Do concession trailers make money

The meals that are sold at concession stands that generate the greatest revenue are cotton candy, shaved ice, popcorn, funnel cakes and nachos. Cotton candy has the highest profit margins of any food item, ranging from 87 to 94 percent. A reasonable 20 sales of cotton candy per day at the retail price of $1 will bring in $17.40 per day and nearly $6,200 per year for you. Shaved ice has a profit margin of between 80 and 88 percent. If you sell an average of 20 cones of shaved ice per day, you will have a potential profit of $20 per day and around $6,500 per year from your business.

When the temperature isn't quite high enough for shaved ice, you can still make money selling popcorn because it has a retail price of $1 and food costs of $0.26. The value of funnel cakes extends far beyond the 73–82% profit margins that they typically generate. If you sell a portion of tortilla chips that is 3 ounces in size, you can make a profit of $0.45 per serving. A hot-topping dispenser can range anywhere from approximately $200 to $600. That translates to a profit margin of sixty to seventy-five percent if you sell twenty portions a day.