The menu, which was mostly developed by McDonald, will feature 16 different kinds of wings, along with BBQ nachos, hot wing nachos, and three types of tacos including a vegan-friendly avocado taco. “One of the benefits of having a food truck is you can really find where your target market is versus planting roots right in the beginning and hoping you found the right spot,” said Forrest, who will handle scheduling and serve as the new company’s director of marketing. The pair say the truck's route will target Downtown, Midtown, Crosstown, South Memphis, Collierville and Cordova. “I always knew I wanted to be an entrepreneur, and having a food truck is a cheaper way to start out,” said McDonald, who will handle the day-to-day operations of the new truck. He had quit his corporate job in 2011 to pursue his passion in the restaurant industry. McDonald had been working for Music City Brisket food truck in Nashville during that time but wanted to move back to Memphis with his family. Let’s see where this could go from a business standpoint’.”Ĭole Forrest (left) and Jesse McDonald inside their new fod truck. They've won twice in the past four years. Eventually, their Memphis Buffalo hot wing recipe garnered them top marks at the Southern Hot Wing Festival, which is held every April in Memphis. With one friend in Memphis and the other in Nashville, they found an opportunity to come together by participating in local cook-offs. The New Wing Order food truck will hit the Memphis streets in September, and entrepreneurs Cole Forrest and Jess McDonald hope their new venture could lead to opening a brick-and-mortar location in the next couple of years.įorrest and McDonald, who met as students at Snowden Middle School, stayed connected through the years.
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