Inside The Secret Doughnut Factory Supplying NYC's Food Carts

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Every morning, thousands of New Yorkers line up at chrome breakfast carts for coffee, bagels, and doughnuts — fueling the city’s workforce with meals that cost just a few dollars. But behind this daily ritual is a fragile industry: one that depends on massive suppliers churning out pastries by the truckload, immigrant vendors working shifts at the crack of dawn, and a permit system so restrictive it’s sparked protests in the streets. In a city that runs on breakfast-on-the-go, these carts are a lifeline for workers and a multimillion-dollar business. Now, with rising costs and mounting legal battles, the future of New York’s breakfast cart industry is at a crossroads. 00:00 - Introduction 01:33 - Pandora Bakery 05:09 - Food Cart Hustle 05:50 - Naty’s Cart: Las Reinas del Sabor 07:27 - History of New York City Food Carts 09:00 - LaGuardia Pushcart Crack Down 11:19 - Ed Koch’s Permit Cap 11:38 - Underground Permit Market 12:40 - Petey Stathopoulos: Peteys World Cafe 13:50 - Zohran Mamdani Halalflation 14:11 - Permit Scammers 14:48 - NYPD Street Vendor Crackdown 15:30 - ICE Street Vendor Raids 15:39 - Street Vendor Protests 16:34 - City Council and NYC Health Dept. Response 17:25 - Credits Read "My dad ran a food cart and called it the 'worst business.' I decided to follow in his footsteps anyway": https://www.businessinsider.com/dad-ran-food-cart-worst-business-i-still-did-it-2025-12?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=business-big-business-breakfast-carts-description-video-qr-code-lilian ------------------------------------------------------ #foodcarts #nycfood #newyorkcity #streetvendors #doughnuts #bigbusiness MORE BIG BUSINESS VIDEOS: Why Nepal Grows Japan’s Cash https://youtu.be/hXYa4-yXp4s How Pistachio Farmers Built A Billion-Dollar Empire During California Droughts https://youtu.be/GOPr7N6BDxA Why Billionaires Are Burying Their Wealth In Bunkers https://youtu.be/Y6doBVxZVAs Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.com Business Insider on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessinsider Business Insider on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/businessinsider Business Insider on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/businessinsider Business Insider on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Business_Insider/5319643143 Business Insider on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessinsider The Hidden Costs Behind NYC’s 20,000 Food Carts | Big Business | Business Insider