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Grand Victoria Casino to host food truck festival in Illinois
August 6, 2018
The Grand Victoria Casino will host its third annual Food Truck Fest 6-10 p.m. in Festival Park in downtown Elgin, Illinois, on Aug. 10, according to the…
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3 tips for creating solid franchising deals
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator
A session at Louisville's Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit covered how franchisors can negotiate and improve franchising agreements.
read nowFood trucks to serve at Pittsburgh-area museum during free admission hours
August 2, 2018
Food trucks will serve food during "All About You! Free Admission Sundays," 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the first Sunday of every month from August through October…
read nowPortland protestors cause food truck to stop serving at ICE headquarters
August 2, 2018
The owner of a food truck selling lunch to Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees has decided to stop serving near ICE headquarters in Portland, Oregon…
read nowLouisiana city puts moratorium on food truck requests
August 1, 2018
The Metropolitan Planning Commission in Bossier, Louisiana, has placed a six-month moratorium on permanent food truck requests until the commission can…
read nowFood truck festival coming to California town
August 1, 2018
More than 30 food trucks are expected at the 8th annual Gourmet Food Truck Festival from noon to 6 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, 226…
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Moral support and a willingness to change help Chattanooga food truck overcome a setback
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Jacob D'Angelo's food truck, catering and concessions business was riding a strong growth curve when an engine failure put the truck out of commission for…
read nowFlorida coffee truck employs autistic adults
July 30, 2018
A coffee house that employs autistic adults will be expanding its services in the form of a food truck called the Bean Mobile, according to the Tampa Bay…
read nowKansas City food trucks hit with fee increase for food truck event
July 30, 2018
The Crossroads Community Association has announced a fee increase for participation in the First Fridays food truck event in Kansas City, Missouri.
read nowFood Truck Fridays begin in San Diego’s Balboa Park
July 27, 2018
San Diego's Balboa Park has invited the public to sample food from more than a dozen food trucks in the Plaza de Panama and El Prado walkway while enjoying…
read nowNew York town cracks down on wineries that host food trucks
July 27, 2018
Southold, a town in Suffolk County, New York, has begun issuing citations to wineries for hosting food trucks, following warnings issued a month ago, according…
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Are fashion trucks the latest retail trend?
by Will Hodgskiss — CEO, Venture Food Trucks
Taking their cue from their food truck brethren, fashion trucks are mobile boutiques that have the option to travel from one location to another, opening their…
read nowVirginia town to permit food trucks downtown
July 26, 2018
The city council in Portsmouth, Virginia, has decided to allow food trucks to operate downtown in cooperation with distilleries and microbreweries, according…
read now9th Great Food Truck Race premieres today on Food Network
July 26, 2018
Season nine of The Great Food Truck Race hosted by chef Tyler Florence premieres July 26, at 9 p.m. EST on Food Network. Seven food truck teams will hit the…
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Versatile POS supports expansion for Mexico City barbecue entrepreneurs
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The success of their first restaurant encouraged the owners of Pinche Gringo to open a second restaurant in 2017. An enhanced customer display system enabled…
read nowOhio town mulls food truck regulations
July 25, 2018
Lawmakers in Chillicothe, Ohio, tabled the third reading of a food truck ordinance over questions about the town's ability to enforce requirements on private…
read nowVoters in Connecticut town to decide on food truck rules
July 25, 2018
Citizens of Ridgefield, Connecticut, will vote at a special town meeting tonight to decide whether food trucks can serve near breweries and wineries, according…
read nowFood truck rally planned in Fort Collins, Colorado, despite construction
July 24, 2018
The Tuesday City Park food truck festival in Fort Collins, Colorado, will continue as planned today, despite construction, according to the Coloradoan. Parking…
read nowOhio town to regulate food trucks
July 24, 2018
The Huber Heights, Ohio, city council has voted to ask the planning commission to draft legislation regulating food trucks in response to growing requests to…
read nowConstruction, limited parking challenge food trucks in downtown Minneapolis
July 23, 2018
Getting a spot to serve the downtown lunch crowd has become a game of chance for Minneapolis food truck operators, according to the Star Tribune. Drivers have…
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