Snow Hill, Maryland changes food truck rules

February 28, 2025

Snow Hill, Maryland has approved changes to its zoning and food truck ordinances. It aims to make the area both more friendly to food trucks, while protecting…

Florida inspectors temporarily shut down food truck due to pests

February 26, 2025

Florida's Division of Hotels and Restaurants temporarily shut down a food truck called Taqueria Mi Reina in Bradenton due to multiple violations involving…

Lion's Choice CEO offers secrets to brand's success

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Lion's Choice CEO Fred Burmer offers secrets to the brand's operations and cooking up delicious roast beef sandwiches.

Savor Capital launches to fund early-stage restaurants, food tech companies

February 25, 2025

Savor Capital & Advisory, a specialized firm leveraging the expertise of industry veteran Paul Barron, has launched to address the unique challenges faced…

Columbus, Ohio to host food truck festival

February 24, 2025

The Columbus Food Truck Festival is returning on Aug. 16-17. This its 14th year in operation, according to a report by ABC 6.

Nomination period extended for Fast Casual Top 30: Marketing

February 24, 2025

Nominations close Friday, Feb. 28.

Speaker Spotlight: Yasaman Stewart, director of marketing for Friendly’s Restaurants

Yasaman Stewart, director of marketing for Friendly's Restaurants, shares a look at her career, her achievements and industry trends ahead of her appearance at…

Knoxville food truck earns 6 health code violations, makes corrections

February 21, 2025

La Pequenita, a food truck in Knoxville, Tennessee received six violations during a health code inspection. It received a score of 70, which is one point above…

How to dominate restaurant data

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

A panel at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit will discuss how to use data to drive growth and profitability.

Fried chicken food truck returns to San Luis Obispo County, California

February 19, 2025

The Grinning Bear food truck is returning to San Luis Obispo County, California on Feb. 24. It closed a few years back and was the only fried chicken food…

Lessons from a 'Mac and Cheese Millionaire'

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Erin Wade, founder of Homeroom Mac+Cheese and the author of "The Mac and Cheese Millionaire," joins Kathleen Wood on the Founderology podcast.

Suds & Snow event returns to Traverse City, Michigan

February 17, 2025

The Suds & Snow event is returning on March 1 to Traverse City, Michigan. The outdoor event will feature beer, cider, liquors, coffee and food trucks…

Family, potatoes are the perfect food truck combo

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Mr. Papas 2 Go delivers baked potatoes with a family friendly spirit.

Speaker Spotlight: Mohaimina 'Mina' Haque, CEO of Tony Roma’s

Mina Haque, CEO of Tony Roma's, shares a look at her career, her achievements and industry trends ahead of her appearance at Restaurant Franchising …

Lakehurst, New Jersey considering food truck for lake

February 14, 2025

Lakehurst, New Jersey is considering allowing a food truck at Horicon Lake to draw in more visitors. However, the council will need to change the rules to…

Stoner's Pizza Joint CEO talks economy, that kitschy name

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

Stoner's Pizza Joint CEO John Stetson talks to podcast host Mandy Detwiler about weathering the economy, competing in a saturated market and that eponymous…

Award winning Denver food truck gets restaurant

February 12, 2025

Maiz, a gorditas food truck based in Denver, is now getting a physical restaurant called Maiz and Good Vibes Café. The food truck had won the 2023 Best of…

Do you know what part of your marketing spend is actually working?

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Connect Media

A panel at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit in Myrtle Beach will look at how brands are wasting their marketing money and how to get the most out…

Fawesome to host food truck game show

February 10, 2025

The streaming channel Fawesome will host a food truck game show called Southern Food Truck Wars, hosted by celebrity chef Jay Ducote. During the competition…

Speaker Spotlight: Scott Mobley, president of Stoner's Pizza Joint

Scott Mobley, president of Stoner's Pizza Joint, shares a look at his career, his achievements and industry trends ahead of his appearance at Restaurant…