10-Minute Food Truck Training · Bill Moore

Personal Pricing Bias Kills Food Truck Margins

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Why pricing your food truck menu based on what you'd pay is a recipe for business failure.
Bill Moore explains why food truck owners should avoid pricing menu items based on personal bias, using a detailed case study to show how underpricing reduces margins. He emphasizes calculating exact food costs, targeting 25-28% food cost percentages, and designing menus to drive higher ticket averages for profitability.

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A blunt margin check for owners who keep pricing to their own comfort zone.

The episode treats food truck pricing as a basic math problem, not a gut feeling exercise. Bill Moore returns to the same point from several angles: price every ingredient, count the paper, stop guessing, and lean on drinks and desserts with better margins to help carry the…

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If your menu prices are built on gut feel, this will shake them loose.

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