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Aspen restauranteur pivots to food cart in wake of pandemic

January 5, 2021

To say it's been a rough year for Brad Matthews, owner of the Red Wagon and The Pantry food cart, would be an understatement.

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Food truck rodeo coming to North Carolina town

January 5, 2021

A food truck rodeo event is happening this month in Fletcher, North Carolina.

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CFS Brands acquires AyrKing

January 4, 2021

Oklahoma City-based CFS Brands has completed the acquisition of AyrKing, a food preparation equipment company. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Louisville…

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Pepsi generating $100M in sales for Black-owned restaurants

January 4, 2021

In hopes of raising at least $100 million in sales for Black-owned restaurants over the next five years, PepsiCo has launched Dig In, a multi-year platform…

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Mex-Asian food truck coming to Houston area

January 4, 2021

A Mexican-Asian fusion food truck operation, Coreanos, will soon be serving more Houston area foodies come next week.

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Tennessee town home to bar/food truck park

January 4, 2021

The town of Farragut, Tennessee has a bar and food truck park to enjoy.

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Atlanta Pizza Truck: A whole new kind of 'pizza mobile platform'

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

In Italy, where pizza — and especially pizza Napoletano — is virtually a religion, three-wheeled Piaggio Ape trucks are everywhere. That's one main reason an…

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Missouri food truck operators take pop-up route

December 30, 2020

It's been a hard year to be a food truck operator, but several Kansas City, Missouri operators are striving to stay in business in the new year with a pop-up…

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Arizona food truck feeds the hungry on Christmas

December 30, 2020

The Ken's Hardwood Barbecue in Tuscson, Arizona, took the role of Santa on Christmas, offering free food to the hungry.

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Texas food truck has the 'grit' to succeed

December 29, 2020

While COVID-19 continues to devastate most of the food industry one Texas food truck operator is taking inspiration from the quest to survive the pandemic.

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Rhode Island food truck delivers special packages during holiday

December 29, 2020

Several Rhode Island food truck operators are all about giving back this holiday season.

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Curry Up Now returns to food truck roots to feed growing fan base

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Curry Up Now, a growing successful restaurant and bar brand began as a food truck enterprise. As CEO Akash Kapoor puts it: Food trucks is the soul of the the…

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Minnesota city green lights food truck regulations

December 28, 2020

The North Mankato City Council, in Minnesota, has revised and approved a food truck ordinance after a few more adjustments.

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London chef launches sashimi food truck

December 28, 2020

Junya Yamasaki, a renowned chef in London, is the owner of a sashimi food truck launched in Los Angeles.

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Ohio food truck operator launches ghost kitchen with VFW support

December 24, 2020

In a quest to offset losses due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a Northfield, Ohio food truck business is operating a ghost kitchen at a local VFW Post hall.

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FastCasual now accepting nominations for Excellence in Food Safety award

December 23, 2020

As part of the 2021 FastCasual Top 100 Movers & Shakers list, FastCasual and Steritech, a provider of food safety assessments, will honor one brand with…

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