Kara Berg

Indianapolis Star

After six years in business, a popular Indianapolis food truck will be closing.

Winter has been tough for Scratchtruck, and business slowed down earlier than it had in the past, owner Matt Kornmeyer said in a post on his website.

"With us seeing that our dream of the brick and mortar has passed, we have made the difficult decision to shutter operations," Kornmeyer said. "I still can’t believe that I am typing this, as this has been my life for the last 6 (sic) years."

When Kornmeyer started Scratch in 2011, he was the ninth food truck in Indy. He worked his way up to being one of the top trucks, and was named among America's 101 best food trucks for multiple years at thedailymeal.com.

When he started, Kornmeyer said he didn't know much about operating a food truck when he started, - but no one else really did either. It was a fledgling industry, he said, and he had to learn a lot the hard way. Namely, that operating a food truck in Indianapolis is a seasonal business.

They were lucky enough to secure a stand inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse during their second winter, Kornmeyer said, and did a "pop up" restaurant last winter. But they weren't able to do either this year and they struggled.

"It has been a fun, yet difficult journey these past 6 (sic) years," Kornmeyer said in the post announcing the closure. "I would like to thank my family for supporting me, even though they rarely saw me. Our employees, for helping me along this journey, and having the patience as we were making a lot of this up as we went and finally to our customers. Without you, we would not have made it past the 1st (sic) year. Thank you for giving us a try and embracing what we were trying to accomplish.

"As I move on to the next chapter of my life, I will always remember the time that was spent the memories that were made on 'the big red truck.'"

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