Sales of online gift cards holding steady for fast casuals, QSRs

December 2, 2020

Online gift sales for fast casual and QSR brands held steady during Black Friday weekend this year, according to Paytronix, which examined anonymous aggregate…

Pandemic triggering $95B revenue loss in European restaurant sector

December 2, 2020

After the COVID-19 lockdown in the first months of 2020, restaurants around the world began reopening in the second half of the year, but that's changed the…

Louisville laying down welcome mat for food courts

December 2, 2020

Louisville, Kentucky is getting closer to having its first food truck park now that the city council has issued approvals.

Portland food pop-up moves into permanent home

December 2, 2020

The Chop Chop Chicken Sundaes pop-up food cart now has a physical home in Portland at Bridgeport Village.

Milwaukee food park home to burger truck

December 1, 2020

The Zocalo Food Park in Milwaukee is getting a new resident: Dairyland Old-Fashioned Hamburgers.

Virginia commercial kitchen home to southern food truck operation

December 1, 2020

The Hatch Kitchen RVA, a commercial kitchen for local consumer good merchants, is now home to 1115 Mobile Kitchen, a food truck serving southern cuisine as…

Yes, Virginia, there is karma: Momofuku's David Chang wins 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'

Momofuku founder and celebrity restaurateur, David Chang, became the first celebrity to win "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." The winnings will help restaurant…

It's all about wings, wings and wings

Jesse McDonald, Cole Forrest and Jonah McDonald were cooking up wings long before the trio launched New Wing Order in 2018 and they are all about celebrating…

San Francisco restaurant morphs into a food truck

November 30, 2020

A pizzeria in the Mission District of San Francisco is switching business gears after closing and re-emerging as a food truck.

Denver food truck borne from obvious need

November 30, 2020

The Mac Shack, a Denver-based food truck, owes its establishment to a savvy operator that saw a clear need for mac and cheese in the downtown area.

KFC-branded self-driving mobile vending machine serves customers in China

November 27, 2020

Self-driving shuttles carrying vending machines offering hot KFC sandwiches are roaming streets in China, according to a report in thedrive.com.

How a 'slow-sip' of Maker's can make life better for restaurant workers

November 25, 2020

Sitting back with some good ol' Kentucky sippin' whiskey may not seem like a plausible way to help much of anyone but yourself, but Kentucky bourbon maker…

St. Louis food truck wins $25K Discover award

November 25, 2020

The Crooked Boot food truck has been awarded $25,000 from Discover's "Eat It Forward" campaign that supports Black-owned businesses.

Chicken Fire food truck opening brick-and-mortar location

November 25, 2020

The Chicken Fire food truck, which serves up Nashville hot chicken, is prepping to open a physical store in Orlando, Florida.

LA banning outdoor dining

November 24, 2020

Los Angeles County, which is home to over 10 million people, is banning outdoor dining for at least three weeks as a way to protect people from spreading…

Washington food truck operator shutters his business

November 24, 2020

A Ferndale, Washington food truck won't be rolling along in the future as this was the last week on the road for StrrEAT Food.

San Diego community boasts a 'food truck central'

November 24, 2020

The City of Santee, in the East County of San Diego, is home to a "Food Truck Central" hub for food truck fare.

Report: Restaurant guests want loyalty programs, online ordering

November 23, 2020

A hefty majority of restaurant goers, 93 million, would spend more in a restaurant offering loyalty and online ordering, according to a Paytronix Systems, Inc.

COVID-friendly food truck arrives in Indiana

November 23, 2020

Fort Wayne, Indiana is now home to Bistro Bus, a food truck offering a COVID-19 alternative to dining at Bistro Nota, its parent restaurant.

Mississippi Gulf Coast home to healthy food truck fare

November 23, 2020

One of the newest food trucks now rolling through the Mississippi Gulf Coast is Klassy Wrappers, offering up healthy fare.