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South Carolina food truck and craft beer festival to return
April 24, 2018
The South Carolina Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival — featuring at least 17 breweries and more than 30 food trucks — will be held April 28 from noon to …
read nowFees, parking restrictions drive Des Moines food trucks to the suburbs
April 23, 2018
A combination of fees and parking difficulties are causing many food truck operators to relocate from the city of Des Moines to the suburbs, according to The…
read nowFood truck festival to return to New Jersey town
April 23, 2018
The second annual Food Truck Festival will come to the New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, New Jersey, May 5, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event…
read nowFood truck event coming to Massachusetts town
April 20, 2018
The IronBound Food Truck Emporium, part of IronBound Marketplace, will present an outdoor and indoor market, hosted by the Downtown Cultural District in Lynn…
read nowFood truck and craft beer event coming to Louisville, Kentucky
April 20, 2018
The Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival will be held from noon to 6 p.m. on May 19 at Big Four Lawn, 129 River Road, in Louisville, Kentucky. The Louisville…
read nowFood truck festival returns Saturday to Pensacola, Florida
April 19, 2018
The third annual Pensacola Hot Wheels Food Truck Festival returns to Plaza de Luna in Pensacola, Florida, on Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to the…
read nowCasper, Wyoming, newspaper raps lawmakers for not supporting food trucks
April 18, 2018
The Casper Star Tribune in Casper, Wyoming, has criticized the city council in an editorial for not doing more to help local food trucks.
read nowFood trucks clash with restaurants over proposed rules in Maryland city
April 18, 2018
Food truck and restaurant owners squared off during a public hearing Monday evening in Bel Air, Maryland, on a proposed ordinance to expand the areas where…
read nowSouth Carolina city lifts food truck ban on private property
April 17, 2018
The Conway, South Carolina, city council has approved new rules for food trucks, allowing them on private property, according to WBTW-TV. Food trucks…
read now3 hospitalized following food truck explosion in Richmond, Virginia
April 16, 2018
The owner of a food truck, the Cary St. Café in Richmond, Virginia, and two employees were hospitalized Friday night following an explosion caused by a…
read nowDC food truck owners object to new system for assigning prime city locations
April 13, 2018
The D.C., Maryland and Virginia Food Truck Association has sent a letter to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs in Washington, D.C., stating its…
read nowTexas town explores food truck regulations
April 12, 2018
The Allen, Texas, city council received an overview of possible food truck regulations Tuesday from Lee Battle, assistant director of planning and development…
read nowFood truck fundraiser to return to Franklin, Tennessee
April 12, 2018
The Eat the Street food truck fundraiser will return in early May for its seventh run in Franklin, Tennessee, according to The Tennessean. The event supports…
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How a food truck launched Austin's 'The Peached Tortilla' celebrity chef
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Eric Silverstein's experience running a food truck gave him the foundation for both the restaurant and catering businesses and established his reputation as a…
read nowFood Truck Tuesdays return to Buffalo, New York
April 11, 2018
Food Truck Tuesdays in Buffalo, New York, have returned and will run every Tuesday through October, according to WGRZ-TV. The weekly event begins at 4:30 p.m.
read nowFood Truck Frenzy returns to Illinois town
April 11, 2018
Food Truck Frenzy will take place on April 21 at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake, Illinois, according to The Chicago Tribune. The event is hosted by…
read nowFood truck festival returns to Norman, Oklahoma
April 10, 2018
A food truck festival will be held April 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the J.D. McCarty Center for children with developmental disabilities in Norman…
read nowPittsburgh Food Truck Park opens
April 9, 2018
Pittsburgh Food Truck Park opened this weekend at the Millvale Riverfront Park on the Three Rivers, according to triblive.com. Crowds were not discouraged by…
read nowOhio city considers food truck regulations
April 9, 2018
The Columbiana, Ohio, city council held its first reading on food truck regulations following two years of discussion, according to the Morning Journal. The…
read nowCasper, Wyoming, lawmakers agree to food truck rule revisions
April 6, 2018
The Casper, Wyoming, city council has agreed to modify rules that food truck owners and their supporters said were too restrictive, according to the Casper…
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