Suppose, you are the operator and manager of one of saigon pete's food trucks. Currently the owner of the company has three trucks operating in the city, all of which specialize in serving spicy vietnamese banh mi sandwiches.

Your plan is to try to convince pete pham, the owner of saigon pete's, that now is a good time to expand. You want to convince him to add new trucks to the fleet and to consider you for a larger management role as the business grow. Compose a persuasive message to pete pham that will convince him to add new trucks to the fleet and to consider you for a management role in the growing business. Make sure that you support all of your conclusions with clear reasoning and relevant information from the "facts" section that follows. Not all of the information below will be appropriate for your purposes, so choose your supporting information carefully.

Facts: saigon pete's has been around for four years. It was the city's original banh mi food truck. Saigon pete's still has the only trucks that exclusively serve banh mi and other vietnamese food. You were part of the staff on the original truck. Two years ago, when saigon pete's expanded, you became the manager of the midtown truck. There are now three trucks in all. The "gourmet food truck" trend began about five years ago in the city. Most of the first trucks sold tacos and other mexican food. Saigon pete's was among the first few trucks that were non-mexican. In general, the first wave of trucks sold ethnic food of some type. As time passed and food trucks increased in popularity, non-ethnic and specialty trucks emerged, selling such things as organic ice cream, belgian waffles, and lobster rolls. All of saigon pete's trucks are profitable. One is assigned to the uptown route. Another is assigned to the riverfront route. Your truck is assigned to the midtown route.

Your truck usually outperforms the other two trucks in terms of daily revenue. Both of the managers of the other two trucks have expressed interest in your route if the expansion plans are carried out and you go on to a more managerial position.

Average sales for the three trucks are as follows: uptown route, weekdays only: $2400 uptown route, weekend days only: $1900 uptown route, lunch hours only: $1300 uptown route, dinner hours only: $700 midtown route, weekdays only: $3100 midtown route, weekend days only: $2900 midtown route, lunch hours only: $2000 midtown route, dinner hours only: $600 riverfront route, weekdays only: $2300 riverfront route, weekend days only: $2700 riverfront route, lunch hours only: $900 riverfront route, dinner hours only: $1000 pete pham, the owner of saigon pete's, served as manager of the original truck. Once the third truck came online, pete relinquished his role as an on-truck manager and began to work from a small office, taking care of logistical problems such as ordering, scheduling, obtaining permits, and so on. Pete often claims that he misses the "good old days," and would like to spend more time focusing on food and less time tending to "business." each food truck must have several permits and licenses. The trucks are classified as restaurants and are subject to inspection and scrutiny from the health department. The motor vehicles department also closely monitors the activities of food trucks, especially with respect to congestion and parking. The environmental bureau provides another check on the trucks. Their primary concern is cooking emissions. When things go well and you plan your location correctly, your truck often stays busy all day and has long lines during the lunch and dinner hour. For example, if you get wind of a beach volleyball tournament and park your truck nearby, you end up having a high-revenue day.

Each day, you spend a great deal of time monitoring websites for local events to see where the best location for you will be. Vietnamese restaurants are not new to the city. There have been at least a half-dozen prominent vietnamese restaurants in the city for years. Recent immigration has prompted the opening of several new vietnamese venues. Three of them serve banh mi; two include banh mi on their lunch and takeout menu but not on their dinner menu. Only one shop is considered a "banh mi" shop. Except for saigon pete's, there are no food trucks that serve banh mi or vietnamese food. Food trucks continue to be popular in the city, but are no longer considered a "craze." they are especially popular among the "social network generation," who, according to newspaper articles, have been known to check out the daily location of their favor

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