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Gourdough’s Big Fat Donuts: $15K to redeploy a fleet of donut food trucks
Watch Paula Samford & Ryan Palmer of Gourdough’s Big Fat Donuts discuss $15K to redeploy a fleet of donut food trucks for new location buildout in this…
Featuring Paula Samford & Ryan Palmer · Published November 26, 2025
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