Food Truck Friday event begins in New York City

July 12, 2019

Starting today, the Smorgasburg Food Truck Fridays will be held from noon to 9 p.m. every remaining Friday this summer at Kent Avenue and North Sixth Street in…

Milwaukee's first food truck park opens Saturday

July 12, 2019

Milwaukee's first food truck park at 636 S. Sixth St. in Walker's Point opens Saturday. The site, called Zocalo, has space for six food trucks as well…

Inaugural food truck festival planned in New York town

July 11, 2019

The first ValleyCats Food Truck Festival will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy, New York, according to…

Middle Eastern fare tops Detroit's 7 favorite food trucks

July 11, 2019

7 Action News viewers have chosen their favorite food trucks, according to a wxyz.com report and the top two, Truckshuka and Drunken Rooster, specialize in…

HotSchedules teams with Fourth on restaurant/hospitality management solutions

July 10, 2019

HotSchedules, a provider of workforce and inventory management solutions for the restaurant industry, and Fourth, a provider of a hospitality workforce…

Cousins Subs truck enters its third year, promotes the brand in Wisconsin

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Cousins Traveling Sub truck has regular requests for events in the Milwaukee area in addition to scheduled stops, such as business parks. There are two to…

Food truck event planned in Louisville

July 10, 2019

Food Truck Mash-Up will be held in Louisville 1:30-7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, at 501 River Road, according to a Courier Journal report. The outdoor event…

Chicago suburb considers allowing food trucks near brew pubs

July 10, 2019

Lawmakers in East Dundee, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, are considering allowing food trucks in response to a brew pub's request to allow food trucks on a…

Connecticut town considers allowing food trucks on private property

July 9, 2019

The New Milford, Connecticut town council will consider allowing food trucks to serve on private properties that are willing to host them, according to a…

Rapper Jaden Smith launches vegan food truck to feed the homeless

July 9, 2019

Rapper Jaden Smith this past weekend launched a food truck in downtown Los Angeles offering free healthy and vegan food to the homeless, according to a…

5 things your emergency response plan needs to keep you afloat during flooding

There has been a pattern of recurring, record-breaking floods that have pulled too many smaller restaurants under when they weren't financially able to…

Chicago suburb considers allowing food trucks

July 8, 2019

Lawmakers in Barrington, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, are considering legislation to regulate food trucks in response to requests from businesses that want food…

Food truck for dogs debuts in Seattle

July 8, 2019

Seattle Bakery, the city's first food truck for dogs, offers peanut butter pumpkin pretzels, bacon cupcakes and duck necks for dogs as well as coffee for their…

Let freedom ring! Food trucks help Americans enjoy the Fourth of July

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

From coast to coast, food trucks will be on hand at local celebrations lasting between one and three days. The holiday offers a chance to promote the brand and…

Food trucks to join festivities in Cleveland for upcoming All Star Game

July 3, 2019

Three food trucks will be parked at Play Ball Bark July 5-9 in downtown Cleveland as part of the 2019 MLB All Star Game celebrations: Wholly Frijoles, Smokin…

Chicago suburb ale fest to feature food trucks

July 3, 2019

The Naperville Ale Fest featuring craft beer and food trucks will be held 1-5 p.m. on July 13 at Naper Settlement in Naperville, Illinois, according to a…

Grubhub CEO counters claims company bought restaurant domain names without permission

July 3, 2019

The CEO of third-party delivery platform, Grubhub, yesterday countered claims first published in a New Food Economy story that it was — without authorization…

Chicago food truck owner urges mayor to scrap overly restrictive rules

July 2, 2019

Laura Pekarik, owner of Courageous Bakery Café and the Cupcakes for Courage food truck, has penned an opinion piece in Crain's Chicago Business urging Chicago…

Food truck rally planned in Ohio town

July 2, 2019

The Union Centre Food Truck Rally, in Ohio, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 9, featuring around 40 food trucks at The Square at Union Centre…

Performance Food Group to acquire Reinhart Foodservice for $2 billion

July 1, 2019

Performance Food Group Co. announced it will buy Reinhart Foodservice LLC, the second-largest privately held food distributor in the U.S., for $2 billion in an…