Interview with
Don & Michael Jante

Don & Michael Jante | Co-Owners
Flip ‘n Patties

Q&A

Q: Why did you start your business?

A: In 2012, three guys with a passion and a dream started the Flip ‘n Patties Food Truck Movement. Our goal was to invade the streets of Houston with our family recipes, spreading the love of Filipino-American cuisine. We are bridging the gap in Houston’s diverse culture with our unique, trend-setting concept, making Filipino food mainstream.

Q: What are some key factors or decisions that contributed to the success of your business?

A: One key factor is our passion for the FnP brand. We take pride in our craft and take no shortcuts. Also, our team, the team we build, is a family and is treated as such.

Q: What are some challenging aspects of your business?

A: Food truck life is always subject to weather and truck maintenance and breakdowns.

Q: Do you feel you made any serious mistakes as you were starting or growing your business? Knowing what you know now, what would you have done differently?

A: We made a lot of serious mistakes starting up. For example, buying an old truck. Replacing an engine for really cheap. Going into a large event without doing extensive research on the events. Buying used refrigeration. We would probably do a lot of things differently. We’d probably put more money into a great engine and buy good refrigeration like we have now. We also would have benefited from better price analysis with the products we used when starting.

Q: What other advice or words of inspiration would you like to share?

A: Work hard and believe and take pride in your product. Believe in the dream and build your following. Don’t take shortcuts. There is a lot of heartache, but at the end of the day, it’s the beautiful grind.

About Flip ‘n Patties

Flip ‘n Patties is a Filipino-American Food Truck Slagin Machine serving Filipino Street Food and Gourmet Burgers and bridging the gap with Filipino food for the everyday consumer.

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