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Lidl 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.
read nowApp may put Philly food trucks back on the road
April 3, 2020
An app that aims to help people adhere to social distancing while waiting for a food order could end up putting food trucks back on the streets in…
read nowIndiana food truck switches approach in light of COVID-19
April 3, 2020
The Church on Fire food truck, in Batesville, Indiana, will still serve meals to those in need but is changing its approach given the coronavirus pandemic.
read nowSavannah opening arms to food trucks despite COVID-19
April 2, 2020
In most cities food trucks are having a hard time finding a spot and adhering to social distancing mandates but that's not the case in Savannah, Georgia.
read nowFood trucks getting support in Virginia in midst of coronavirus outbreak
April 2, 2020
An initiative to help local businesses stay in business, called "We're Open Virginia," by a local news outlet is working to help food trucks stay up and…
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17 vendors offering freebies to help restaurants live another day
by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com
As restaurants and food trucks struggle to keep their businesses open amid COVID-19, vendors are proving that they are ready to help.
read nowQuiet downtown is hurting Nebraska food trucks
April 1, 2020
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced businesses and retailers to close, is having a big negative impact for the Nebraska downtown food truck…
read nowArizona food trucks striving to adjust amidst coronavirus pandemic
April 1, 2020
With stores shuttered, downtowns empty and residents urged to stay home and sequester, it's hard for a food truck to find customers.
read nowMichigan restaurant starts up food truck to serve customers in light of COVID-19
March 31, 2020
A Niles, Michigan restaurant is keeping its kitchen busy by serving customers as well as helping employees stay on the job by enlisting its food truck
read nowFood truck taps drone to bring meal to COVID-19 victim
March 31, 2020
A North Carolina food truck operator, who serves up specialty grilled cheese, got an unique to-go order and fulfilled it by using a drone.
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Foodservice distributors praise passage of CARES Act, say more is needed
March 30, 2020
The International Foodservice Distributors Association is applauding the government's passage of the CARES Act, but Mark Allen, president and CEO of the…
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