Hey Don, it has been a while since I've logged on. Sorry for the radio silence. Unfortunately I had to shutter the cart venture in early 2011. I was not able to do the volume that I needed to be viable as a wholesaler, but I've still been in contact with a lot of the vendors who I love dearly. They are the reason that I got into this in the first place. Actually some folks filmed some of my early days and are putting together a documentary called Dog Days.
I have since shifted the business to operating as a small commercial kitchen incubator in Petworth, which has been going really great. I've been able to help several small food operations get their start, including Pleasant Pops and Capital Kambucha, by providing a commissary for their operations. There are also a handful of food trucks, chefs, and bakers that use my space for their operations as well. I plan to continue with this for the foreseeable future. Details are on my website: definitely feel free to send folks my way.
We'll see what's next. I've been tinkering a bit with fermented hot sauce, which is another passion of mine. My real desire is to bust up the hot dog supply monopoly, but it is a difficult thing to do.
-Coite