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NRA study: COVID-19 impact worse than initial projections
April 21, 2020
A National Restaurant Association study revealed that the impact from the coronavirus pandemic will be worse than initially projected with restaurants having…
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Food truck season in Albany kicks off
April 21, 2020
There's at least one place in the U.S. where the food truck season is progressing as near as normal.
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6 ways to optimize your online menu to survive COVID-19
by Jen Kern — CMO, Qu
Customers are looking to food trucks to adapt quickly to their needs as well as acknowledge their pain. If you can comfort their fears with cozy, affordable…
read nowIce cream trucks keep rolling in NYC, flouting COVID-19 restrictions
April 20, 2020
Nearly a dozen Brooklyn, New York ice cream truck operators are defying COVID-19 lockdown rules and serving up cold treats.
read nowOhio food trucks eager to do business at rest stops in light of COVID-19
April 20, 2020
More than 200 food truck operators have applied for permits to work at rest stops in Ohio.
read nowNew Mexico's rest areas are now home for food trucks
April 17, 2020
The New Mexico Department of Transportation, with the blessing of the Federal Highway Adminstration, is welcoming food trucks to serve at rest areas across the…
read nowCOVID-19 doesn't stop New Jersey food truck from opening
April 17, 2020
The OX-B's, a Newark, New Jersey food truck is open for business despite the ongoing coronavirus that has shuttered restaurants and taverns around the world.
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SBA runs out of COVID-19 relief money; lawmakers fight over refunding
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Two Small Business Administration programs designed to help businesses weather the pandemic — the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster…
read nowWest Virginia sets rule for food trucks at federally funded rest areas
April 16, 2020
The U.S. Department of Transportation has suspended its rule of banning food trucks at federally-funding rest area and now the state is implementing new rules…
read nowDiners in Indiana can order up a food truck
April 16, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic keeps families at home and has closed locations food trucks typically use to serve up their fare, food truck operators in Evansville…
read nowLidl launches food truck to serve retirement communities
April 15, 2020
Lidl US is delivering groceries via a food truck to retirement communities in coastal Virginia.
read nowOhio opens truck stops to food truck operators
April 15, 2020
In a move to provide more meal options to truck drivers as well as help local food truck operators the state of Ohio is allowing food trucks to park at state…
read nowOklahoma food truck takes its pizza to the customer
April 14, 2020
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic many a food truck has changed its business strategy and one example is a Tulsa, Oklahoma operation.
read nowIndianapolis restaurant rolls out food truck to keep business moving forward
April 14, 2020
An Indianapolis restaurant, Samano's, isn't letting the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic shutter its business.
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Food Truck Chronicles: How to survive COVID-19 and stay in business
by Laura Ann Hart — owner, Gaston Street Eats Co.
Laura Ann Hart, a food truck operator and restaurant owner, as well as marketing specialist, maps out how her business is overcoming the pandemic and is back…
read nowDenver food truck motors right up to customers doors in wake of COVID-19
April 8, 2020
Typically food truck park in a busy location — a business district or a local playground or park — and wait for the customers to line up.
read nowThird 'Takeout Tuesday' moves to top others with major prizes
April 6, 2020
The Great American Takeout returns Tuesday for its third week, this time with a chance to win a year of free takeout, according to a news release. As an…
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Restaurant transactions drop 42% in wake of COVID-19 dine-in closures
April 6, 2020
Restaurant customer transactions in the U.S. fell sharply in the last week of March, dropping 42% compared to the same week in 2019, and full-service…
read nowBaltimore food truck takes food to where customers are — at home
April 6, 2020
Food truck operators are getting more creative in the quest to stay up and running as the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing customers to stay home.
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How To: Ins and outs of building a food truck delivery service
by Richard Traylor — Writer, WebstaurantStore
This is the second of a two-part series on how food truck operators can put a delivery service in place.
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