Food & Beverage Features

Healthy diets continue to drive foodservice menus with CBD coming on strong

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Attendees at the National Restaurant Show at Chicago's McCormick Place got a full rundown on menu trends for 2020 from researchers.

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Snacking takes on new importance as consumer habits change

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Snacking has taken on new importance as fewer consumers eat three standard meals per day. Snacking is also no longer associated with being unhealthy.

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Nutrition and wellness concerns task foodservice harder than ever

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Foodservice operators need to be able to balance what consumers want to eat against what they consider best for their health, their community and the…

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Restaurant on double-decker bus finds a receptive audience

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Carson City, Nevada residents have welcomed the restaurant on a double decker bus. Facing restrictions on public property, the bus has found success serving on…

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3 eating trends elevating spring menus; cannabis makes the list

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

In-season produce, healthful eating and a case of the munchies are driving the season's menu additions.

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Restaurant on wheels comes to life in a double-decker bus

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Converting a double-decker bus into a mobile restaurant was a three-year project for Billy Lavelle in Carson City, Nevada. The bus features an upstairs dining…

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Chicken wing food truck finds a waiting audience

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Wing It On, a chicken wing chain, has found the demand waiting for its Wing It On Wheels food truck. The company has found the food truck a profitable add-on.

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Wing it On finds chicken wings a natural fit for food trucks

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Wing It On, a fast casual chain focused on chicken wings, has found food trucks a logical expansion. The truck leverages synergies with the brick-and-mortar…

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Whole Grains Sampling Day March 27 offers food trucks a marketing opportunity

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Food trucks are invited to participate in the Oldways Whole Grains National Sampling Day on March 27 to promote whole grain benefits and take advantage of a…

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What does your company stand for? Customers want to know

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Susie Fogelson, the former senior vice president of marketing and brand strategy at Food Network and Cooking Channel, has made a career of helping food brands…

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Smoke’s Poutinerie founder: 'We are entertainers'

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Ryan Smolkin, whose Smoke's Poutinerie has opened more than 150 locations in North America in less than 10 years, insists he is in the entertainment business…

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From cart to truck: Entrepreneur helps sustain Seattle’s unique coffee scene

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Celeste Clark has been part of the Seattle coffee scene for more than three decades and has changed with the times. A cart operator in the 1990s, she now has…

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7 trucks plus a restaurant in 5 years, Phoenix partners launch consultancy

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Having established a set of truck business strategies through trial and error, Kyle Hollenbeck and Tom D'Ambrosio believe they can spare today's food truck…

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How food trucks innovate for Valentine’s Day

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Food Truck Operator reached out to food trucks nationwide to find out what specials they hope people will use to delight their spouse or significant other.

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'Slutty Vegan' throws a food truck party in Atlanta

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Following her instincts, Pinky Cole's food truck has grossed sales in the six figures since launching in August.

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How a Georgia food truck grew into a wholesale foodservice operation

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A retired Georgia college football coach built a multifaceted foodservice business starting with a small restaurant that gave birth to a food truck. The…

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2018: business management, regulatory challenges and menu innovation led reader interest

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

As the impetus to start a food truck is more from the desire to prepare and serve high quality food, the business side of the business is an area where many of…

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Partners reinvent themselves as 'Bro-Ritos,' serving chicken and burritos

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Following a process of trial and error, partners Marcus Crawford and Jonathan Gibbs reinvented their mobile food business, replacing a food trailer with a food…

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Mobile food’s expansion set to continue: Trends and insight report

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Mobile food operators will continue to grow at rapid pace in 2019, according to "Think Mobile, Act Local: The Future of Mobile Food in America," the first…

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Mobile food entrepreneurs find their niche in New Jersey

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Partners Marcus Crawford and Jonathan Gibbs learned the ropes of the mobile food business though trial and error, moving from a food trailer to a food truck.

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