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Mitchell, South Dakota bans food trucks during sporting events
October 31, 2025
Mitchell, South Dakota's Park and Recreation Board voted to ban food trucks and mobile vendors from operating during sporting events at city parks. The board…
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Own your financials: 5 metrics that drive business growth
by Kathleen Wood — Founder, K. Wood Partners
Gaining strong financial visibility by overcoming common hurdles and focusing on key metrics like sales, COGS, and net operating income is essential for…
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Toast expands Toast IQ with conversational AI assistant
October 29, 2025
Toast has expanded its Toast IQ intelligence ecosystem with the launch of a conversational AI assistant for restaurants and food and beverage retailers. The…
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Slipaway Food Truck Park announces fall events
October 29, 2025
Slipaway Food Truck Park & Marina in Cape Coral, Florida, announced a series of fall events from Oct. 28 through Nov. 25 including a Halloween Night Market…
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How tech is blurring the lines between fast casuals, QSR
The walls between fast casual, QSR and casual dining are crumbling, and it's technology that's breaking them down.
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Food truck operators protest restrictive amendment in Cathedral City, California truck program
October 27, 2025
Food truck operators are raising concerns surrounding a proposed amendment to the Cathedral City, California's Food Truck Pilot Program. This amendment, if…
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How transformational leadership sparks growth, loyalty in the modern workplace
by Jim Knight — Founder & CEO, Knight Speaker
Transformational leadership elevates the modern workplace by inspiring employees through purpose, vision and personal connection, which ultimately fosters…
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Alabaster, Alabama passes food truck ordinance
October 24, 2025
Alabaster, Alabama passed a food truck ordinance as a way to protect brick-and-mortar restaurants. In particular, the ordinance orders food trucks to stay at…
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Terre Haute, Indiana food truck gets physical location
October 22, 2025
Anna's Hands Soul Food, a food truck in Terre Haute recently opened a physical restaurant. This restaurant offers shrimp, grits, catfish and other items…
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#QSRNEXT: 10 reasons it's a no-brainer for restaurant brands
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Mark your calendar for Nov. 12, because this isn't some dusty webinar — it's a rapid-fire, packed day of industry leaders giving you the straight talk on…
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Built to be investor grade: Do you know the value of your restaurant?
In this episode of Founderology, Wayne Vacek, managing director of Founders Advisors, breaks down the one metric every Founder must track to drive growth, the…
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Omaha food truck owner arrested for allegedly smuggling undocumented immigrants
October 20, 2025
Manuel Garcia, owner of Dos De Oros food trucks in Omaha was arrested for allegedly smuggling in undocumented immigrants from Mexico for more than 20 years.
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Corpus Christi food truck burns down
October 17, 2025
A food truck in Corpus Christi, Texas caught on fire an hour before opening at the Trade Center, according to a report by KrisTV.
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Princeton, Kentucky to host Truck-tober Fest
October 15, 2025
Princeton, Kentucky will host a food truck festival called Truck-tober Fest at City County Park on Oct. 30 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., according to a report by WPKY…
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Tel Aviv Grill brings taste of Israel to San Fernando Valley
Or Peleg, managing partner of Tel Aviv Grill, discusses the growth of the business from a small kosher market booth into a multi-concept restaurant group…
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Portland approves food trucks for parks
October 13, 2025
Portland, Oregon officials have approved an initiative to allow food trucks, carts and craft booths to set up at local parks. They can pay a fee through an…
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Kona Ice CEO says food truck industry must come together
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator
Kona Ice CEO Tony Lamb said that the food truck industry has the potential to make big inroads with regulations and issues, if they are willing to come…
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Restaurants bet on tech, growth despite inflation, labor challenges
October 10, 2025
Restaurants are increasingly turning to technology and strategic growth plans to weather ongoing inflation and labor shortages, according to Toast's Voice of…
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Indoor food truck court opening in Philly
October 10, 2025
A car dealership in the Bristol neighborhood of Philadelphia is being converted into an indoor food truck court. The area will feature a range of trucks along…
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Fueling delicious growth: Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream
In this episode of Founderology: Built to Breakthrough, we talk with Donna and Daniel Golik, Mother and Son Founders of Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream – craveable…
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