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North Carolina food truck event to start in April
March 21, 2019
The Hope Meals Food Truck Rodeo will return next month, to be held 5-8 p.m. the first Thursday of each month from April through November in Hope Mills, North…
read nowTexas food trucks feed over 100 firefighters battling massive blaze
March 21, 2019
Two food trucks, Los Primos Fajita Hotdogs and Spartcaos, served more than 100 firefighters hot meals as they attacked a massive storage fire at…
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Whole Grains Sampling Day March 27 offers food trucks a marketing opportunity
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Food trucks are invited to participate in the Oldways Whole Grains National Sampling Day on March 27 to promote whole grain benefits and take advantage of a…
read nowMichigan town to introduce food truck festival
March 20, 2019
The inaugural Center City Saturdays Food Truck Festival will be held from 4-9 p.m. at the old Midland Ford site, at 1303 South Saginaw and 2214 Wisconsin St.
read nowFood truck and art festival planned in Oklahoma town
March 20, 2019
The fifth annual Red Brick Road Food Truck & Art Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, in the 200 block of East Maple in downtown Enid…
read nowFlorida planned community to host Food Truck Friday
March 19, 2019
Food Truck Friday will be held 6-9 p.m., March 29 at Babcock Ranch, a solar-powered planned community on the Lee-Charlotte border, northeast of Fort Myers…
read nowBodega on wheels serves customers in Miami’s Little Havana
March 19, 2019
Food trucks are nothing new in Miami's Little Havana, where a bodega on wheels serves regular customers daily. The husband-and-wife team of Arturo Tamayo and…
read nowFood truck festivals coming to Rose Bowl Stadium
March 18, 2019
Final Fridays food truck festivals will begin on March 29 on the Rose Bowl Stadium grounds in Pasadena, California, according to KNBC-TV. The events will be…
read nowKansas City mulls more food truck inspections
March 18, 2019
Lawmakers in Kansas City, Missouri, are considering requiring fire department inspections for food trucks under a proposal scheduled for review in June. The…
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What does your company stand for? Customers want to know
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Susie Fogelson, the former senior vice president of marketing and brand strategy at Food Network and Cooking Channel, has made a career of helping food brands…
read nowCourt orders $4.5 million judgment against food truck builders for cheating customers
March 15, 2019
A Denver court has ordered two Colorado men accused of cheating customers who hired them to build custom food trucks to pay a combined $4.5 million in…
read nowFood truck event planned in California town
March 15, 2019
Food Truck Mash-Up will be held from 1:30 to 9 p.m., March 16, at Town Square Park, 68-700 Avenue Lalo Guerrero in Cathedral City, California, according to…
read nowMilwaukee mayor vetoes proposed food truck ban
March 14, 2019
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has vetoed a ban on food trucks for a certain section of the city, according to Urban Milwaukee. The ban was passed unanimously by…
read nowTennessee city considers food truck regulations
March 14, 2019
Franklin, Tennessee is considering allowing food trucks in public parks, at special events and on private property where restaurants already exist, according…
read nowWavicle launches subscription-based service to help restaurants capture, manage data
March 14, 2019
Wavicle Data Solutions, a provider of data and analytics solutions and services, launched ActiveDash this week during the 2019 Restaurant Franchising &…
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Smoke’s Poutinerie founder: 'We are entertainers'
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Ryan Smolkin, whose Smoke's Poutinerie has opened more than 150 locations in North America in less than 10 years, insists he is in the entertainment business…
read nowOregon county seeks higher fee for food trucks to meet higher workload
March 12, 2019
The growth of food trucks in Deschutes County, Oregon, has caused the county to add more health officials and is calling for a 12 percent fee increase to cover…
read nowHealth officials close Pittsburgh food truck over health violations
March 12, 2019
The Allegheny Health Department closed the La Palapa food over health code violations, according to the Pittsburgh Patch. Inspectors found the hand sink had no…
read nowCalifornia city to allow food trucks in parking area
March 11, 2019
Food trucks will be allowed to park in an area known as Spirits Alley at 2400 Monarch St. in Alameda, California, that serves as the parking lot for Wonky…
read nowConnecticut town plans food truck event
March 11, 2019
The Sandy Hook, Connecticut Volunteer Fire and Rescue will hold its Food Truck Frenzy from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., April 13 at its main station at 18-20 Riverside…
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