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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…
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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…
read nowGeorgia 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…
read nowFood 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."
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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…
read nowCalifornia 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…
read nowLoan 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…
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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…
read nowGrand 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.
read nowFood Truck Mondays returning to Ohio community
April 11, 2019
Food Truck Mondays will kick off May 20 at Legacy Village in Cleveland, Ohio.
read nowSurvey: 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…
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