The food-at-work movement: Making catering a solid revenue stream

by Terry Matthews — Managing Partner, Off Premises Growth Academy

June 26, 2024

It's a mistake to build catering around the classical solutions of POS systems. Instead, operators must become light-food manufacturers.

Green Bay Tarlton Theatre to add food trucks

June 24, 2024

The Tarlton Theater in Green Bay, Wisconsin will add live outdoor music and a spot for food trucks. Owner Tarl Knight says that a weekly concert series will…

Food truck bar opening in Durham, North Carolina

June 21, 2024

A food truck bar called The Can Opener will open in downtown Durham, North Carolina in summer. It will include Bulkogi, Chick-N-Que, Gussy's Greek Street Food…

Primera Technology launches Eddie, world's first certified edible ink printer

June 20, 2024

Primera Technology Inc., a leading manufacturer of specialty color printers, has released Eddie, the world's first and only NSF and GMP-certified edible ink…

Ovation secures $9M in Series A funding to enhance restaurant guest experience platform

June 20, 2024

Ovation, a provider of guest experience platforms for multi-unit restaurants, has closed its Series A funding round, securing $9 million in total investment…

Lebanon, New Hampshire to revise food truck rules

June 19, 2024

The city council of Lebanon, New Hampshire are revisiting food truck rules due to traffic concerns and lack of parking spaces near Colburn Park. There are four…

How to improve mobile food businesses with electric batteries

June 18, 2024

Many food trucks run on generators, but these devices are loud, expensive to repair and not environmentally friendly. A webinar, hosted on Food Truck Operator…

New Palestine, Indiana passes food truck ordinance

June 17, 2024

The New Palestine, Indiana, city council passed a food truck ordinance regulating food trucks in the town. The council had been discussing the measure for…

Trulieve Cannabis to hold grand opening with food trucks

June 14, 2024

Trulieve Cannabis Corp, a cannabis company in the U.S., announced its 200th dispensary in the U.S., a medical cannabis dispensary in Brooksville, Florida. On…

Minnesota Food Truck Festival to add 13 trucks

June 12, 2024

The Minnesota Food Truck Festival plans to expand in 2024, adding 13 food trucks its events. The event will first be held in Hopkins on June 22, followed by…

Webinar to deliver mobile battery 101 for restaurants, food trucks

June 12, 2024

Many food trucks and mobile food businesses are turning away from generators to a cleaner option: batteries. A free webinar hosted by Food Truck Operator and…

How Workstream helps reduce Gen Z turnover

June 11, 2024

Frustrated by high turnover among your Gen Z staff? You're not alone. Recruitment and retention are amongst restaurateurs' biggest complaints. Attracting and…

Nashville considering formal food truck rules

June 10, 2024

Nashville is currently considering a bill that would authorize NDOT to regulate food trucks in the area with a permitting program. The Traffic and Parking…

Food Truck Fest, Gator Crawl 5K to take place in Statesboro, Georgia

June 7, 2024

The Gator Crawl 5K and Food Truck Fest will take place on Sept. 28 at the Kennedy Pond Conservancy in Statesboro, Georgia from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Food Truck…

The Corndog Company food truck comes to Sioux Falls

June 5, 2024

The Corndog Company food truck will be opening Sioux Falls, South Dakota this summer. The truck will offer corndogs and the Honeydog, a corndog drizzled in…

Restaurant employees want 'flexible hours, healthy work-life balance'

June 3, 2024

Flexible hours, a healthy work-life balance and camaraderie were just as important to workers in the hospitality industry as financial incentives, according to…

QSR operators turn to automation as turnover, costs rise

June 3, 2024

As the restaurant industry grapples with record-high employee turnover and food costs, operators are increasingly looking to automation to improve efficiency…

Memphis man charged with attempted murder after ramming car into food truck

June 3, 2024

42-year old Alton Turner was charged with attempted murder after allegedly driving his car into a food truck at Cordova Pitstop Food Truck Park in Memphis.

Memphis food truck robbed

May 31, 2024

The Pizza Dis Pasta Dat food truck in Memphis, Tennessee was recently robbed by a thief, who stole $9,000 worth of equipment, including the pizza oven…

Pretzel buns food truck opens in Erie, Pennsylvania

May 29, 2024

Gnarly Knots food truck will open at Bayfront in Erie, Pennsylvania at the second floor of Dobbins Landing. The food truck will offer sandwiches on pretzel…