Mackay food truck owners set to move on, Shuga Guru needs new owners

After a year of appearing at events and markets around the Mackay-Whitsundays, a confectionary food van famous for its loaded popcorn bowls is looking for someone to take up the torch.

Shuga Guru is up for grabs at a reduced price of $22k down from $40k.

A Mackay confectionary food van is looking for someone to take up the sugary torch as the current owners drop their asking price by almost half.

The Shuga Guru food truck is looking for new owners to take over their sweet treat business before owners Justin Truloff and Ka Yeung Truloff move down to Victoria.

The couple have brought down their asking price from $39,900 to $21,900 since they first put it on the market in March.

Mr Truloff debuted the truck at the Nebo Rodeo and became a mainstay of the Greater Whitsundays event scene.

Mr Truloff, who first started working on Shuga Guru as a side-hustle two years ago, decided to sell the truck after receiving a job offer in Melbourne.

“We bought the van and put our own money into it, so we were about 25k in the hole before we even started,” Mr Truloff said.

Working with his wife and a graphic designer, Mr Truloff transformed the truck into Shuga Guru and outfitted it with all the equipment needed to make it a confectionary power house.

Shuga Guru coined Guru Bowls, loaded popcorn treats were cheap to make and delighted customers according to Mr Truloff.

“You can make up to 2k a day selling confectionery from the van,” he said.

Shuga Guru’s first official event was the 2023 Nebo Rodeo and since then they’ve been a regular sight at markets across the Mackay-Whitsundays and have appeared at events organised by both the Mackay and Whitsunday councils, which Mr Truloff touts as a selling point of the business.

“I have contacts for all the events we used to go to,” he said.

“We have locked in gigs, but it’s a matter of emailing them and letting them know we’re available.”

Complete with a fryer for doughnuts, popcorn machine and fairy floss machines, Shuga Gura is a one stop sugar high.

The price includes all equipment inside the van including two fairy floss machines, a popcorn machine, a 5l deep fryer, freezer and eftpos machine.

Mr Truloff is also offering to set-up the equipment and train the new owners.

“It’s not difficult to learn but I’m happy to show new people all of that,” he said.

“We found what worked for us … but the possibilities are endless.”

Another appeal is Shuga Guru can technically operate without a food license due to their products being solely confectionary.

“It’s been a hard sell this van,” Mr Truloff said.

“But it seems no one is interested.
Mr Truloff said the truck was a steal at $21,900 and the new owners could pay it off within a year by working an average of 2 events a week.

“It’s worth every dollar,” he said.

If you reckon you’re up to the task of taking over Shuga Guru you can see the advertisement on Facebook marketplace here or reach Mr Truloff at 0452 273 913.