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Food truck 'Mashup' comes to Montgomery, Alabama
November 15, 2017
Food trucks will converge on downtown Montgomery, Alabama on Friday, Nov. 24 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. for the inaugural Food Truck Mash-Up at Riverwalk Stadium…
read nowHoliday food truck roundup comes to Las Vegas
November 15, 2017
Texas Station in North Las Vegas, Nevada kicks off the holiday season on Saturday, Dec. 9 with a food truck roundup featuring food trucks, craft vendors and an…
read nowMac 'n' cheese competition coming to San Antonio food truck park
November 14, 2017
Food truck park and bar Block SA in San Antonio, Texas will host a mac 'n' cheese competition from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19, according to the San…
read nowUS foodservice revenues to hit $990B, fast casual growth expected
November 14, 2017
U.S. foodservice revenues are forecast to reach $990 billion by 2021, according to "Restaurants & Foodservice: United States," a report released by…
read nowFood truck entrepreneur teams with students on energy saving truck
November 13, 2017
Chef Ludo Lefebvre, an acclaimed French chef who started a food truck and restaurants in Los Angeles, has teamed with technology students at a Palo Alto…
read nowBoston suburb considers allowing food trucks at office park
November 13, 2017
Lawmakers in Newton, Massachusetts, a Boston suburb, will hold a public hearing Monday on a plan to allow food trucks at an office park, according to The…
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Foodservice leaders describe best practices for managing social media challenges
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Managing social media messages is an evolving challenge for foodservice operators. A recent panel highlighted how some proactive companies are addressing the…
read nowPhoenix TV station reports 'dirty food trucks' list
November 10, 2017
12News in Phoenix recently reported on "dirty" food trucks as part of its "East At Your Own Risk" series. In a recent report, a TV reporter followed Rudy…
read nowDelhi food truck festival postponed due to smog
November 10, 2017
The Delhi Food Truck Festival in Delhi, India, has been rescheduled for December due to a blanket of smog that has engulfed the city for four straight days…
read nowSoutheast Texas restaurant will host food trucks
November 9, 2017
The Logon Café in Beaumont, Texas will host food trucks in its parking lot from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10, according to the Beaumont Enterprise.
read nowNew Jersey winery to host Food Truck Friday
November 9, 2017
White Horse Winery will host Food Truck Friday tomorrow, Nov. 10, at 106 Hall Street in Hammonton, New Jersey, from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., according to…
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Millennials: give us discounts, go easy on the apps
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
One of the more eye-opening sessions at the Fast Casual Executive Summit in Nashville last month was a quick, question-filled hour-long chat with a varied…
read nowNRA welcomes House vote to narrow definition of joint employer liability
November 8, 2017
The U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday passed the Save Local Business Act, a decision that the National Restaurant Association described as a win for the…
read nowVeterans Day food truck festival comes to Asheville, North Carolina
November 8, 2017
This Veterans Day, Food Truck Festivals of America will partner with Asheville Outlets to host the first Asheville Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival in…
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Franchise or company owned stores? Successful followers of both models offer insight
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The question of whether or not to franchise weighs heavily on the minds of foodservice establishments that must consider the benefits and challenges of…
read nowGeorgia city mulls food truck rules
November 7, 2017
Residents offered their views about food truck regulations at a recent Hahira, Georgia city council meeting, according to the Valdosta Daily Times.
read nowMonterey Park, California mulls food truck restrictions
November 7, 2017
Lawmakers are considering regulations for Monterey Park, California's unofficial food truck row in front of Ralphs supermarket, according to the Pasadena…
read nowFood truck park planned for Knoxville, Tennessee
November 6, 2017
The husband and wife team of Alden and Scott Larrick plan to open Knoxville, Tennessee's first food truck park at the site of a former rental business…
read nowNew Delhi food truck festival returns
November 6, 2017
The second Delhi Food Truck Festival will begin Nov. 11 at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi, India, according to newkerala.com.
read nowAustralian food truck group establishes food truck park near Melbourne
November 3, 2017
The Australian Mobile Food Vendors Groups has established a food truck park in Preston, a Melbourne suburb, according to neoskosmos.com.
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