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Phoenix food truck festival kicks off this weekend
February 13, 2019
The 2019 Street Eats Food Truck Festival in Phoenix will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Feb. 16 and 17, at Salt River Fields.
read nowUniversity of Texas at Austin expands food truck service
February 12, 2019
University Unions has expanded food truck service at the University of Texas at Austin to include breakfast hours.
read nowIndiana food truck operators join forces for mutual support
February 12, 2019
A group of food truck operators in Lafayette, Indiana, are establishing an organization, tentatively called Tippecanoe Food Truck Association, as a way to…
read nowFood truck parking under scrutiny in Mobile, Alabama
February 8, 2019
There may be regulations ahead regarding food trucks in Mobile, Alabama, as some local restaurants are complaining about where trucks are setting up business.
read nowAnnual Taste NY food truck contest in new site during state fair event
February 8, 2019
The annual Taste NY Food Truck Competition, which has been held at Chevy Court during the annual New York State Fair, will take place this year on the fair's…
read nowMilwaukee to have its first food truck park
February 6, 2019
Milwaukee will have its first food truck park at Walker's Point at South Sixth and West Pierce streets, the former site of the pop-up World Cup bar, according…
read nowBaltimore food truck restrictions debate hits the courts
February 5, 2019
A debate regarding food truck restrictions in Baltimore, Maryland, will hit the courtroom today as opposing factions argue whether a ban on trucks operating…
read nowFood truck park planned for Texas town
February 1, 2019
A local business owner plans to open a food truck park on a parcel of land off of Business 83 in Mission, Texas, that he purchased last year, according to The…
read nowFood Truck Fridays to return to Georgia town in May
January 31, 2019
Food Truck Fridays, featuring up to 10 food trucks, will return to Town Center Park from 5:30–9:30 p.m. on May 3, June 7, August and Sept. 6, according to the…
read nowMaryland food truck owners challenge anti-competition laws
January 31, 2019
A pair of food truck owners who sued to change Baltimore’s "300-foot rule," preventing mobile food vendors from operating within 300 feet of a brick-and-mortar…
read nowFood truck numbers grow in Maryland town following passage of new law
January 29, 2019
In the year-and-a-half since Frederick, Maryland, passed its food truck ordinance, food truck operations in the city have expanded significantly.
read nowFire officials close Illinois food truck festival over carbon monoxide levels; one hospitalized
January 28, 2019
Fire officials closed a food truck festival last weekend after one person was hospitalized and unsafe carbon monoxide levels were detected in a Kane County…
read nowNew York village plans May food truck festival
January 28, 2019
A Spring Fling Food Truck Festival will be held May 18 behind Village Hall next to the library on Main Street in Mount Kisco, New York, according to the…
read nowChicago Tribune calls on state court to overturn food truck rules
January 28, 2019
The Chicago Tribune has urged the Illinois Supreme Court to overturn the city’s food truck regulations, claiming in an editorial that the rules have left the…
read nowVirginia city tries to loosen food truck restrictions
January 25, 2019
Food truck and brick-and-mortar restaurant owners in Virginia Beach, Virginia, agreed to eliminate background checks for food truck owners and to cut the cost…
read nowJosé Andrés to open first brick-and-mortar restaurant at Disney World Resort
January 25, 2019
José Andrés' ThinkFoodGroup has announced the opening of the first brick-and-mortar location featuring its Spanish food truck concept.
read nowFood truck festival planned in South Carolina
January 24, 2019
The eighth annual Charleston Food Truck Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 26 and 27, in Park Circle, 4854 O'Hear Ave., North Charleston…
read nowSquare introduces free debit card for businesses
January 24, 2019
Square Inc. has announced the launch of Square Card, a free business debit Mastercard that helps businesses manage their cash flow by eliminating the time…
read nowTexas city to consider allowing food trucks
January 23, 2019
Vernon, Texas, city commissioners plan to discuss a proposal at their Feb. 5 meeting that would change city regulations to allow food trucks to operate within…
read nowApplications due soon for San Francisco’s Off the Grid mobile food market
January 23, 2019
Openings are still available for operators of food trucks and food tents interested in serving at the Off The Grid mobile food market from March to October in…
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