Hi Franciswhat you can do comes into two parts, protective and marketingProtective:-Check that the snack van has planning permission - and lodge an appeal with the planning authority!-Check out the van operator, do they have all the proper food hygiene licenses? if not complain to trading standards.Marketing:-make sure that your food and drink is the best it can possibly be. don t compete on price, compete on quality and choice and service! Remember price isn t everything! otherwise why would anybody every buy an expensive watch or handbag!-if you have space have a couple of tables and chairs (check your planning permission first)-update your shop. repaint it, get a brighter bigger sign! put a A-board sign outside (check with the local authority first)-change your opening hours - to reach a different clientele?-do some advertising, put flyers in local businesses or cars in local carparks? -do a promotion, eg buy one get one halfprice to bring in customers.I am sure there is other stuff that you can think off, just get creative!Jonathan
they need a special licence from the local council to do this to enable him to sell from a public highway. undercut his prices is the first thing you do take it from there!!
Offer something different to what the snack van has.
