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Pittsburgh suburb to host food truck event
March 8, 2018
Monroeville, Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh suburb, will hold its second annual Food Truck-a-Palooza from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 10, with proceeds…
read nowChicago suburb to regulate food trucks
March 8, 2018
City officials in Aurora, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, presented the city council's committee of the whole with an amendment to regulate food trucks and to…
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Booking services help more clients find food trucks
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Booking services help clients find food trucks to serve regular meals as well as special catering events. The companies, which typically charge the food truck…
read nowFood truck owners seek more freedom in Grand Rapids, Michigan
March 7, 2018
The food truck season will kick off this summer in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but some food truck owners think the food truck scene could be better if there were…
read nowFood Truck Row opens in Worcester, Massachusetts
March 7, 2018
Food Truck Row, a rotation of trucks bringing lunch options downtown, has opened in Worcester, Massachusetts, according to masslive.com.
read nowFood Truck Fest coming to New York City
March 6, 2018
The NYC Food Truck Fest, organized by Grand Bazaar NYC and co-hosted by the New York Food Truck Association, will be 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 2…
read nowBaltimore Food Truck Week returns April 6-15
March 6, 2018
Baltimore Food Truck Week, presented by the MD Mobile Food Vending Association, is scheduled for April 6-15, according to the Baltimore Business Journal.
read nowSeattle food trucks hit by burglaries and vandalism
March 5, 2018
Property crime has increased in western Washington, and food truck operators have been among the victims, according to Q13Fox. More than a dozen Seattle food…
read nowFood truck rodeo returns to Durham, North Carolina
March 5, 2018
The Durham Central Park Food Truck Rodeo will be held from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 11, in Durham, North Carolina, according to WRAL-TV. Admission is…
read nowNew Jersey Township to host its first food truck festival
March 2, 2018
Galloway Township, New Jersey, will have its first food truck festival on June 23 at the municipal complex, according to The Current.
read nowWashington state lawmakers approve bill to exempt food trucks from commissary requirement
March 2, 2018
Washington state lawmakers have unanimously passed a bill to exempt food trucks from being required to operate from an approved commissary or servicing area…
read nowFood truck pod opens in Bellevue, Washington
March 1, 2018
The Washington State Food Truck Association has teamed with the Bellevue Red Lion to offer a food truck pod to bring more food truck lunches downtown, starting…
read nowTexas town to host its first food truck rally
March 1, 2018
Tyler, Texas, will host its first Food Truck Rally downtown on March 10 as part of the monthly Hit the Bricks observance, according to the Tyler Morning…
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Mobile food app to offer virtual tokens, foundation for more efficient food supply chain
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Fudi will offer a virtual token called FudiToken that will enable foodservice providers to give customers a convenient way to pay for their purchases, along…
read nowLaCrosse, Wisconsin, to change food truck permit and inspection rules
February 28, 2018
The LaCrosse, Wisconsin, judiciary and administration committee approved an ordinance to require food trucks to be inspected by the city’s fire prevention and…
read nowWashington, D.C. food trucks draw criticism for monopolizing downtown parking spots
February 28, 2018
Food trucks have taken over a set of highly sought after metered parking spaces on a busy southwest Washington, D.C., street, drawing criticism from…
read nowGeorge Washington University experiments with food trucks on campus
February 27, 2018
George Washington University's dining service has launched a pilot program to have food trucks serve people at the Virginia Science and Technology Campus and…
read nowMichigan seeks food truck for Detroit park
February 27, 2018
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is taking bids for a food truck to expand food options at Detroit's Belle Isle Park, according to…
read nowLouisville considers alleviating food truck restrictions
February 26, 2018
Louisville has indicated it is ready allow food trucks to park wherever they want. The city's Metro Council has introduced a measure to repeal a rule…
read nowErie, Pennsylvania's first food truck festival coming in June
February 23, 2018
The first Erie Food Truck Festival in Erie, Pennsylvania, will be held from 2 to 8 p.m., June 2, at the GE Transportation lots on the north and southeast…
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