Tots to Go: Mother & Daughter-owned food truck selling gourmet tater tots
The mother & daughter team behind “Tots on the Street” stops by 12 News Studio to talk about the inspiration behind their food truck
PARKING LOT. YEAH, WE’RE HERE WITH SOME VERY BIG, IMPORTANT PEOPLE WITH TOTS ON THE STREET. WE’RE GOING TO GET THE MOTHER DAUGHTER DUO TO COME ON OVER TO COME TALK TO US ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN IN OPERATIONS. FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS HANNAH COPELAND AND TAMMY COPELAND. GOOD MORNING. HOW Y’ALL DOING? GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? I’M SORRY. YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE YOU GOT THE MANNERS OUT THE WAY FIRST. BUT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE 2019. 2019. YEAH. TALK TO US ABOUT THIS. HOW THIS ALL COME TO BE. YEAH. OKAY. SO I GREW UP COOKING WITH MY MOM, TAMMY HERE. AND WHEN I WAS, WHAT, 2021? I GAVE HER A CALL AND I WAS LIKE, WHAT IF WE TOOK A DISH WE MADE WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER AND TURNED IT INTO A FOOD TRUCK? SHE WAS SUPER SUPPORTIVE. A COUPLE YEARS LATER CAME ON IN AND WE HAVE THREE TRUCKS, AND THEN WE ALSO SELL OUR TOTS TO RETAILERS THROUGHOUT WISCONSIN. THREE TRUCKS. YEAH, MOM, HOW DOES IT HOW DOES IT FEEL, MOM? SUPER PROUD. SO MUCH FUN TO WORK WITH MY DAUGHTER AND OUR PARTNERSHIP IS AMAZING. WHAT SHE’S DONE. AND WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO GROW. IT’S JUST IT’S A DREAM COME TRUE. REALLY. A DREAM COME TRUE. I LOVE THAT, I LOVE THAT, SEE, THAT’S SUCH LIKE A LIFETIME STORY. I TOTALLY REMEMBER THAT FOREVER. SO WE GOT DIFFERENT FLAVORS. HANNAH, WHICH ONE ARE YOU HOLDING? DESCRIBE WHAT YOU’RE HOLDING. SO I HAVE THE SOUR CREAM AND CHIVE ONE. SO THIS ONE YOU CAN SEE ARE ALL OF OUR RETAILS HAVE THESE. AND THEN ALSO ON THE TRUCKS. SO THIS IS SOUR CREAM AND CHIVES STUFFED INSIDE THE POTATOES. AND THEN SHE HAS THE CHEESE CURD. SO IT’S A WISCONSIN CHEESE CURD. SO THERE IS WISCONSIN CHEESE CURDS SHREDDED POTATOES SEASONING ALL MIXED UP. WE BALL AND DEEP FRY PER ORDER ON THE TRUCK, SERVED WITH A SIDE OF MAMA’S RANCH. SO YES, THAT’S EXACTLY A LOT OF THE RECIPES WE’VE BOTH BUILT TOGETHER. SO THEY’RE MADE WITH LOVE AND POTATOES. AND WE WERE TALKING EARLIER TO HANNAH, YOU’LL HAVE 40 DIFFERENT TYPES OF TATER TOTS. BREAK THAT DOWN. RIGHT. SO ON THE TRUCK WE USUALLY HAVE OUR FOUR MAIN FLAVORS. AND THEN WE ROTATE A WEEKLY SPECIAL. HOWEVER, IF YOU DO CATERING WE HAVE 40 OPTIONS THAT YOU CAN PICK FROM. WE DO ROTATE THROUGH THAT ALL SUMMER LONG. YEAH. AND HOW DID IT HOW DID YOU ALL EXPAND THAT LIST? TAMMY. WELL, YOU KNOW, POTATO IS SUCH A GREAT VESSEL. YOU CAN ALMOST DO ANYTHING WITH IT. SO REALLY JUST, YOU KNOW, WE BOTH LOVE COOKING AND GOING ONLINE AND LOOKING AT DIFFERENT RECIPES. AND SOMETIMES JUST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, I’M LIKE, OH MY GOSH, WE COULD MAKE THIS. AND THEN WE DO. WE’VE HAD A LOT OF WE DO LATE NIGHT BITES AT WEDDINGS. WE’VE HAD REQUESTS. SO WE’VE DONE LIKE A SEATTLE DOG, LIKE A HOT DOG AND A TOT, AND IT WAS DELICIOUS. SO IT ANYTHING GOES, REALLY. YOU CAN PUT ANYTHING IN IT AND IT’S IT’S DELICIOUS. WELL, CLEARLY THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN AMAZING. YOU’RE DOING WEDDINGS. YOU’RE GOING TO DIFFERENT FOOD PLACES WHERE IF PEOPLE WANT TO FIND YOU, WHERE CAN THEY FIND YOU? SO I WOULD GO ON OUR WEBSITE ON THE STREET COM AND IT’S OUR TO GO PLUG AT ALL. AND IT’S OUR EVENT MENU. AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO INQUIRE TO CATER WITH US OKAY. AND IF WE WANT TO FIND YOU ON THE STREETS ARE YOU ALL PARTICIPATING IN ANY FESTIVALS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. YOU WANT TO HANDLE THAT? WE’RE NEXT WEEK. WE’RE AT A CART ALL WEEK FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SO I MEAN, AND THEN PRETTY MUCH ALL THE LARGER FESTIVALS WERE AT. SO AND AGAIN, YOU CAN FIND OUR, OUR SCHEDULE ON OUR, ON OUR WEBSITE, ON THESTREET.COM. YOU’RE GOOD, YOU’RE GOOD. NOW IF WE WANTED TO COME TO A FESTIVAL, WE WERE TALKING. THERE’S ONLY LIKE CERTAIN FLAVORS THAT WE CAN GET. BREAK THAT DOWN FOR ME, HANNAH. RIGHT. SO WE HAVE OUR FOUR OR WE HAVE OUR FOUR MAIN ONES. WE HAVE OUR CHEESE CURDS, SOUR CREAM AND CHIVE. OUR ORIGINAL, WHICH IS A NICE VEGAN ONE. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR BUFFALO CHICKEN. YES. AND THEN WE’RE ALWAYS GLUTEN FREE. OUR FIFTH ONE WILL ALWAYS BE A WEEKLY ROTATING SPECIAL, WHICH WE DO POST ON INSTAGRAM. SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE WE’RE AT. AND SO AS WE WRAP UP, BECAUSE WE WANT TO TRY THE FOOD, BUT IF SOMEONE WHO HAS NEVER TRIED THIS BEFORE, HOW WOULD YOU SELL IT TO THEM? GO. WHOEVER WANTS TO TALK. ALL RIGHT. WELL, IT’S ALL HANDMADE. WE TRY TO USE LOCAL INGREDIENTS. WE BAKE AND SHRED OUR POTATOES. WE MIX ALL OF OUR INGREDIENTS IN TOGETHER. AND THEN IF YOU’RE FINDING US ON THE TRUCK, WE BOIL IT AND DEEP FRY IT PER ORDER. SO IT’S HOT AND FRESH. IT’S MADE WITH A LOT OF LOVE, AND THEY’RE DELICIOUS. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD? HANNAH AGREED. YEP. FAMILY MADE. I’M GOING TO TRY THE ORIGINAL ONE BEFORE WE GO. THIS IS A CHEESE CURD, AND THEN WE’RE GOING TO SEE HOW IT. OH MY GOSH, IT’S SOFT. I’M SORRY. SOME CHOCOLATE FOOD IN MY MOUTH. IT IS SOFT. YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING ON THIS MORNING AS I GOT YOU KNOW, ON MY FACE JUST A LITTLE BIT. BUT YOU CAN TELL IT’S GOOD WE’RE GO
Tots to Go: Mother & Daughter-owned food truck selling gourmet tater tots
The mother & daughter team behind “Tots on the Street” stops by 12 News Studio to talk about the inspiration behind their food truck
Updated: 9:06 AM CDT Aug 3, 2025
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Since 2019, the mother and daughter owned “Tots on the Street” has been brining gourmet tater tots to events across Southeast Wisconsin.Owners Hannah and Tammy Kopplin brought their food truck by the WISN 12 News studios to talk about the inspiration behind opening the food truck, and the excitement of seeing their family-owned and operated business grow.
Since 2019, the mother and daughter owned “Tots on the Street” has been brining gourmet tater tots to events across Southeast Wisconsin.
Owners Hannah and Tammy Kopplin brought their food truck by the WISN 12 News studios to talk about the inspiration behind opening the food truck, and the excitement of seeing their family-owned and operated business grow.
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