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Startup costs by the numbers: Food trucks versus restaurants
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The startup capital for a U.S. food truck is less than a third of that for a restaurant. Startup costs for food trucks in the U.S. are lower than in the U.K.
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Food trucks nationwide celebrate National Food Truck Day today
June 28, 2019
Today is National Food Truck Day, and more than 800 food trucks across the country are participating by providing deals and discounts. Food trucks are…
read nowPennsylvania city approves food truck rules in time for July 6 event
June 27, 2019
The Coatesville, Pennsylvania city council passed an ordinance to regulate food trucks, according to a lancasteronline report. It requires trucks to be…
read nowVermont city to review food truck rules
June 26, 2019
The Burlington, Vermont city council voted to create a committee to address the disparity of fees required of food trucks and other food vendors, according to…
read nowTennessee city proposes food truck rules
June 26, 2019
Food trucks in Franklin, Tennessee will be allowed to operate in office, commercial, industrial, mixed-use and civic and industrial zoned areas under a…
read nowNew Jersey town to host weekend food truck festival
June 25, 2019
The Sea Isle City Food Truck Invitational, now in its fifth year, will be held from noon to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from noon to 7 p.m. on Sunday at Kix…
read nowSummer food truck rallies to begin in Michigan town
June 25, 2019
The first of three food truck rallies at the Muskegon Farmers Market will be 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday at 242 W. Western Ave. in Muskegon, Michigan, according to a…
read nowSeoul, South Korea establishes food truck zones
June 24, 2019
The city of Seoul, South Korea, is establishing a food truck zone in Namdaemun Market, on the 130-meter street between Mesa shopping mall and Samick Town, from…
read nowFood truck event planned for Saturday at historic vehicles museum
June 24, 2019
The Truck Stops Here, the fifth annual food truck fair sponsored by the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles, will be noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at its parking…
read nowFood truck festival planned for Indiana town
June 20, 2019
The NWI Food Truck Fest will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at Valparaiso Central Park Plaza at 68 Lafayette St. in downtown Valparaiso, according to a…
read nowFood truck festival set for Minneapolis this Sunday
June 20, 2019
The 7th annual Uptown Food Truck Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday along Hennepin Avenue, from Lake to 32nd streets, and on 31st Street…
read nowMonthly summer food truck event begins Friday in California city
June 20, 2019
Food trucks will be allowed on Pacific Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz, California for a new Food Truck Summer Series, beginning 5-9 p.m. Friday on the north end…
read nowOrlando erects signs for 'food truck only' parking spots
June 20, 2019
The city of Orlando has erected signs for downtown parking spots reserved for food trucks to prevent others from parking there, according to a Fox 35 report.
read nowProposed regulations continue to concern Louisville food truck owners
June 19, 2019
Louisville lawmakers once again discussed proposed food truck regulations Tuesday that would limit the number of spots food trucks can reserve, according to a…
read nowCalifornia food truck park improves troubled area
June 19, 2019
In eight months, a once troubled section of Redding, California has been transformed into a popular food truck park, according to a Record Searchlight report.
read nowFood truck rodeo planned for North Carolina town Saturday
June 18, 2019
Pilot Mountain, North Carolina will have a Pig Out Food Truck Rodeo from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, featuring more than 20 food trucks, a beer garden…
read nowWeekend food truck festival planned in New Jersey town
June 18, 2019
The Food Truck Festival at Mount Loretto in Pleasant Plains, New Jersey will be held from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, according to a silive.com…
read nowChicago suburb gives green light to food trucks
June 17, 2019
The city of Aurora, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, will allow six spots for food trucks at three downtown locations from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday…
read nowSt. Paul to allow food trucks to return to lot following Facebook complaints
June 17, 2019
The city of St. Paul, Minnesota will allow food trucks to return to a parking area on the city's east side after prohibiting them, according to a Star Tribune…
read nowSouth Florida 4th of July event to feature food trucks
June 14, 2019
The city of Coral Springs, Florida will host an annual Fourth of July event from 6-10 p.m. at Mullins Park, 10150 Ben Geiger Drive, featuring food trucks…
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