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Oracle Hospitality debuts Data Science Cloud Services
August 1, 2017
Restaurant operators worldwide can now use Oracle Hospitality's Data Science Cloud Services to quickly analyze system-wide performance data and act on that…
read nowFood trucks to compete for award during Delaware event on August 5
August 1, 2017
Ten food trucks will compete to win the coveted Blue Earl People's Choice Award during the Food Truck Throwdown Saturday, August 5 in Smyrna, Delaware…
read nowColumbus, Ohio food truck festival returns August 18-19
August 1, 2017
The seventh annual Columbus Food Truck Festival returns on August 18-19 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The festival has a new home spread across Bicentennial Park and…
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Flavor trends report: It's gettin' hot(ter) in here
July 31, 2017
A new food industry flavor trends report has been released from Research and Markets, and though few details have been provided about content of the paid…
read nowFood truck rally returns to the Cincinnati area on August 5
July 31, 2017
The fifth annual Milford Street Eats Food Truck Rally will be held Saturday, August 5, from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 701 Chamber Drive, in Milford, Ohio, according…
read nowIHOP to roll out food truck in New York City
July 31, 2017
IHOP will roll out its first food truck on August 4 in New York City as part of an integrated ad campaign for its new French Toasted Donut, according to an…
read nowTexas city to host its first food truck festival Saturday
July 28, 2017
The Copperas Cove, Texas parks and recreation department is hosting the first-ever Food Truck Festival on Saturday 4-8 p.m. at Ogletree Gap Park, according to…
read nowPort Huron, Michigan group seeks to establish food truck court in renovated plaza
July 28, 2017
The Community Foundation of St. Clair County in Port Huron, Michigan is in the preliminary stages of bringing gourmet food trucks to the newly renovated plaza…
read nowTampa Bay food truck group introduces food truck locator app
July 27, 2017
Tampa Bay Food Trucks, which works with 120 food trucks in the Tampa Bay, Florida area, has introduced an app to enable food truck lovers to find their…
read nowLogan Square Food Truck Social returns to Chicago August 25-27
July 27, 2017
The Logan Square Food Truck Social returns to the Chicago neighborhood for the second consecutive year, August 25-27, organizers Optimum Events and Empty…
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Targeting 500 customers a day: How one San Francisco food trucker does it (Part 1)
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
In three years, Rich Mainzer has expanded to a second truck and a catering facility, a business that employs 16 people during peak season and targets 50…
read nowPawtucket, Rhode Island to reconsider arts festival fees for food trucks
July 26, 2017
The Pawtucket, Rhode Island city council has decided to reconsider its decision to maintain food truck fees for the Pawtucket Arts Festival, according to The…
read nowBaltimore food truck owners file suit against law restricting food trucks
July 26, 2017
A pair of food truck operators have filed suit against Baltimore, Maryland over a law prohibiting food trucks from operating within 300 feet of a…
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Looking for ways to find and keep employees? NRA leaders offer insights
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Given the reality of fewer young employees in the work force, the only options are to recruit more from other age groups or be more successful recruiting…
read nowCalifornia county considers special permits for out-of-county food trucks
July 25, 2017
Stanislaus County, California is considering revising its food truck rules to make it easier for out-of-county food trucks to participate in local events…
read nowFlorida town kicks out food trucks
July 25, 2017
The town of Loxahatchee Grove in Palm Beach County, Florida has advised food trucks they must leave the town or be fined $250 per day after officials received…
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New way to 'try on' best new bottom line-building restaurant tech
July 25, 2017
POS device provider ParTech has partnered with cloud-based API software developer Omnivore to bridge the gap between restaurants and the tech developers and…
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3 commonalities among Lyfe Kitchen, Urban Plates, Baskin Robbins brand-building strategies
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Building a successful brand has three parts: storytelling, club making and country building, according to a branding expert at the National Restaurant Show.
read nowNew food truck festival comes to Vineland, New Jersey August 6
July 24, 2017
The first Food Trucks on the Ave. festival will be held in Vineland, New Jersey on August 6 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Landis Ave. along NW Blvd. and SW Blvd.…
read nowOhio city considers food truck regulations in response to restaurant complaints
July 24, 2017
A city council committee in Amherst, Ohio will meet at 6:30 p.m. today to consider legislation to regulate mobile food carts and food trucks, according to The…
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