(Daniel Sentob, Winner of Season 2 and all stars of “Great Food Truck Race”, also spoke at Food Truck Owners Expo. Photo by Tony Harvey Photography)
By Debbie Hall
According to toasttab.com, the food truck business represents a market of $ 1.8 billion in the US in 2024, and is expected to grow in the coming years. A 20 -year -old company in the tradeshow industry, Convex, developed and produced food truck Owners Expo (FTO) in 2024 with the first two shows in Houston and Orlando, and one in Las Vegas earlier this year. The next show Edison will be held in New Jersey on 2-3 December and Austin, Texas next year. Currently someone owns a food truck or is considering entering the industry.
The food truck owner expo is dedicated to all aspects of the business of mobile food vendors. There are seminars to train owners to run successful businesses, as well as in-tradition meetings between suppliers and food truck owners to improve their business operations. Expo has industry experts who provide valuable knowledge to owners to help them grow their businesses. There is an opportunity to connect suppliers and manufacturers to food truck owners. Industry networking events and opportunities are important to strengthen the connection and promote support.
Casendra Stock, Vice President and Registration of Participating Services at Convex, and Sheldon Kay, both of the events and technology management at the Sheldon Kaye, both served as the show manager.
“The owners of the food truck are all incredible cooks; they make some amazing food, but many need to understand the business of business,” Kay said. “We are trying to introduce them to the right people, teach them things that they need to stay in business, grow and take it to the next level.
With seminars, training sessions and networking opportunities, exhibition floor vendors offered products and services including trailers, refrigerators, equipment, POS systems, insurance coverage, menu boards and branded clothing.
“We offer networking because last year, people participating in our first two food trucks exposes were interested in meeting other people who prepared the same dishes, such as Barbecue. We facilitate different methods to join the same food truck owners in different ways. Other food truck owners and potential owners are available to other food trucks and potentially owners to connect with other food truck owners in different ways. 40 different states.
Host Bill Moore, a 10 -minute food truck training podcast (Morebetterperformance.com), has 75,000 food truck followers and was one of the speakers in FTO. Daniel Sentob, The Lime Truck (Thelimetruck.com), and the winner of Season 2 and the All Star of the Great Food Truck Race, also spoke at the Las Vegas FTO Expo.
Justin prestige, owner of custom trailer professionals, designs and food trucks and trailers.
“All our customers are food entrepreneurs. They are either leaving a different task and doing so as their dreams,” Prests explained. “They always wanted to cook food for other people. I love to help entrepreneurs. I knew about selling this product and creating an ecosystem that would enable them to succeed as soon as possible, as soon as possible. It’s my passion.”
He also coachs startup businesses, which combines his passion for food trucks with his expertise in startups.
“This is my third time doing this expo with this group. He put it in such a magnificent show. It is really beneficial for those who are in the world of food trucks,” Presties said.
Rory Wilson. The Director of Communications has participated in all three FTO exposes for dedicated fire supply Wahabik. Wilson said, “Each of these exposes gets bigger and better with the next one.”
William Zech, the Chief Revenue Officer of Sequant Foods Service Solutions, agreed that the expo he attended was fantastic. The owner of Infinity Photo Audrey Dempsy also agrees that the expo is growing and improves every year.
The ConvexX located in Las Vegas provides organizational and management services to non -profit trading associations as well as produces its own trades and conferences. Stock manages all show registration procedures, along with exhibitive training programs, customer service and onsite training for temporary employees. The work began working in convex, and his passion for industry and skill set inspired him to become the leader of the mobile tech expo series of events. For more information, go to Convexx.com.
For more information about the upcoming food truck owner Expo, go ftoexpo.com,
