A young Fredericton entrepreneur is taking his gourmet food truck to western Canada after a series of setbacks over the winter caused him to close his business.

Jamie Lynch opened Fresh Mobile Bistro — a food truck that travelled around Fredericton and offered gourmet meals — in the summer.

The business worked well in the summer, but with the cold weather, he moved his truck to Fredericton’s Northside Market. Business slowed down during the winter and he had trouble paying his vendor fees.

Lynch said his truck is now closed and he will soon be flying to Calgary or Vancouver to see if there are better opportunities in western Canada than Fredericton.

"I had no choice but to consider relocating, he said.

Lynch also said he had trouble cutting into the city’s tough restaurant market.

"We have a pretty small restaurant scene, which would make you think something like what I'm doing would thrive," he said.

"But realistically, people don't care about good food in this city. That's the way that it is and it's a pretty small market. "

Lynch had turned a five-metre trailer into a commercial kitchen.

When he opened, he said 80 per cent of his food had been purchased through local sources.

The average price of a meal, like a burger with Gouda, was $12.

In July, Lynch said his goal was to have a non-mobile restaurant in four years.

Dispute with market owners

Fresh Mobile Bistro had parked the gourmet food truck at Fredericton's Northside Market during the winter months. (CBC)

Another factor in Lynch’s decision to move his business to western Canada was a dispute with the owners of the Northside Market.

"I had to change my game plan up, since that was the only place that I had for the winter months besides catering events, for a high traffic area. I've been trying with the city to try to get downtown, and it's just not been happening, he said.

Lisa Perry, the chief executive officer of the Northside Market, wouldn't go into details about their relationship with Fresh Mobile Bistro.

"We have a lot of rules and regulations, and people need to adhere to those," she said.

Some of Lynch’s colleagues at the market say they will miss the food truck.

Justin Conners, a pizza chef at the market, said he was sad to hear Lynch was leaving.

"He kind of took us under his wing. I know he had only been doing it for a little while but he showed us the ropes and gave us a lot of tips, and he was very valuable for us," he said.

"We really enjoyed our friendship."