Food truck court opens in Modesto

May 2, 2019

A food truck court called Grub Hubs opened Wednesday in Modesto, California, with three food trucks at the corner of Ninth and G streets, transforming a vacant…

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…

Texas town tests food truck ordinance

May 1, 2019

The city of Bastrop, Texas begins its food truck pilot program today, May 1, according to KVUE-TV. 

Food truck festival planned in Long Island, New York

May 1, 2019

The Food Truck Festival at the NEFCU Long Island Marathon will run from 3 to 8 p.m. on Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday…

'World Largest Food Truck Rally' planned for Detroit

April 30, 2019

Close to 100 food trucks plan to participate in the World's Largest Food Truck Rally, 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., June 21 at West Riverfront Park in Detroit, according…

Maine food truck park expands

April 29, 2019

Congdon’s After Dark, a food truck park in Wells, Maine, will host 29 trucks this year, doubling last year’s number, according to The Portland Herald. The park…

Food Truck Friday to begin in Spokane

April 29, 2019

Food Truck Friday will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 3 on Wall Street in downtown Spokane, Washington. The event runs through August and will feature a…

Slutty Vegan creator Pinky Cole on brand's soaring popularity as it pushes the plusses of healthy eating

With an Impossible Burger base for its massively "Instagrammed" sloppy burgers, Slutty Vegan has risen  from a largely unknown solo food truck, to hugely…

Cincinnati food truck park to open in May

April 26, 2019

Cove Park, Cincinnati's first food truck park, will open May 3 at 4601 Kellogg Avenue., featuring food trucks Wednesday through Sunday, according to WCPO-TV.

Food truck event planned in New Hampshire

April 25, 2019

The first New Hampshire Ultimate Food Truck and Specialty Food Festival will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at the Dover Ice Arena, featuring 15 food…

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…

Food Truck Tuesday returns to Buffalo

April 24, 2019

Food Truck Tuesday returns to Larkin Square from 5 to 8 p.m. in Buffalo today through Oct. 1 when as many as 47 food trucks from Buffalo and Rochester will…

Georgia arts festival to feature food trucks

April 24, 2019

The third annual Duluth Arts Festival will be held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 27 and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 28 in Duluth, Georgia…

Food truck Fridays kicking off in Springfield, Massachusetts

April 23, 2019

Springfield, Massachusetts, is getting ready for a weekend of fun starting Friday, May 3 which marks the start of "Food Truck Fridays."

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…

California county to require food trucks to display color-coded placards following health inspections

April 17, 2019

Food trucks in Contra Costa County, California will display the same color-coded health safety inspection placards that brick-and-mortar restaurants use…

Loan sought for Milwaukee’s first food truck park

April 17, 2019

Developers of Zocalo Food Park, a food truck park planned in Milwaukee at the former site of a pop-up bar at 618-640 South Sixth St., are seeking a $520,00…

Are you taking advantage of special events?

by Will Hodgskiss — CEO, Venture Food Trucks

Special events provide a great marketing opportunity to attract customers that may have never run into your food truck before. Such events have large volumes…

Grand Rapids mulls food truck ordinance changes

April 15, 2019

Grand Rapids leaders are mulling changing the city food truck ordinance in an effort to ease costs and burdens for food truck operators.

Food Truck Mondays returning to Ohio community

April 11, 2019

Food Truck Mondays will kick off May 20 at Legacy Village in Cleveland, Ohio.