{"id":1061,"date":"2014-04-11T11:50:08","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T15:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodtruckr.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2026-03-30T08:37:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:37:29","slug":"a-successful-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobilefoodalliance.com\/wordpress\/1061\/","title":{"rendered":"FS011- A Successful Start (and a Cold Winter!) With Tony from Rig-A-Tony&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FS011- A Successful Start (and a Cold Winter!) With Tony from Rig-A-Tony\u2019s\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zx7Clwx4EZA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-446\" src=\"https:\/\/foodtruckr.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/foodtruckr-artwork.jpg\" alt=\"FoodTruckr School Podcast Artwork\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mobilefoodalliance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/foodtruckr-artwork.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mobilefoodalliance.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/foodtruckr-artwork-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this episode of FoodTruckr School, we&#8217;re very happy to welcome Tony Fumarolo, owner of <strong>Rig-a-Tony&#8217;s<\/strong>, a relatively new Italian food truck that serves the community of Fort Wayne, Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>As a young and new entrepreneur on the scene, Tony shares a ton of invaluable information about his recent start, including some of the road blocks that food truck owners go through when getting started, and several tips about what&#8217;s been working well for him lately too.<\/p>\n<p>As most of us know, a lot of the U.S. has seen one of the worst winters in recent years, and Tony shares how that has affected his business, and what he&#8217;s done to stay afloat.<\/p>\n<p>This was one of my favorite interviews to date, and I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll feel the same.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links and resources mentioned in this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rig-a-Tony&#8217;s Main Website<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rigatonysfoodtruck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rig-a-Tony&#8217;s on Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rig-a-Tony&#8217;s on Twitter<\/li>\n<li>Good Stuff Design Co.<\/li>\n<li>Bravas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/foodtruckr\/foodtruckr011-successful-start-rig-a-tonys.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Right-click here to download the MP3 file<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Thanks for Listening (And Help Out the Show!)<\/h2>\n<p>Thank you again, for listening to this episode of FoodTruckr School. Truly, we hope you don&#8217;t just listen, but you also take action and actually think about your brand, what it means and how you might be able to improve it.<\/p>\n<p>To help you out even more, please be sure to subscribe to FoodTruckr School on iTunes so you can get new episodes directly downloaded to your mobile device or computer! <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/foodtruckr-school-how-to-start\/id778731204?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can subscribe easily by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to help us out real quick, please leave an honest review and rating in iTunes! <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/foodtruckr-school-how-to-start\/id778731204?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can leave a review here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks again, and we&#8217;ll see you in the next episode of FoodTruckr School!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0This article is based on a podcast recorded in 2015. 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