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New Jersey high school hosting annual graduation food truck festival
April 22, 2019
The Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in New Jersey will once again host a Project Graduation Food Truck Festival on Sunday, May 5.
read nowTaste of Cincinnati draws over a dozen new participants
April 19, 2019
The Taste of Cincinnati cuisine event, being held Saturday, May 25 to Monday, May 27, will feature 34 restaurants and 19 food trucks – 16 of which are new to…
read nowWashington city home to food truck pilot program this summer
April 19, 2019
Foodies in Puyallup, Washington will enjoy a six-month food truck pilot program starting this summer and running through October.
read nowAurora food truck fest celebrating 4th anniversary
April 18, 2019
The Aurora Downtown food truck festival, in Chicago, will celebrate its fourth anniversary on Friday, May 3 with nearly three dozen trucks doling out food at…
read nowDreumex debuts no-rinse disinfecting wipe for food industry
April 18, 2019
Dreumex is debuting a no-rinse disinfecting wipe that destroys E. Coli 0157 and H7 and Shigella dysenteriae, as well as other foodborne pathogens and viruses.
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Restaurant on wheels comes to life in a double-decker bus
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Converting a double-decker bus into a mobile restaurant was a three-year project for Billy Lavelle in Carson City, Nevada. The bus features an upstairs dining…
read nowCalifornia county to require food trucks to display color-coded placards following health inspections
April 17, 2019
Food trucks in Contra Costa County, California will display the same color-coded health safety inspection placards that brick-and-mortar restaurants use…
read nowLoan sought for Milwaukee’s first food truck park
April 17, 2019
Developers of Zocalo Food Park, a food truck park planned in Milwaukee at the former site of a pop-up bar at 618-640 South Sixth St., are seeking a $520,00…
read nowFood truck festival in works for Adelaide, Australia
April 16, 2019
Adelaide, Australia will get its first-ever food truck festival event this spring.
read nowOregon city to allow night time food truck operation
April 16, 2019
The Medford, Oregon city council will move ahead on a provision to allow food trucks to operate on downtown city property in the evening.
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Are you taking advantage of special events?
by Will Hodgskiss — CEO, Venture Food Trucks
Special events provide a great marketing opportunity to attract customers that may have never run into your food truck before. Such events have large volumes…
read nowGrand Rapids mulls food truck ordinance changes
April 15, 2019
Grand Rapids leaders are mulling changing the city food truck ordinance in an effort to ease costs and burdens for food truck operators.
read nowSpringfield's Route 66 to have food truck park and diner
April 15, 2019
The historic Route 66 in Springfield, Missouri will soon be the home of a food truck park and diner, according to a Springfield News-Leader report.
read nowStar Micronics, Flash Order team up on self-ordering kiosk for foodservice
April 12, 2019
Star Micronics, a POS provider, and Flash Order have collaborated on a system featuring a kiosk, menu wizard and full-featured kitchen display system in which…
read nowWrapmaster deploys foodservice dispensers in US
April 12, 2019
Wrapmaster, a global provider of foodservice film, foil and baking parchment dispensers, will launch its three offerings next month in the U.S.
read nowFood Truck Mondays returning to Ohio community
April 11, 2019
Food Truck Mondays will kick off May 20 at Legacy Village in Cleveland, Ohio.
read nowSurvey: Minimum wage rules significantly impacting restaurants, hospitality venues
April 11, 2019
Minimum wage mandates are having a significant impact on restaurants and the hospitality industry with 45% experiencing a labor cost rise of 3% to 9%.
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Chicken wing food truck finds a waiting audience
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Wing It On, a chicken wing chain, has found the demand waiting for its Wing It On Wheels food truck. The company has found the food truck a profitable add-on.
read nowCampbell’s Foodservice launches educational, inspirational video series
April 10, 2019
In a quest to support its operators, Campbell's Foodservice is launching a video series providing industry insights, segment trends, menu items and insight…
read nowAnn Arbor Farmers Market food truck rallies start May 1
April 10, 2019
The annual food truck rallies at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market in Michigan will kick off May 1, running from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each…
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