Thriving street food cart businesses amidst the pandemic
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Here's how these small businesses rose during the pandemic
So many street food cart businesses have been popping up during the pandemic, how does a small business stand out?
In a recent episode of Pera Paraan, Kapuso host Susan Enriquez finds out how new businesses stay afloat and thrive during this time.
Mobile food cart brand Bao Street has expanded their franchise to over 135 stores. It's current success doesn't show
the many failed attempts behind it.
'Yung unang negosyong pinasok ko noon sobrang nalugi talaga siya eh. Apat na buwan lang 'yung tinakbo ng business na 'yun. Tapos mga six months akong hindi lumalabas ng bahay dahil sobrang depressed ko. Alam kong masarap 'yung pagkain pero nalugi pa rin 'yung business," said Baron Lewis, president of Bao Street Food Corp.
In June 2020, Baron tried a new business venture with his friends and investors, Bao Street Food, inspired by a Taiwanese snack with a Filipino twist featuring flavors such as Crispy Bagnet, Pork Asado, and Beef Pares. A single food cart can earn
PhP 7,000 to 8,000 a day.
Meanwhile, Chef Ruben Ignacio got the idea of bringing ramen to homes as a food business back in November 2020. He told Pera Paraan, "Nag-start po 'yung aking Kanto Ramen business during this pandemic time, since we cannot usually go to our favorite restaurants, naisip kong gawing mobile 'yung ramen.
In a month, Chef Ruben was able to earn back his initial business investment of PhP 250,000 for putting up his fist mobile kanto ramen after earning around PhP 70,000 a week. Now, he's planning to create more franchises and tie-up with restaurants to expand his business.
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