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Cousins Maine Lobster arrives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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July 18, 2023

One of the latest food trucks in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is Cousins Maine Lobster which has expanded its footprint in the state with a franchise region serving Harrisburg, Reading and Bloomsburg.

The Harrisburg franchise is led by Cindy and Peter Sztankovits who joined the Cousins Maine Lobster system in 2019 when they launched their first food truck in Trenton, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to a press release.

The duo now has three trucks operating throughout northern New Jersey and Philadelphia to Allentown, Pennsylvania.

"We wanted to establish a deeper presence throughout Pennsylvania and this expansion has allowed us to increase our ability to expose more consumers to the Cousins Maine Lobster brand and lobster rolls," Cindy Sztankovits said in the release. "Last year we took one of our food trucks on tour to the Harrisburg area and the response at each one of our stops was incredible."

"Cindy and Pete have been very thoughtful in their growth," Jim Tselikis, Cousins Maine Lobster co-founder, said in the release. "They have been just as focused on bringing Cousins Maine Lobster to the cities in their territory as they have been in reaching smaller towns. The mobility of our food trucks creates an opportunity to provide the best lobster in the world to guests in markets where lobster or seafood traditionally would not be available. And as a result, they have built a loyal following and great demand."

Founded in 2012 by real-life cousins and Mainers, Tselikis and Sabin Lomac, Cousins Maine Lobster began with two things: a food truck and a shared vision to extend the highest-quality Maine lobster to the lobster-starved masses by making it affordable and accessible. After appearing on the television show Shark Tank a few months later, the co-founders partnered with real estate maven and investor Barbara Corcoran and began franchising, working with local owners and entrepreneurs to bring Maine lobster to over 40 cities nationwide.