Richard Myrick - Running a food truck for dummies

Running a Food Truck For Dummies

by Richard Myrick

Running a Food Truck For Dummies

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About the Author

Richard Myrick is one of the foremost thought leaders on the mobile food industry. To service the needs of individuals and food truck owners, Richard founded the Mobile Cuisine website ( www.mobile-cuisine.com ) in 2010 to fill an information void he found when he began researching how to start a mobile hot dog cart in Chicago. Richard found that no central repository of mobile street food information was available anywhere on the Internet, and with that, the idea for Mobile Cuisine was born.

Richard is an architect by degree (Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan) and began his career in real estate development and architectural planning after spending 12 years in the air force. During his time working for mall developers across the Midwest, Richard assisted in the build-out of more than 100 restaurants, varying in size from small food kiosks to stand-alone fine-dining facilities. This experience gave him a unique perspective on the food service industry, which he shares with Mobile Cuisines readers daily.

Richard, a Michigan native, currently resides outside of Chicago, Illinois, with his wife, Hannah. He is the father of three beautiful and intelligent girls: Erica, Ally, and Tessa.

For more information, please contact Richard at rmyrick@mobile-cusine.com; you can also read his articles at www.mobile-cuisine.com .

Dedication

This book is dedicated to all my friends and family who have been so supportive throughout my life. Most of all, its dedicated to my wife, Hannah, and children, Erica, Ally, and Tessa, who are my inspiration in everything I do and every choice I make.

Authors Acknowledgments

I have to thank Tracy Boggier, the acquisitions editor for this book, for your confidence in me, for your encouragement, and for keeping me on track. A huge thanks to Georgette Beatty, my senior project editor, for all the tremendous help and mentoring you provided me throughout this project. Additional gratitude goes out to Christy Pingleton and Jennette ElNaggar, who tirelessly copyedited this book. Thanks to Rich Levy, my technical editor, who checked all my facts to make this the best book on the market. Thank you for the opportunity to work with the best in the business.

A special thank you to my wife, Hannah, who has put up with all the late nights and early mornings to write this book on time (okay, maybe not all on time).

And finally, I want to thank everyone who has ever wanted to join or is currently in the mobile food industry. Without you, I would have never had a reason to start up Mobile Cuisine and write this book. Your dedication and desire to create mobile culinary delights is an inspiration, and I will always try to help promote the industry to the people you serve.

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Some of the people who helped bring this book to market include the following:

Acquisitions, Editorial, and Vertical Websites

Senior Project Editor: Georgette Beatty

Acquisitions Editor: Tracy Boggier

Copy Editors: Jennette ElNaggar, Christine Pingleton

Assistant Editor: David Lutton

Editorial Program Coordinator: Joe Niesen

Technical Editor: Rich Levy

Editorial Manager: Michelle Hacker

Editorial Assistant: Alexa Koschier

Art Coordinator: Alicia B. South

Cover Photo: AroundIndy.com, LLC and Chea & Rob Carmack, owners of the Little Eataly food truck

Cartoons: Rich Tennant (www.the5thwave.com)

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