Independent Operators News & Media
Survey: Minimum wage rules significantly impacting restaurants, hospitality venues
April 11, 2019
Minimum wage mandates are having a significant impact on restaurants and the hospitality industry with 45% experiencing a labor cost rise of 3% to 9%.
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Chicken wing food truck finds a waiting audience
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Wing It On, a chicken wing chain, has found the demand waiting for its Wing It On Wheels food truck. The company has found the food truck a profitable add-on.
read nowSyracuse food truck rally launching May 1
April 9, 2019
A Syracuse food truck rally will offer six different weekly lunch options when it opens May 1.
read nowHoodline reports top 5 food trucks in Charlotte
April 8, 2019
Hoodline has released what it considers the five top food trucks in Charlotte, based on Yelp data and our own "secret sauce," according to Yahoo News. The top…
read nowWatch the trailer for Roy Choi’s TV Show, 'Broken Bread'
April 8, 2019
Food truck pioneer Roy Choi's TV show, "Broken Bread," announced 11 months ago, will be making its debut in mid-May, according to Variety. "Broken Bread" is…
read nowNorth Carolina town to begin food truck festivals
April 4, 2019
The first Festival of Food Trucks will be held 5-8:30 p.m., April 6, on Main Street in downtown Mooresville, North Carolina, featuring beer, wine and live…
read nowVirginia city considers easing food truck restrictions
April 4, 2019
The planning commission in Newport News, Virginia, has recommended new rules for food trucks to make it easier for operators to do business in the city…
read nowSouthwest Florida festival to feature food trucks
April 3, 2019
Naples City Live featuring food trucks, beer tents and live music will be held 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the northeast corner of Golden Gate Parkway and…
read nowFood truck event planned in Des Moines
April 3, 2019
The fifth annual Food Truck Throw Down will be held from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on May 4 on Cherry Street between Eighth and Tenth streets in Des Moines, Iowa…
read nowMonthly food truck event to return to Pennsylvania town
March 29, 2019
Food Truck Thursdays will return on the second Thursday of every month beginning in April, when five trucks will serve food at dinner time at Monaca's…
read nowTom+Chee Kennesaw wins small business award
March 29, 2019
Laura Hart of Tom+Chee Kennesaw, a restaurant that offers grilled cheese sandwiches that also has a food truck in Kennesaw, Georgia, has been named a winner of…
read nowSpring food truck festival planned in South Carolina
March 28, 2019
The Burke Street Spring Fling food truck festival will be held from noon to 6 p.m. on May 4, in Winston-Salem, South Carolina, according to the Winston-Salem…
read nowFood truck, craft beer event planned in Albuquerque, New Mexico
March 28, 2019
The fifth annual Great New Mexico Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at the Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International…
read nowCanadian city to consider pilot plan for food trucks
March 27, 2019
Lawmakers in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, want the city to consider a pilot plan for food trucks, according to msn.com.
read nowMilwaukee lawmakers reverse food truck ban
March 27, 2019
The Milwaukee Common Council voted to reverse a ban on food trucks along West National Avenue from South Layton Boulevard to South 39th Street, after Mayor Tom…
read nowGeorgia town considers food truck ordinance
March 26, 2019
Lawmakers in Marietta, Georgia, will consider a food truck ordinance Tuesday, according to the Marietta Daily Journal. The topic came up last August, when the…
read nowSummer food truck festival planned in Michigan town
March 26, 2019
The Midland Food Truck Festival will be held at South Saginaw Road at Washington Street at the site of a former Ford dealership in Midland, Michigan, every…
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Are you ready to expand into a brick and mortar restaurant?
Many food truck owners aspire to open a brick-and-mortar restaurant, but to this successfully, they need to be realistic about whether adding a restaurant…
read nowWisconsin city considers food truck regulations
March 25, 2019
The city of Racine, Wisconsin, has proposed regulations for food trucks and carts, according to The Journal Times.
read nowMilwaukee food truck to help battle human trafficking
March 25, 2019
Following the recent death of Noelani Robinson, who was killed in Milwaukee along with her mother, Sierra Robinson, a restaurant is teaming with a pair of…
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