One Entrepreneur's Tale of Red Tape in Mexico

While the concept of food trucks in Mexico is relatively new, street food is culturally part of our identity. In fact, the Tianguis, a word of Nahuatl origin meaning open-air market, dates back to the pre-Hispanic era in Mexico.

Nevertheless, there’s no legal framework for food trucks in Mexico City, even though there are now close to 1,000. I started building my own business here three years ago. Today I have two food trucks, but the challenges have been immense.

I wanted to share my experience, step-by-step, as a way of highlighting the challenges that...

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