Why Florida fast casual brand doubled down on mobile marketing

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

By implementing a mobile proximity marketing strategy, EVOS Restaurants in Florida saw a 9% lift in sales and increased website visits by over 110%.

How to warm customers up to winter menu innovation

by Mike Sisco — CEO, Embed Digital

Menu innovation is a must for forward-thinking restaurant brands, but how do these industry leaders warm their customers up to new ingredients and meals?

Does your brand have what it takes to make the 2020 Fast Casual Top 100?

Nominations for the Top 100 and the Excellence in Food Safety awards close Jan. 17.

Clean Juice expands into catering using Chowly/ezCater services

December 11, 2019

Clean Juice, a USDA-certified organic juice bar franchise, will be offering catering at all its locations, thanks to a partnership between Chowly, a restaurant…

Thanksgiving leaves restaurants with little to be thankful for

December 11, 2019

U.S. restaurant transactions for Thanksgiving week were down 7% compared to the same week last year when the holiday was a week earlier, according to The NPD…

Taco truck makes NYC top 10 restaurants for 2019 list

December 11, 2019

A New York City taco truck, Birria-Landia, was named one of the top 10 new New York restaurants of 2019 by The New York Times.

Investigation finds violations for NYC food cart commissaries

December 11, 2019

Commissaries used for storage by New York City food carts have received dozens of violations, according to an investigation by the NBC New York, such as food…

Fourth Enterprises tabs Sabre's Anderson as CEO, names Whitmarsh CFO

December 10, 2019

Fourth Enterprises, LLC, parent company of HotSchedules and Fourth, a provider of workforce, inventory and operations management solutions to the restaurant…

Community supports food trucks on Florida's Legacy Trail

December 10, 2019

Food trucks may soon be permitted on Sarasota, Florida's Legacy Trail, as support for such a measure was expressed during community workshops, according to a…

Philadelphia operators, Drexel University students oppose food truck ban

December 10, 2019

Food truck operators and Drexel University students are voicing opposition to a proposed food truck ban on a section on Market Street which the university…

Piroshky truck builds awareness for Seattle bakery

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Olga Sagan, owner of a piroshky bakery in Seattle, recognized the growing popularity of food trucks in recent years and also saw its unique value in building…

Washington, D.C. food truck expanding free meals to needy

December 9, 2019

A food truck that has provided free meals to local communities in Washington, D.C. for the past three years has opened a second location in Michigan and is…

Texas town considers allowing food trucks

December 9, 2019

Nederland, Texas lawmakers will soon vote on a pilot program to allow food trucks, providing the owner lives in Nederland or also has a brick-and-mortar…

Florida food truck park seeks beer and wine license

December 6, 2019

The Village Garden Food Truck Park, which opened last December, will serve beer and wine if the county approves a request to serve alcohol outdoors, according…

Maryland food truck festival to feature Santa Claus

December 6, 2019

Food trucks will be joined by Santa Claus at the Holly Jolly Food Truck Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Elkridge Volunteer Fire Department, 570…

A primer for using social media to market your food truck

Share plenty of photos and videos, things that your audience finds interesting and engaging. Make sure that you test your content frequently to be aware of…

Missouri town explores stricter food truck rules

December 5, 2019

Food trucks in Union, Missouri could face stricter requirements under a proposal presented by the city engineer, Jonathan Zimmermann, according to a…

Arkansas lawmakers allow food truck court

December 5, 2019

North Little Rock, Arkansas lawmakers approved a measure to allow a food truck court in the Park Hill Overlay District, according to an Arkansas Democrat…

Church uses food truck to serve the needy

December 4, 2019

Freedom Kitchen, a volunteer initiative of Knox United Church in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, has moved from the church kitchen to a food truck to provide…

Food trucks to celebrate winter festival in Chicago suburb

December 4, 2019

Food trucks will help celebrate Winter Wonderland Saturday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in downown Elgin, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, in addition to a craft market…