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Plant-based food truck opens in Bloomington
September 29, 2023
Planted Bloomington recently opened in Bloomington, Indiana. The plant-based food truck offers open-faced sandwiches with wooden spoons and forks. Owner Nicole…
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Alamogordo, New Mexico to host Battle of the Food Trucks
September 27, 2023
Alamogordo, New Mexico will host round two of The Battle of the Food Trucks on Oct. 7 with more than 20 food trucks competing for six awards. The free event…
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Seattle to consider eliminating street permit fees for food trucks
September 22, 2023
The Seattle city council is considering a proposal that would make it easier for food trucks to operate by suspending street permit fees for "vending and…
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Bibb County, Georgia mayor to discuss food truck regulations
September 15, 2023
Leaders in Bibb County, Georgia will discuss changes to food truck rules in Macon. In particular, they will address issues such as unauthorized use of…
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Food truck robbed in San Antonio
August 30, 2023
Pete's Chicken Shack food truck was allegedly robbed in at El Camino in San Antonio, Texas. The owners claim that robbers stole electrical components off of…
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Food truck manufacturer enjoys busiest year in history
February 1, 2023
Premier Food Trucks had its busiest year in 2022 and built 20 custom trucks.
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North American Kitchen Solutions sold to Valesco
December 8, 2022
Dallas-based private equity group Valesco Industries is purchasing North American Kitchen Solutions Inc., a factory-direct manufacturer of commercial kitchen…
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August 3, 2022
Buyers Edge Platform, a digital procurement platform with over $20 billion in total foodservice spend, has acquired ArrowStream, a provider of supply chain…
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Cookie shop launches trailer strategy
July 1, 2022
The Cookie Rich shop in Austin, Texas is expanding its reach with a storefront trailer located outside its 2201 North Lamar Boulevard store.
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Middleby acquires ice, soft serve, slush equipment maker
June 30, 2022
The Middleby Corp. has acquired Icetro, a maker of ice, soft serve and slush machines used in commercial foodservice, for an undisclosed sum, according to a…
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Middleby acquires auto-guided vehicle maker
June 29, 2022
The Middleby Corp. has acquired Proxaut, a manufacturer of automated guided vehicles for the food industry and industrial processing companies for an…
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King David Tacos, Blank Street team on breakfast taco, coffee carts
December 8, 2021
King David Tacos is partnering with Blank Street to launch tech-enabled, zero-emissions taco-coffee carts in New York City.
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Ghost kitchen building big business in San Antonio
September 27, 2021
San Antonio, Texas could very well become the "hub" when it comes to building ghost kitchens — a much in demand structure given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Arkansas food truck festival celebrating 10th anniversary with special initiative
September 27, 2021
The Main Street Food Truck Festival in Little Rock, Arkansas is marking a landmark year — its tenth anniversary.
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Rewe Digital teams with Vodafone on driverless mobile snack kiosk
August 31, 2021
The "Snack Mobil," a driverless kiosk offering 32 snacks developed by Rewe digital and Vodafone, begins live operations following a test in Cologne, Germany…
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Aspen Institute, Rouxbe intro online course for safe restaurant dining
August 20, 2021
The Aspen Institute's Food & Society Program has partnered with online culinary school Rouxbe to launch a free online training course on safe restaurant…
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Gallery Carts teams with OnCampus Brands to drive more food service options
June 21, 2021
Gallery Carts is partnering with OnCampus Brands to provide new foodservice delivery and retail sales electric vehicles to educational campuses, according to a…
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TundraFMP bundles 4 foodservice products into 1 offering
June 16, 2021
In an effort to cut costs for restaurant operators, TundraFMP has combined four of its foodservice brands — Franklin, Mavrik, Culitek and KNGout — into one…
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US Foods Q1 2021 sales drop, earnings improve
May 13, 2021
US Foods Holding Corp.'s net sales fell 0.7% from $6.34 billion in Q1 2020 to $6.3 billion in the quarter ending April 3, 2021, primarily as a result of the…
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Middleby to acquire Welbilt for $2.9B
April 21, 2021
The Middleby Corp. has agreed to acquire Welbilt, Inc. in an all-stock transaction, enhancing the Middleby commercial foodservice platform with additional…
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