Virginia city considers easing food truck restrictions

April 4, 2019

The planning commission in Newport News, Virginia, has recommended new rules for food trucks to make it easier for operators to do business in the city…

Wing it On finds chicken wings a natural fit for food trucks

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Wing It On, a fast casual chain focused on chicken wings, has found food trucks a logical expansion. The truck leverages synergies with the brick-and-mortar…

Southwest Florida festival to feature food trucks

April 3, 2019

Naples City Live featuring food trucks, beer tents and live music will be held 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the northeast corner of Golden Gate Parkway and…

Food truck event planned in Des Moines

April 3, 2019

The fifth annual Food Truck Throw Down will be held from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on May 4 on Cherry Street between Eighth and Tenth streets in Des Moines, Iowa…

RFIS 2019: Restaurant brands seek global domination

The Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, March 11-13 in Louisville, featured a couple of hundred restaurant executives swapping ideas and learning…

Food Truck Tuesday in Buffalo starts in a few weeks

April 2, 2019

The annual Food Truck Tuesday event will kick off in Larkin Square, Buffalo by the end of April.

ezCater secures $150M in latest funding round

April 2, 2019

Online catering marketplace, ezCater, has raised  $150 million is a Series D-1 investment round co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and GIC, which will go…

Expanding to a restaurant: the big ticket items to consider

Once the aspiring restaurateur has determined that a market for their restaurant and that the necessary team and cash flow exist, a food truck operator then…

Tyme Commerce debuts AI-driven food platform

April 1, 2019

San Francisco startup, Tyme Commerce, is debuting an end-to-end AI-driven food platform that promises to expand options and markets for food entrepreneurs.

Check out Minneapolis' top 5 food trucks

April 1, 2019

When it comes to favorite food truck fare in Minneapolis, seafood wins out.

Monthly food truck event to return to Pennsylvania town

March 29, 2019

Food Truck Thursdays will return on the second Thursday of every month beginning in April, when five trucks will serve food at dinner time at Monaca's…

Tom+Chee Kennesaw wins small business award

March 29, 2019

Laura Hart of Tom+Chee Kennesaw, a restaurant that offers grilled cheese sandwiches that also has a food truck in Kennesaw, Georgia, has been named a winner of…

Spring food truck festival planned in South Carolina

March 28, 2019

The Burke Street Spring Fling food truck festival will be held from noon to 6 p.m. on May 4, in Winston-Salem, South Carolina, according to the Winston-Salem…

Food truck, craft beer event planned in Albuquerque, New Mexico

March 28, 2019

The fifth annual Great New Mexico Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at the Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International…

Canadian city to consider pilot plan for food trucks

March 27, 2019

Lawmakers in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, want the city to consider a pilot plan for food trucks, according to msn.com. 

Milwaukee lawmakers reverse food truck ban

March 27, 2019

The Milwaukee Common Council voted to reverse a ban on food trucks along West National Avenue from South Layton Boulevard to South 39th Street, after Mayor Tom…

Making marketing magic: using social media to grow your catering sales

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Social media has delivered new marketing opportunities for restaurants, but it has also raised the bar, especially since customers now expect catering services…

Georgia town considers food truck ordinance

March 26, 2019

Lawmakers in Marietta, Georgia, will consider a food truck ordinance Tuesday, according to the Marietta Daily Journal. The topic came up last August, when the…

Summer food truck festival planned in Michigan town

March 26, 2019

The Midland Food Truck Festival will be held at South Saginaw Road at Washington Street at the site of a former Ford dealership in Midland, Michigan, every…

Are you ready to expand into a brick and mortar restaurant?

Many food truck owners aspire to open a brick-and-mortar restaurant, but to this successfully, they need to be realistic about whether adding a restaurant…