Connecticut food truck gets 'ambushed' by celebrity chef on Friday’s 'Undercover Boss'

May 18, 2017

A husband-and-wife food truck team get "ambushed" by a celebrity chef posing as someone looking for career inspiration in Friday's "Undercover Boss" episode…

Food truck owners mentor students for 'Food Truck Frenzy,' S&D Coffee & Tea's Culinary Challenge

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

S&D Coffee & Tea wanted to tap food trucks to serve as mentors and judges for its annual culinary challenge as a way to teach aspiring chefs about a rising…

Friday night food truck rodeos coming to Norfolk, Virginia

May 17, 2017

Friday Night Food Truck Rodeos are planned for the MacArthur Center Green in Norfolk, Virginia, according to WGNT-TV.

Springfield, Massachusetts seeks to regulate food trucks

May 16, 2017

The Springfield, Massachusetts city council passed an ordinance to regulate downtown food trucks, but will reconsider the plan next week, according to…

Food Truck Rally returns to Howell, Michigan

May 16, 2017

The second annual Food Truck Rally will be held in downtown Howell, Michigan Saturday from noon to 3 p.m., according to Livingston Daily. Ten trucks are…

Food truck rally set for Friday at Mystic, Connecticut aquarium

May 15, 2017

The third annual Mystic Food Truck Rally will take place Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20, at the Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut, according to the…

Food truck festival coming to Portland, Maine

May 15, 2017

Townsquare Media, a media and entertainment company, has picked Gardiner's Waterfront Park in Portland, Maine for its Food Truck Festival on Saturday…

Food Truck Carnival returns to Northglenn, Colorado

May 12, 2017

This weekend, the city of Northglenn, Colorado will hold its second annual Food Truck Carnival at the Northglenn Recreation Center and behind City Hall…

Epson to demonstrate online ordering, line busting and food freshness

May 11, 2017

Epson, a POS technology provider, will demonstrate online ordering, line busting and food freshness solutions with partners at the National Restaurant Show in…

Bridgeton, New Jersey to have food truck park beginning Memorial Day

May 11, 2017

The city of Bridgeton, New Jersey will begin a one-year partnership with Sunrise Catering to make a "mobile food vending park" within Bridgeton City Park…

Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc. to debut food truck at National Restaurant Show

May 11, 2017

Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc. has announced it is hitting the road in its new food truck to deliver a unique way for operators to experience its line of ethnic…

Partnership pays off for food truck and Mediterranean food importer

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Wild Garden Foods launches its first food truck tour next week to introduce customers to its products and at the same time support the community. A…

Jacksonville, Florida food trucks and restaurants to discuss differences at city hall

May 10, 2017

Owners of food trucks are invited to meet with brick-and-mortar restaurant operators to air their differences at City Hall in Jacksonville, Florida, according…

Food Truck Wednesdays to begin in Guelph, Canada

May 9, 2017

Food Truck Wednesdays will begin this week in Guelph, Canada, a weekly initiative that will run throughout the summer at the Public Health building on…

Coloradoan Food Truck Festival begins this week

May 9, 2017

The summer food truck season kicks off Thursday at the Coloradoan, a newspaper in Fort Collins, Colorado, the newspaper reported. More than 20 vendors will…

The anti-app: why messaging is the new loyalty program

More than 60 percent of smartphone users download an average of zero apps every month, and most of those are opened only once. Roughly 75 percent of consumers…

Food trucks in Cleveland approach saturation point

May 8, 2017

Some Cleveland food truck owners owners are seeing fewer sales and starting to ask how many trucks can succeed in the city, according to Cleveland.com.

Regulations stifle food trucks in Chicago and other big cities

May 8, 2017

Government figures suggest the food truck revolution has stalled in several of the country's biggest cities, according to The Economist. The sector is subject…

Aurora, Illinois holds second annual food truck festival

May 8, 2017

Thousands flocked to Benton Street for the second annual Food Truck Festival, a First Friday event held by Downtown Aurora and the city of Aurora, Illinois…

Westchester Magazine Wine & Food Festival to feature food trucks

May 5, 2017

The Westchester Magazine Wine & Food Festival will feature six local food trucks alongside burger joints at the festival's June 8 Burger & Beer Blast…