Food Truck Spotlight

Heifers Be Trippin offers eggrolls on wheels

Heifers Be Trippin offers a unique spin on eggrolls.

Photo: Heifers Be Trippin

August 19, 2024 by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

The best thing about food trucks is the variety of food you can find. There are so many food trucks with unique recipes for customers to discover. Heifers Be Trippin is a great example of that with its eggroll recipes ranging from Philly steak to sloppy joe. Read more about this Lakeland, Florida food truck below in today's Food Truck Spotlight.

Food Truck Name

Heifers Be Trippin

Owners

Sandra Ramey

Date Founded

06/2022

Location

Lakeland, Florida

How many trucks do you operate under this brand?

One.

Do you operate brink-and-mortar locations under this brand as well? How many?

No.

How did you come up with the name?

At about 3 a.m. I woke up from a dead sleep with the name.

What prompted you to start a food truck?

I love to cook and love serving people and seeing their faces when they eat the food.

What's on your food truck menu? Why did you choose this cuisine?

Eggrolls. I love that you can create so many different kinds of eggrolls and we have tried them all with the most popular being Philly steak and sloppy joe. We also do smash burgers and so much more.

Do you make all the food on the truck, or do you use home-based kitchen or commissary space?

Everything is done in the truck. Most days I'm rolling eggrolls while at events because there is nothing better than a homemade eggroll fresh from the truck.

What's the best part of being a food truck operator?

Being able to travel around to different events, especially when the holidays start in the fall.

What's the worst part of operating a food truck?

The dishes.

What lessons have you learned since launching the truck?

To always remember every event will not be a success and to plan for that so you don't lose your dream.

Is there anything you would have done differently at the start?

I would have started out with a truck with air conditioning. Our first truck was very small and very hot during the summer days to the point I was ready to give it up.

Any tips/advice to others thinking of launching a food truck?

Be patient, as the first year or two is very tough, but it definitely gets better.

Do you have any anecdotes about running a food truck — any unique interactions or special events you've been booked at?

Dade City Farms was so beautiful — we really enjoyed it, and Pioneer Museum is another awesome place to set up. They were very well-organized events.

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About Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper is the editor of ATM Marketplace and Food Truck Operator. He was previously the editor of Digital Signage Today. His background is in information technology, advertising, and writing.

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