At the end of 2024, we didn’t know what the future held for our business. Running a small, independent food business has only gotten harder—rising food costs, rising labor costs, supply issues, and the constant pressure to do more with less. We’re not backed by investors. There’s no safety net. Everything we’ve built has been bootstrapped, step by step.

The Cinco de Mayo Block Party in Rockford has become one of our favorite annual traditions at F’n K Tacos. What started as an idea to block