DoorDash to acquire tech startup Bbot

March 1, 2022

DoorDash is acquiring Bbot, a hospitality technology startup. The acquisition will offer merchants more solutions for their in-store and online channels…

Award-winning taco truck plants physical roots

March 1, 2022

The West Coast Taco Bar, which once was voted best burrito in Sacramento, California, is opening a physical restruant in Elk Grove come late spring.

Washington city moves food truck plaza effort ahead

March 1, 2022

Moses Lake, a city in Washington State, is getting closer to becoming a home for a food truck plaza.

Pakistani food truck empowers the deaf community

February 28, 2022

A food truck in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, is all about empowering the deaf community.

Alabama food truck alcohol sales bill moves forward

February 28, 2022

A bill in the Alabama Legislature that would allow food truck operators in Birmingham to sell alcohol is getting closer to reality given House lawmakers…

An inside peek at Missouri's newest food truck garden

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Frankie Martin's Garden is the newest food truck garden in Missouri and will open this spring. Brian Hardesty, restaurateur and managing partner of Frankie…

Oregon food cart pod home to popular restaurant cart

February 25, 2022

The Le Bistro Montage Ala Cart, a food cart in Portland, Oregon, is now moving into BG Food Cartel, a popular food cart pod location.

Connecticut food truck expands brand

February 25, 2022

The Kraftwich food truck, in Southington, Connecticut, will soon have a sister brand, a physical eatery called The Lab, in Factory Square. Factory Square is a…

Food truck effort feeding homeless in Vatican City

February 24, 2022

A food truck is feeding free meals to the homeless living near St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.

Fresh Mex food truck rolls into Dallas suburb

February 24, 2022

Fresh Mex is the latest food truck serving up fare in McKinney, a suburb of the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Restaurant execs gambling for a good cause

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

A few hundred restaurant leaders are gathering in Nashville next month at the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, where they will participate in…

Food truck rallies returning to Ohio town

February 23, 2022

Come March the Champion City Food Truck Rallies event is back on in Springfield, Ohio.

Food truck fest back on in South Carolina

February 23, 2022

The Myrtle Beach Food Truck Festival, in South Carolina, is back in play after being cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19 and being shelved in 2021.

Grubhub, Indeed partner to aid in hiring crisis

February 21, 2022

Grubhub has partnered with Indeed to help restaurants with their staffing needs.

4 tech options to help manage labor shortages

Restaurants hoping to keep up staffing levels must pay more, which means cutting food and labor costs. Automating kitchen tasks, transforming customer phones…

Nearly half of dining guests use loyalty apps

February 21, 2022

Nearly half of restaurant patrons engage with a loyalty program in some way, according to "The Digital Divide: Minding The Loyalty Gap," a report based on…

Food trucks focus on park events

February 18, 2022

The City of Sugar Land, in Texas, is organizing a slew of community events that will feature food trucks.

Rhode Island food truck, restaurant gaining big fan base

February 17, 2022

The Kow Kow food truck and its brick-and-mortar restaurant location in Providence, Rhode Island offer up bubble waffles and ice cream, and winter's cold temps…

Pittsburgh food truck operator launching restaurant

February 17, 2022

Not even a year after launching a food truck in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Jose Tecuanhuehue aims to open a brick-and-mortar restaurant in March.

New York Congressman seeks $60B for Restaurant Revitalization Fund

February 16, 2022

Joe Morelle U.S. Congressman Joe Morelle on Tuesday stood alongside foodservice operators to call for the replenishment of the Restaurant…