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Florida town plans family food truck and holiday movie night
December 21, 2018
The combined Family Food Truck and Holiday Movie Night will be held from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Dec. 28, in front of the town hall at 520 Main St. in Windermere…
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Two Events. One Goal. Elevate the Customer Experience
We are excited to bring two leading customer experience events to one place! The Interactive Customer Experience (ICX) Summit is about looking at the…
watch nowHoliday food truck festival planned in San Diego
December 20, 2018
The annual Holiday Food Truck Festival will be held from noon to 7 p.m., Dec. 26 through Dec. 30, at Balboa Park in San Diego, according to the San Diego…
read nowFood truck movie night planned for Arizona town
December 20, 2018
The Peoria Monthly Food Truck Movie Night will be held 5–9 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 5, at Paseo Verde Park, 75th Ave. and Greenway, in Peoria, Arizona, according…
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Partners reinvent themselves as 'Bro-Ritos,' serving chicken and burritos
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Following a process of trial and error, partners Marcus Crawford and Jonathan Gibbs reinvented their mobile food business, replacing a food trailer with a food…
read nowFood truck event to return to Wisconsin town
December 19, 2018
The Food Truck Tour will return to Village Park in Thiensville, Wisconsin, next summer following a successful inaugural year in 2018, according to The Freeman.
read nowDave & Busters tests fast casual concept with food truck
December 18, 2018
Dave & Buster's has converted a room in its Dallas store to resemble a food truck as part of an effort to test the quick casual concept, according to the…
read nowSupporters raise money for LA food truck serving the homeless
December 18, 2018
Supporters of Share A Meal, a Los Angeles area food truck that delivers 150 to 200 burritos a night to the homeless, recently raised money on Facebook for the…
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Predicting menu trends means understanding consumers' feelings
by Suzy Badaracco — President, Culinary Tides Inc
To predict what types of menu offerings customers will want in the near future, you must understand the underpinning drivers behind their desires. Trends…
read nowVirginia city to allow food trucks
December 17, 2018
Lawmakers in Colonial Heights, Virginia, recently approved a law allowing mobile food units to operate in parts of the city, according to The Progress Index.
read nowCanadian authorities recall Adam Bros red, green lettuce, cauliflower
December 17, 2018
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency this weekend issued a recall on "certain cauliflower, red leaf lettuce and green leaf lettuce" from Adam Bros. Farming Inc.
read nowFDA finds a source of E. coli-tainted romaine
December 14, 2018
One farm's water reservoir has been pinpointed as a primary source of the E. coli that tainted romaine lettuce and prompted the FDA to virtually halt all sales…
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Podcast episode 3: Breaking down McDonald's fecal bacteria kiosk screen story
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Host and QSRweb Editor Shelly Whitehead talks with Kiosk Marketplace Editor Elliot Maras about the industry fallout after the McDonald's contaminated kiosk…
listen nowSmall Oregon towns wrestle with loosening food truck restrictions
December 14, 2018
Cannon Beach and Seaside, small Oregon cities that restrict food trucks, are reconsidering their restrictions, according to The Daily Astorian.
read nowGeorgia town seeks to update food truck regulations
December 14, 2018
The city council in LaGrange, Georgia, has held a first reading to amend the city's food truck regulations, according to The LaGrange Daily News.
read nowOhio city approves food truck legislation
December 13, 2018
The Chillicothe, Ohio, city council has approved food truck regulations covering the permitting process, hours of operation, operation on private property and…
read nowInjunction prohibits Denver duo from food truck fabrication, sale and repair
December 13, 2018
A Denver District Court has issued a preliminary injunction order against two food truck fabricators following a series of stories that aired on "Contact7,…
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Mobile food’s expansion set to continue: Trends and insight report
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Mobile food operators will continue to grow at rapid pace in 2019, according to "Think Mobile, Act Local: The Future of Mobile Food in America," the first…
read nowFood truck park to open in St. Augustine Beach, Florida
December 12, 2018
The Village Garden Food Park in St. Augustine Beach, Florida, will open Saturday at 1480 SR A1A where the road forks toward A1A Beach. A sneak peek event for…
read nowHoliday food truck festival planned for Houston
December 12, 2018
The Woodlands Holly Jolly Food Truck Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at Town Green Park in The Woodlands, a planned community in Houston…
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