Real costs, licensing, POS setups, margins, and dough from the owner of Uncle G's Pizza.https://proofboxconsulting.com/en-ushttps://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/food-truck-speed-of-service/https://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/food-truck-speed-of-service/Two people run most of our events. The ordering apps promise to double your throughput, but the line was never the ceiling: the oven is.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTfood-truckoperationspos-setuphttps://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/how-many-pizzas-a-food-truck-really-sells/https://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/how-many-pizzas-a-food-truck-really-sells/Real sold-counts from a working pizza trailer: 60 pies on a typical $1,500 event, a $6,700 best day, and why the 70-an-hour oven specs measure the wrong thing.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTfood-truckpizza-businessoperationshttps://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/toast-api-lockdown/https://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/toast-api-lockdown/I pay Toast $450 a month to read my own sales data. Writing an order into my own register isn't sold at any price, to me or to you. What that lockdown keeps every operator from building, with real numbers, and why I'm building my own POS instead.Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTtoast-posaitechnologysystemsrestaurant-marginshttps://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/building-my-own-pos/https://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/building-my-own-pos/Three Toast software invoices autopay every month across my restaurant and two food trucks: $2,016.73 before a single card is swiped. The real numbers, and why I'm building my own POS.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTrestaurant-marginstoast-postechnologysystemshttps://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/closed-the-dining-room/https://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/closed-the-dining-room/We were losing about $15,000 a month for about a year. I closed the dining room at the end of January 2026, kept the restaurant open, and the loss stopped.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTrestaurant-marginsindependent-restaurantshard-decisionsoperationshttps://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/moneyball-for-pizza/https://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/moneyball-for-pizza/You can't outspend Domino's, but you can outthink them. How independent pizzerias win the Moneyball way: small, compounding edges in labor, food cost, loyalty, and tech.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTrestaurant-marginssystemsindependent-restaurantstechnologyhttps://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/adding-a-food-truck-to-your-restaurant/https://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/adding-a-food-truck-to-your-restaurant/How adding a food truck grows a restaurant's revenue: what it really costs, where the money actually comes from, and the systems trap that eats owners. From an owner who runs both.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTrestaurant-marginsfood-truckscateringsecond-unithttps://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/detroit-style-pizza-menu-system/https://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/detroit-style-pizza-menu-system/Detroit-style is the most system-friendly pizza an operator can add: pan, dough, cheese edge, bake. Here's the whole program, from a guy who runs one.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTdetroit-style-pizzamenu-strategydough-systemspizza-businesshttps://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/great-food-great-service-isnt-enough/https://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/great-food-great-service-isnt-enough/Great food and friendly service are the entry fee, not the strategy. The three things that actually carry a restaurant: lunch, liquor, catering.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTrestaurant-marginslunch-serviceliquor-salescateringhttps://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/pizza-truck-vs-trailer/https://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/pizza-truck-vs-trailer/I bought a trailer, not a truck - four of them now. Costs, tow vehicles, parking, permits, and the two situations where a truck wins.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTfood-trucktrailerstartup-costshttps://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/toast-pos-food-truck-setup/https://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/toast-pos-food-truck-setup/I run Toast on a restaurant and two food trucks. Here's how I'd set it up today: menu, mods, online ordering, and what happens when the signal dies.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTtoast-posfood-truckpos-setupoperationshttps://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/how-much-does-a-pizza-food-truck-cost/https://proofboxconsulting.com/blog/how-much-does-a-pizza-food-truck-cost/The honest 2026 ranges for a pizza food truck (rig, oven, permits, insurance) from a guy with four trailer builds on the books: $21,456 to $91,689 all-in.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTfood-truck-costspizza-businessstartup-costs