Kona Ice taps SOCi for online listing management

June 12, 2023

Kona Ice is deploying SOCi Inc.'s comarketing cloud to manage its extensive online local listings.

BBQ truck expands with physical restaurant

May 12, 2023

The Get Smok'd BBQ food truck, in central Pennsylvania, is expanding its brand with a restaurant at 1104 Carlisle Road in Lower Allen Township.

Cousins Maine Lobster expands to Salt Lake City

May 11, 2023

Cousins Maine Lobster, a well-known food truck concept, has expanded to the Salt Lake City area with a grand opening at Talisman Brewery in Ogden, Utah.

Nebraska taco truck expands with physical location

May 10, 2023

Francisco Diaz, operator of the Betos Tacos food truck in Hastings, Nebraska is now running a brick-and-mortar restaurant.

Denver food truck launching physical locations

April 24, 2023

A well known Denver food truck, Pho King Rapidos, is opening two restaurant locations in the next few months.

Ghost kitchens feeding revenue stream for virtual food brands

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The ghost kitchen offers an opportunity for companies already operating a kitchen to expand delivery sales to include 'virtual' food brands. Sisto Perez, of…

Milwaukee food truck expands with physical location

March 22, 2023

Milwaukee foodies who love the Heirloom MKE food truck will be happy to hear the brand is expanding with a brick-and-mortar location in Bay View.

Garces Group, Ballad Brands, Ideation Hospitality make Buena Onda winner

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

In a keynote address at the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, three restaurant execs discuss launching Buena Onda, which now has five locations.

Food Truck Operator names 'Food Trucks to Watch’ in 2023

The first-ever edition of Food Truck Operator’s free ‘Food Trucks to Watch in 2023’ report offers an insider look at two dozen food truck operations across the…

Cousins Maine Lobster food truck is busy in Denver

January 30, 2023

The Cousins Maine Lobster is busy serving up its seafood fare in Denver, thanks to the brand's first franchise operation in Colorado.

Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ expands food truck footprint

January 26, 2023

Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ is expanding its food truck footprint with the debut of a truck in Morristown, Tennessee.

Food Truck Lady is all about supporting food truck operators

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Nancy O'Leary, principal and CEO of Food Truck Lady, an enterprise focused on helping food vendors, shares insight on why she’s in the business and offers…

2022 in Review: Food Truck Operator's top read stories

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

The top read stories on FoodTruckOperator in 2022 included spotlights on truck operators, advice on equipment and operations issues and innovations in food…

Ike's Love & Sandwiches fit for a 'queen'?

December 13, 2022

Marking its 12th Arizona location, Ike's Love & Sandwiches opened this month in Queen Creek, Arizona, at 24921 S. Ellsworth Road.

NJ soul food restaurant launches food truck strategy

November 11, 2022

The Camden, New Jersey-based Corinne's Place restaurant is expanding with a food truck strategy.

Iowa food truck expanding with physical location

November 10, 2022

The Coyle's Hibachi Chef food truck is expanding with a permanent restaurant spot at 3847 First Ave. SE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Frios Gourmet Pops signs Texas franchise deal

November 3, 2022

There will be a Frios Gourmet Pops, aka Frios Sweet Ride, arriving in Aubrey, Texas this fall.

Food Trucks to Watch in 2023

Welcome to our first edition of Food Truck Operator’s “Food Trucks to Watch” report. It’s an insider look at food truck operations across the U.S., with…

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Fast Casual Concepts signs master franchise agreement

October 19, 2022

Fast Casual Concepts Inc., which owns Pennsylvania-based Holy Cow Burgers and Ice Cream, Independent Taco and Third Eye Pies, has inked an agreement with a…

DC taco brand, launched as a food truck, is going the franchise route

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

After 11 years in business, Washington D.C.-based TaKorean, a fast casual brand serving Korean flavors with a Latin-American twist founded as a food truck in…