Infographic: Global customers trust restaurants despite pandemic

After polling about 1,800 potential restaurant customers in five countries hit hard by the pandemic and at various stages of economic return, Revenue…

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.

Ohio 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…

Pork shortage in offing after major US processor closes due to COVID-19 cases

The closure of one of the nation's largest pork processing plant after approximately 300 positive COVID-19 cases among workers could soon have a powerful…

Oklahoma 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.

Indianapolis 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.

Have restaurant declines bottomed out?

April 13, 2020

U.S. restaurant customer transactions declined by 41% in the week ending April 5 compared to the same week one year ago. That followed a 42% decline in the…

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…

NY food truck aims to feed thousands of healthcare workers a day

April 13, 2020

Before the coronavirus hit New York, a local non-profit focused on feeding the poor and hungry, Rethink Food, was busy serving up about 10,000 meals a week.

Colorado food truck aims to feed truck drivers in wake of COVID-19

April 13, 2020

The Big Mike's Pork N Wings food truck has a select clientele these days — semi truck drivers passing through Grand Junction in Colorado.

Fatburger food truck serving up 10K free meals for healthcare workers

April 10, 2020

The Los Angeles-based Fatburger food truck is rolling out on its second wave of delivering free food to frontline healthcare workers in the midst of the…

Alabama food truck shows appreciation for those on COVID-19 frontline

April 10, 2020

The Aces food truck, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama recently served up free meals to first responders and healthcare workers as a way to thank them for their efforts…

Restaurants to Congress: We need more funding

April 9, 2020

The National Restaurant Association told Congressional leaders Thursday morning that while the COVID-19 relief funds they passed are a vital tool to help…

Deemed essential in COVID-19 pandemic, food trucks still struggle to stay afloat

April 9, 2020

As restaurants and bars are shuttered, denying dine-in service, take-out and delivery is what is keeping the food service industry up and running, and that…

Jolt Software giving free access to COVID-19 checklists

April 8, 2020

Jolt Software, a company that helps restaurants and businesses achieve food safety, team accountability and employee performance is allowing restaurants to…

Helping D.C. healthcare workers is focus of local food trucks

April 8, 2020

In an expanding trend across the county, food trucks are increasingly on the road to help healthcare and first responders helping those infected with COVID-1…

Denver 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.

Arizona ranch, animal food bank team up to support food trucks

April 8, 2020

A unique partnership in Tucson, Arizona is aimed at helping local food trucks survive the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which is making it hard to stay in business…

South Jersey food trucks provide free meals to healthcare workers

April 7, 2020

Three food trucks in South Jersey are helping feed healthcare workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic by providing free meals and snacks.

Chicago food truck jumps into action in wake of COVID-19

April 7, 2020

A Chicago restaurant owner has started up a food truck to help feed first responders helping battle the coronavirus pandemic.