Fort Worth lender briefing

Brasevo Foods

Container food business. Mobile BBQ/catering MVP. July 4 waitlist launch.

Brasevo Foods is a founder-led grilled meal and catering concept built around char-grilled proteins, clean container presentation, QR demand capture, and a compliance-first launch path.

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First lender ask $100K

Total launch stack $128K

Proof launch $25K

Full build later $175K+

The first loan covers the core compliant launch. The remaining stack can be filled by preorders, sponsorship, equipment/vendor terms, pitch/grant money, or owner contribution.

Use of funds

The money is tied to compliance and cash flow.

$75,000Legal food trailer/unit

Inspection-ready mobile food unit or compliant starter unit with equipment reserve.

$4,000Kitchen/commissary

Deposit, storage, water, wastewater, parking, and required paperwork path.

$5,500Insurance

General/product liability, trailer/equipment, commercial auto path, and COI needs.

$13,000Inventory + packaging

Opening food, containers, labels, sanitation, smallwares, and test batches.

$24,00090-day cash buffer

Fuel, propane, restocks, repairs, event deposits, and slow-week protection.

$6,500Compliance + marketing

Admin, permits, bookkeeping, POS, QR/email tools, and launch campaign.

Founder execution

Jose is not only buying a concept.

The founder brings mechanical work, fabrication, repair, maintenance, equipment handling, grilling, recipe development, and day-one operating labor. That reduces contractor dependency and helps protect cash flow, while still keeping licensed trades and inspections where required.

Mechanical background

Troy Construction mechanical role and pipeline labor work history.

Buildout capability

Repair, fabrication, troubleshooting, hand tools, power tools, hydraulics, and equipment maintenance.

Food production

Founder-led grilling footage, recipes, menu prototype, and launch video assets already prepared.

Compliance path

The website supports demand capture, not premature paid orders.

The July 4 public push should be a waitlist, catering inquiry, or controlled soft-launch path unless permits, commissary access, insurance, food safety, and sales tax setup are confirmed.

Brasevo Foods LLC filed and accepted before using LLC status Texas sales and use tax permit aligned to final entity Tarrant/DSHS mobile food or temporary event permit path confirmed Commercial kitchen, commissary, or approved prep/storage route confirmed General/product liability and equipment coverage quoted Bookkeeping, POS, refund policy, and menu cost guardrails ready

Presentation assets

Use these in the bank meeting.

Website QR

Send lenders to grillmate.us.

Waitlist QR

Show demand capture path.

Founder reel

Show Jose, the grill, and the brand in motion.