

 

[davidjhon]

Hello, I am new to this forum so hello everyone.

I would like to ask couple questions about hot dog bussines in UK,

I have been reading a lot about hot dogs in UK but I couldn't find answers for my questions.

1. to start hotdog bussines I belive that I need to have Food hygiene certyficate but I found aswell somewhere that I need to have Food hygiene certyficate level2, what's the difference between those two certyficates and whichone I need?

2. Do I need to have public liability insurance? and if I do so where can I get it, and how much does it cost?

3. do I need to have street trading licence if Im not gonna be selling hotdogs in the citycentre? (I am planning to sell hotdogs at the festivals, concerts, carboots) is street trading licence only for streets or I need it anyway?

4. what is UK-traders licence? is it the same as street trading licence?

5. do I need to have food thermometer?

6. Do I need to be self-employer if I will be selling hotdogs occasionally? because I dont know on how many festivals/concerts organisators will let me?
(it can be 8 per month during weekends or 1-2)

7. Is it hard to get permission to sell hot dogs on festivals/concerts etc.?
and do I need to have some special certificates for this type of selling?

8. I would like to sell drinks with hotdogs, do I need to have extra licence for selling drinks? pepsi/coke etc. (no alcohol)

9. how many hotdogs (more or less) per hour I can sell on one festival

Hey good job for this forum

 

[philip123456]

If anyone could answer to any question that would be helpful

 

[seeingISbelieving]

OP, with the greatest respect, you've asked nearly EVERY possible question relevant to setting up a hot-dog vending business. Have you actually done ANY research yourself? Google search provides you with a mine of information and will also point you in the direction of the relevant legal organisations concerned with your proposed venture. For example, you must surely know that queries relating to licensing would be handled by your local council. For queries regarding insurance you enquire via an insurance company or broker. Etc, etc . . .

If the idea of selling hot-dogs appeals to you but you can't be bothered to search out the answers to even some of the simpler questions you have, then the self-employment route is probably not for you.

UKBF members are a helpful bunch but what you are asking is for folk to take up hours of their time to research what YOU should be doing.

Asking a question or two is fine. Wanting ALL the answers from someone else is not. Next thing you'll be wanting them to sell your dogs as well.

As for: . . . . 'how many hotdogs (more or less) per hour I can sell on one festival' . . . .

. . . . Is that with onions or without?

 

[philip123456]

OP, with the greatest respect, you've asked nearly EVERY possible question relevant to setting up a hot-dog vending business. Have you actually done ANY research yourself? Google search provides you with a mine of information and will also point you in the direction of the relevant legal organisations concerned with your proposed venture. For example, you must surely know that queries relating to licensing would be handled by your local council. For queries regarding insurance you enquire via an insurance company or broker. Etc, etc . . .

If the idea of selling hot-dogs appeals to you but you can't be bothered to search out the answers to even some of the simpler questions you have, then the self-employment route is probably not for you.

UKBF members are a helpful bunch but what you are asking is for folk to take up hours of their time to research what YOU should be doing.

Asking a question or two is fine. Wanting ALL the answers from someone else is not. Next thing you'll be wanting them to sell your dogs as well.

As for: . . . . 'how many hotdogs (more or less) per hour I can sell on one festival' . . . .

. . . . Is that with onions or without?

answers to your questions are:

yes I have done research and I have been searching for answers for about week, thats why I have found this forum and I thought that's the best place to ask, so dont be like that, because at the moment you are spamming this place, you didnt help me at all with any of my questions so why have you wrote down anything?

where else I can ask questions about bussines? I think thats the best place.
I am asking about street trading licence because I am NOT gonna sell food on the streets of my city, and my CITY wants 600£ per month for their licence which is a little bit to much thats why this questions is important to me... I went to City councill 4 times they didnt even wanted to give me map with available places where can I setup my bussines so they are not helpful,

my question about food hygiene licence - I know that I need to have one, but I dont know which one should I have becouse FROM MY RESEARCH I know that some peoples are writing about level 1 and others about level 2, so if you are so smart show me please better place to ask about that

about question ''selling soft drinks'' I have been searching for answers for about 5 days and the only thing that I have found Is that In USA I dont need to have licence for that, but unfortunatelly I DONT LIVE in usa,

I have asked aswell about what is the difference between UK-trading licence and street trading licence and do I need one, so If you are so smart can you show me a better place to ask about that? because from MY RESEARCH I know that some peoples has been using word ''UK-trading licence'' and some street trading licence

so please If you want to be so clever, answer on my question instead spamming this forum, because you not helping at all, and I dont need to read that...

thank you

 

[Scalloway]

To answer some of your questions

2. You may not legally need public liability insurance but you would be far safer to have it. It may be a requirement for some venues. You can get it from an insurance broker

6. You should register as self employed even if you are only selling on a limited number of occasions

8.You do not need a special licence for selling soft drinks

 

[Urban Publications]

so please If you want to be so clever, answer on my question instead spamming this forum, because you not helping at all, and I dont need to read that...

To be honest I have to agree with seeingISbelieving, it does look like you have done very little research about the business and want members of UKBF to write a business plan for you.
You certainly look like you havent picked up the phone or spoken to the right people.
You want to sell hot food and you ask if you need a thermometer

I have just put a search in for "Setting up A hot dog stand UK" and I managed to find plenty of info. Enough to get me going anyway.

My best bit of advice...dont want you to think I am spamming your post with no help

1.Get a landline/mobile phone
2.Use it
3.Call Event organisers/Council/Insurance/Sausage Makers
4. Go on ebay and see if anyone is selling a Hotdog stand, call them and ask them questions. I am sure they will help you out.

 

[philip123456]

To be honest I have to agree with seeingISbelieving, it does look like you have done very little research about the business and want members of UKBF to write a business plan for you.
You certainly look like you havent picked up the phone or spoken to the right people.
You want to sell hot food and you ask if you need a thermometer

I have just put a search in for "Setting up A hot dog stand UK" and I managed to find plenty of info. Enough to get me going anyway.

My best bit of advice...dont want you to think I am spamming your post with no help

1.Get a landline/mobile phone
2.Use it
3.Call Event organisers/Council/Insurance/Sausage Makers
4. Go on ebay and see if anyone is selling a Hotdog stand, call them and ask them questions. I am sure they will help you out.

I have found plenty of info as well but like I said before, some peoples are saying one thing and others are saying different thats why I am confused.

I dont want any bussines plan of you and I am not asking about that I got one arleady so I dont know why are you saying that? have you seen somewhere in my post that I am looking for a bussines plan?

I am asking about thermometer because I dont need one, my cart which I own arleady have got thermostat so I can set up correct temperature...

I dont need to call sausage makers because I have got everything what I need (all products, sauses, rolls, sausages etc).

British council is not helpful at all... they want me to pay 600£ for a place, but they dont want to tell me which streets are available, application cost 100£ and if steet is unavailable I need to try again and again and everytime pay 100£,

Someone told me that the need to give me map of available places but when I went there they said that I need to try my luck, and they will think about this street... but after 3 months they need to review it again (and in my city it will take about 5-8 weeks) so sorry but for me its just stupid to ask them anything... thats why I dont want to USE my phone... because they are useless...

so maybe you are right and it is my fault that I asked couple questions about bussines in UK on UKBUSSINESFORUM...

 

[philip123456]

I have written it twice so I had to delete it

 

[Urban Publications]

I dont want any bussines plan of you and I am not asking about that I got one arleady so I dont know why are you saying that? have you seen somewhere in my post that I am looking for a bussines plan?

You have a business plan already....ermmm how have you done that with a list of questions about

1.How many hot dogs can I sell per hour
2.Do I need Insurance
3.Licences

Please explain how you have written a business plan...you dont know all the costs yet.

A thermostat and a thermometer are two different things. Just because the grill is at the right heat does not mean the food is cooked to the correct temp

Sounds like a bit of upsy daisy planning, you have all the supplies but no where to go or not a clue when/where/what to do to get there.

All councils in the UK are pains in the arse so there is no change there, you just have to keep trying and speak to the right person at the council

And no one is saying you shouldnt ask a couple of questions in a forum...a couple of questions is different to full market research on a business.

 

[seeingISbelieving]

. . . . . at the moment you are spamming this place, you didnt help me at all with any of my questions so why have you wrote down anything?

Spamming? Exactly how do you define that?
You have been a member of UKBF for a matter of days and have a lot to learn if you want respect from other forum members.

I DID help you with your questions. You have been advised that if you can't help yourself in any way, don't expect others to do EVERYTHING for you. It's your business after all.

. . . . . where else I can ask questions about bussines?

Your local council.
Your local Small Business Advisory service.
Your local library.
Your local jobcentre.
Your bank.
Search engines.
Ask another hot-dog seller.
. . . Ad infinitum.

. . . . . went to City councill 4 times they didnt even wanted to give me map with available places where can I setup my bussines so they are not helpful,

If (as you say) they are not helpful, how on earth do you expect anyone on UKBF to advise you contradictory to a government body.

. . . . . my question about food hygiene licence - I know that I need to have one, but I dont know which one should I have becouse FROM MY RESEARCH I know that some peoples are writing about level 1 and others about level 2, so if you are so smart show me please better place to ask about that

Really done your homework haven't you.
Google 'food hygiene certificate' = multiple answers.

. . . . . about question ''selling soft drinks'' I have been searching for answers for about 5 days and the only thing that I have found Is that In USA I dont need to have licence for that, but unfortunatelly I DONT LIVE in usa,

Again, if you google 'uk selling soft drinks licenses' . . . believe it or not there are results. Your local council should be your first port of call as they are your licensing authority.

. . . . . so please If you want to be so clever, answer on my question instead spamming this forum, because you not helping at all, and I dont need to read that...

. . . . . No-one was trying to be clever. And spamming???? Do you even understand what the word means?

You were given advice that most of the answers you are seeking are staring you in the face, if you can be bothered to look CORRECTLY.

With an attitude like yours I doubt you'll get the comprehensive advice you are looking for on here, even if it were available. I've yet to gain the acquaintance of a UKBF hot-dog expert anyway.

I suggest you take a course on manners before selling hot-dogs to people. You'll need it.

 

[philip123456]

I have written bussines plan, without cost for insurace, because as far as I know now I dont need one, and Without street trading licence because I am not gonna be paying 600£ per mont in 3 month advance... which is 1800£ + application cost. so my bussines plan is based on (not paying for licences and insurace) thats why I have asked here do I need to have street trading licence if I am not selling hot dogs on streets.. because If someone finally would help me and answer on that question I would have to add that cost to my bussines plan,

about my question (how many hot dogs I can sell) I just hope that someone is doing the same bussines and will tell me more or les how much it is possible,
for me it is normal question, I am not expecting of you to know that if you are not selling hot dogs but it its worth to try... asking is not costing anything,

but the only way to find out is to ask someone or go to the festival and start selling hot dogs, but I dont want to do it without all those legal aspects that I need to have here in UK because I dont want to pay any money ''because I havent got something'')

about thermostat like I said before, I know everything about making hot dogs, person with sold that cart told me how to make them and how to set it up, so like I said before, for my cart I personally dont need thermometer but I dont know is it some english law behind that, (if you are selling hot food you need to have thermometer) thats why I asked that question here

at the moment I am personally ready to sell hot dogs, I have got everything what I need to do it, the only thing which is stopping me is english law and useless workers in citycouncil,

I dont need thermometer, I dont need to pay for street trading licence if I am not selling anything on the street, but I dont want to get caugh at pay anything for ''not having something''

I am not english and in my country it is easer to set up bussines, thats why I am asking about all those questions... it is first time when I saw something like that..

I went to citycounsil and they send me to police station to tell them that I am planning to sell hot food... I went there and? and they told me that they told me that they are police and I need to go to citycouncil...
so I went there back and lady with sent me to police station told me ''oh yes yes you dont need to go there'' and thats how they are working here...

then they told me that I need to have street trading licence (application cost 100£) but in my city (Oxford) almost all streets are unavailable... so what I have done?
I have asked them for map of available places... but they havent got any and they said ''try your luck'' but if they will say no, I will lose 100£ and I will have to pay again...

so sorry but it is a littlebit crazy and I am ''fighting'' with them for about 2 months I have been searching for all informations on the internet but half of the informations are from USA and half from UK... everyone is saying different thing

I am not expecting from you to answer on all my questions, you dont need to answer on any of them.. but from 100000 questions that I had those are my last ones... and I am still searching for answers...

this bussines will be something extra for me, havent got anything to do at my home on the weekends so I have decided that I will be travelling and (maybe) earning money...

but I can not build my bussines plan and say that I will be selling 200 hot dogs per festival... because it may be 100 or 500 aswell... I just know how much 1 hot dog is costing me, and how much I will be charging for one.. and time will show everything... I am ready to start even from this comming weekend... but like I said before english law is stopping me


thank you

 

[Scalloway]

After my brief Googling on this subject I think you were probably sent to the police to get a pedlars licence

https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q239.htm

A pedlars certificate is a certificate that allows a person to trade (often selling trinkets, household goods and other hand made objects) whilst on foot. Pedlars can travel from:

• door to door
• place to place, or
• town to town.

It is the means by which a pedlar trades that distinguishes a pedlar from a licensed street trader. The means of a pedlar are mobile, whereas the means of a street trader are static (i.e. they have a fixed stall).
A pedlars certificate once issued can be used anywhere in the United Kingdom. The "pedlar" cannot set up a fixed pitch from which to trade, but rather moves around acquiring custom. If you do want to set up trade in a particular location, such as a market place, and remain static, you would require a street trader's licence which you obtain from your local council.
A pedlar may sell foodstuffs, however, depending upon the nature of the food being sold, they may be required to register with their local Environmental Health Department.

 

[philip123456]

After my brief Googling on this subject I think you were probably sent to the police to get a pedlars licence


Thank you for your help, you have helped me a lot,

but one more question came up now, if I am selling hot dogs on festivals (everytime different place) it means that I dont need street trading licence but pedlar licence?

and I dont understand as well why police officer told me that I dont need anything of them... I get lost in that

 

[philip123456]

To update post and to help others with the same problem

1. to start hotdog bussines I belive that I need to have Food hygiene certyficate but I found aswell somewhere that I need to have Food hygiene certyficate level2, what's the difference between those two certyficates and whichone I need? - food hygiene level 2 is required

2. Do I need to have public liability insurance? and if I do so where can I get it, and how much does it cost? - no but it is better to have one

3. do I need to have street trading licence if Im not gonna be selling hotdogs in the citycentre? (I am planning to sell hotdogs at the festivals, concerts, carboots) is street trading licence only for streets or I need it anyway?

4. what is UK-traders licence? is it the same as street trading licence?

5. do I need to have food thermometer?

6. Do I need to be self-employer if I will be selling hotdogs occasionally? because I dont know on how many festivals/concerts organisators will let me?
(it can be 8 per month during weekends or 1-2) - yes

7. Is it hard to get permission to sell hot dogs on festivals/concerts etc.?
and do I need to have some special certificates for this type of selling?

8. I would like to sell drinks with hotdogs, do I need to have extra licence for selling drinks? pepsi/coke etc. (no alcohol) - no

9. how many hotdogs (more or less) per hour I can sell on one festival

 

[wispafish]

Yes you will need a thermometer as you are reheating food. Youre need the basic food hygeine certificate.
How will you keep produce cold before you cook it?
Speak with the food standards agency, and also environmental health food safety team at your local council. You dont need a street traders licence unless you sell on the street. How are you going to get in to festivals to sell you product. The orgainisers will usually charge you money for a pitch which can be quite expensive.

 

[Urban Publications]

I have written bussines plan, without cost for insurace, because as far as I know now I dont need one

Your business plan is weak, how do I know

This question:-
How many hot dogs can I sell per hour....this is your Income how can you work with any other figures if you dont know how much your going to earn
HOw many can you cook in an hour, what are your waste costs, what is your pricing structure I could go on and on

Insurance...What if you sell a dicky dog, you paying the court case for food poisioning out of your own pocket? Or someone falls onto your hotdog stand and gets burned...you paying the compensation too...too much blame/claim to even think about not having insurance.

The minute you sell one hotdog you are self employed

 

[philip123456]

Yes you will need a thermometer as you are reheating food. Youre need the basic food hygeine certificate.
How will you keep produce cold before you cook it?
Speak with the food standards agency, and also environmental health food safety team at your local council. You dont need a street traders licence unless you sell on the street. How are you going to get in to festivals to sell you product. The orgainisers will usually charge you money for a pitch which can be quite expensive.

Than you very much for your help!

I have got 400l freezer where I will have sausages and rolls and 1 day before selling I will be putting them to the fridge.

festivals- I have got permanent job so I cant sell food everyday I can only do it on the weekends and Oxford is charging 600£ per month and you need to pay in 3 months advance + probably you will have to apply 5 times for different places which is about 2000+ for first 3 months and I can sell only 2 days per week thats why I have diecided to sell on the festivals. I know that they will be charging money but I belive that I will always earn something as well
It is always worth to try after I will gain all experience I will post here Full details (what Do we need to start hot dog bussines + how much does it cost + how much you can sell + how much you can earn) to help everyone who's starting that type of bussines

thank you one more time you have helped me a lot

 

[philip123456]

Your business plan is weak, how do I know

This question:-
How many hot dogs can I sell per hour....this is your Income how can you work with any other figures if you dont know how much your going to earn
HOw many can you cook in an hour, what are your waste costs, what is your pricing structure I could go on and on

Insurance...What if you sell a dicky dog, you paying the court case for food poisioning out of your own pocket? Or someone falls onto your hotdog stand and gets burned...you paying the compensation too...too much blame/claim to even think about not having insurance.

The minute you sell one hotdog you are self employed

Thank you urban publications you are right... it is better to have insurance I will have to go to some insurance office and ask them for prices.

about my bussines plan, I dont want to earn 10 000 pounds per month from this bussines, to be honest, I had nothing to do on the weekends and I just wanted to try something new, I will always learn something new... I will be happy if i Will have 100-200£ per month clear profit from it. it is more like project to me then bussines. I want to try it and then write everytning from the begining till the end and maybe I will help other peoples who will take this type of bussines seriously and they will try to live from it.

thank you one more time

 

[seeingISbelieving]

I will have to go to some insurance office and ask them for prices.

I did advise that earlier in the thread.

I will be happy if i Will have 100-200£ per month clear profit from it.

Really says everything about this thread.

 

[philip123456]

I did advise that earlier in the thread.




Really says everything about this thread.

I wanted to know is it necessary to have insurance (from legal point of view)
but anyway now I know it is better to have one.

and I dont understand your last sentence ? what do you mean?

 

[PeopleWatcher]

Phillip, you need to do your own homework and to join a good running club such as the Harringay Harriers, how fast you can run whilst pushing an hot dog stall is unknown but do get yourself timed over 500 yards as a yardstick.

Your problem is finding venues, take it from me the best venues are long gone and taken. Few of the vendors I know comply with officialdom so in that respect your a first.

Street Licenses. Are more myth than fact, the last thing any Council wants is a guy selling Hot Dogs, and you need to know some Turks or Iraqui's ruined the trade forever by standing outside the gates of Buckingham Palace and refusing to move on. Westminster Council soon brought in heavy legislation to solve the problem and 'bang went the livelihood of London's best known clique of street vendors some of which were earning over a grand a day. I need to add street markets have got rules, so many toy men, so many carpet men, so many snake charmers, but hot dog sellers, No-Way.

I know how you can pitch -semi legally, but that's a trade secret known to only a select few who have spent their lives ducking and diving, and whose fathers are what used to be called in the UK 'one of the boys', membership is so restricted that they will stamp on your head to impress you with 'the honesty of their intentions. If your'e intent on setting up then do try one or two peaceful, fun loving venues such as 'Gorbals Cross', Glasgow, 'The Barrows', Glagow, Newcastle Quayside, or Stepney, Hackney, or Petticoat Lane market, London. And do take out some Personal Insurance and well as business insurance, and learn the local dialect/s. [A well-wisher]

 

[OldWelshGuy]

Unfortunately I have had to remove more posts from this thread. gents please read and follow the forum rules.

 

[Urban Publications]

Come on OWG I thought forums were an element of debate.

If the OP is asking the box standard questions then like I mentioned it will get peoples backs up, I can bet my bottom dollar alot of people on this forum have spent hours researching, sleepless nights staring/thinking into space with their business model on their mind, to make sure they have the knowledge/skill/common sense to give the business their best shot.

Then for the OP to ask the questions they have asked just goes to show exactly what they have done...NOTHING, they have no idea of

a: The business
b: The Skill Set
c: The qualifications
d: Basically nothing about the business

Then we all ask ourselves why business's fail, well click on page 1 and find the answer staring you in the face.

I also bet my second bottom dollar if the OP had asked a question like

"I have set up a hot dog stand and can I take into account depreciation for said hot dog stand and what percentage" they would have had a much clearer/better repsonse

 

[OldWelshGuy]

Debate is not the same as personally attacking other members because of their level of education, social background, or lack of business knowledge. That is what is known as cyber bullying. The forum rules are clear on flaming trolling and attacking other members, it just isn't allowed.

If somone asks a question that some members find dumb, then they are welcome to ignore it. What they are not entitled to do is make post along the lines of 'Are you completely thick or what? didn't you bother going to school' .

More and more people feel it is acceptable to attack people purely because they don't like the questions they asked. The simple option is to ignore it, ignore the thread. don't post in it unbless you are contrinbuting to the thread positively or negatively. i.e. I just googled this, it took me seconds, if you are serious about running a business, these are the sort of things you need to master.

What isn't acceptable is :- 'It took me 5 seconds to google this you lazy useless ******, get a *** life and work at your business or *** off.

OK so I have been extreme in that reply, but the behaviour of some isn't far off on occasion, which ruins the forum, and stops new members from joining and posting.

Imagine walking into a pub, asking for a pint of lager, and three of 4 of the regulars look at you, one walks over and says 'you *** you drink lager?? Lager is for girls, you need to drink BEER.. boys come over here and convince this *** to drink beer as we don't like lager drinkers'

Would you go back?

I appreciate what you are saying, and it is clear the OP is heading for a fall, selling food, doesn't need insurance, and isn't willing to pay for a licence etc.

You state it is clear the OP has done nothing. well when my daughter complained that one of her friends had done xyz, my immediate response was 'and what have you done about it'? She would say 'nothing' my reply would be 'then that is what I will do'.

If you believe the thread starter is lazy and has done nothing, then do the same, and ignore them, simple as that

 

[barnsley99]

I'm calm now. I will help you with anything you need to know Philip even the more basic questions. Some people like myself don't put business plans together we just go for it and hope for the best. It either works or it don't. I'm lucky because I go on my instincts and it works well. I do a lot of research and I don't mind passing any info on. I have the mind set to succeed.

As for telling Phil to do more research, I think he has but can't get the answers he's looking for. That's where I come in to help to fill those little gaps in for you unlike others.

I will give you a example. Most of you would have started a new job at some point in your life. Can you remember the first day, did you know where everything was when you arrived or did your boss say "Welcome to our Company, Theres your desk get on with it. Was you sat there thinking wheres the stationary, how do I know what questions to ask his customers, wheres the canteen, wheres the toilets. I dare not ask the boss where these simple facilities are, he will think I'm stupid, but you know you have to ask. How can I do my job without the layout. And what if you asked the boss where the pens are and he said to you "Just google it, you will find all you need to know on there" I think you know where I'm coming from.

Anyway all the best Phil in your venture and don't give up mate.

 

[businessfunding]

Some people like myself don't put business plans together we just go for it and hope for the best. It either works or it don't. I'm lucky because I go on my instincts and it works well. I do a lot of research and I don't mind passing any info on. I have the mind set to succeed.

Anyway all the best Phil in your venture and don't give up mate.

O the basis that you do research. you almost certainly do have a business plan, even though it isn't written down and may not conform to what banks would want to see.

Good business plans aren't bound and can be on the back of fag packets - research and goals are critical.

 

[Urban Publications]

As for telling Phil to do more research, I think he has but can't get the answers he's looking for. That's where I come in to help to fill those little gaps in for you unlike others.

Come on lets face facts the level of research done was Nil. like OWG mentioned "Rules" isnt most forums on the planets rules "Before asking a question make sure you have either looked in the search of said forum or done enough searching to find the answer first...Hot Dogs aint my business but when the OP asked the questions I found all the answers within 5 minutes.

I will give you a example. Most of you would have started a new job at some point in your life. Can you remember the first day, did you know where everything was when you arrived or did your boss say "Welcome to our Company, Theres your desk get on with it. Was you sat there thinking wheres the stationary, how do I know what questions to ask his customers, wheres the canteen, wheres the toilets. I dare not ask the boss where these simple facilities are, he will think I'm stupid, but you know you have to ask. How can I do my job without the layout. And what if you asked the boss where the pens are and he said to you "Just google it, you will find all you need to know on there" I think you know where I'm coming from.

Not really no because a good boss would give you something that is called Induction, that is just poor management skills, if that did happen then my opening line to cover every base would be.."When will I complete the induction so I know where everything is?"

Anyway all the best Phil in your venture and don't give up mate.

Dont think you will find many people on this forum wishing Phil any bad luck and I take my hat off to anyone who wants to start their own business, but starting a business does not just mean walking around with a hot dog stand taking money off people.

 

[seeingISbelieving]

"how to run a hot dog business"

Google = 168,000,000 results (0.15 seconds)

 

[barnsley99]

its not about how to run a stand, its all the other little stuff that comes with it that it dont mention. thank god for google seeingisbeliving, how would you function without google. you need to get out more and smell the fresh air

 

[Scalloway]

And the OP has long since disappeared. oblivious to to the carnage in his wake.

 

[Urban Publications]

seeingisbeliving, how would you function without google.

Dam good starting point for research though, I think you are missing the point here a little Barnsley

 

[Urban Publications]

And the OP has long since disappeared. oblivious to to the carnage in his wake.

He probably sat bolt up in the night thinking an Ice Cream Cart may be a better option as the thermometer is no longer required

 

[barnsley99]

lol
i know google is a good starting point, i used it myself, but can get lost in it. i see your point im not missing what you are saying, its just i know from the same experience that i didn't find everything i needed to know from google. like you said he has disappeared now, probably selling hotdogs illegally somewhere. he lost faith in the human race

 

[hectors]

Hello, I am new to this forum so hello everyone.

I would like to ask couple questions about hot dog bussines in UK,

I have been reading a lot about hot dogs in UK but I couldn't find answers for my questions.

1. to start hotdog bussines I belive that I need to have Food hygiene certyficate but I found aswell somewhere that I need to have Food hygiene certyficate level2, what's the difference between those two certyficates and whichone I need?

2. Do I need to have public liability insurance? and if I do so where can I get it, and how much does it cost?

3. do I need to have street trading licence if Im not gonna be selling hotdogs in the citycentre? (I am planning to sell hotdogs at the festivals, concerts, carboots) is street trading licence only for streets or I need it anyway?

4. what is UK-traders licence? is it the same as street trading licence?

5. do I need to have food thermometer?

6. Do I need to be self-employer if I will be selling hotdogs occasionally? because I dont know on how many festivals/concerts organisators will let me?
(it can be 8 per month during weekends or 1-2)

7. Is it hard to get permission to sell hot dogs on festivals/concerts etc.?
and do I need to have some special certificates for this type of selling?

8. I would like to sell drinks with hotdogs, do I need to have extra licence for selling drinks? pepsi/coke etc. (no alcohol)

9. how many hotdogs (more or less) per hour I can sell on one festival

Hi

really easy to set yourself up you only need a pedlars licence from local police (just go to front desk ask for a pedlars licence, fill it in, pay £12, done) its that cheap and easy. The rest depends on where you are storing your stock (can just buy from local cash n carry onthe day), a food safty certificate can be done online for £30 ish very, very, very simple, laminate it and carry it with you and you are free to roam. So long as you are 'roaming', ie keep moving around a foot at a time is fine!, then you can go where you want. On a slow day at eastbourne sea front we can sell 24 dogs an hour thats £60 profit. At a festival they will fly out of your hands but you pay a lot to get in. Got an American hot dog tricycle for sale due to ill health Hubby has damaged his leg, £1950 plus gas cylinder etc if you want it. sue or ray 01323 653503

 

[braxxx]

mobcaterer.co.uk.... loads of info here... took 5 seconds

 

[ethical PR]

Did your 5 second search also show you , you were responding to a 2013 post?

 

[Mitch3473]

or even 2012