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Utah food truck wins $10K tip from Food Network show
December 11, 2018
The Salty Pineapple, a South Jordan, Utah, food truck that specializes in Hawaiian BBQ, recently received $10,000 in prize money after being featured on the…
read nowPro Football Hall of Fame to host holiday festival featuring food trucks
December 10, 2018
The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, will launch its inaugural "Hall-day" Winterfest, 1–6 p.m., Dec. 16, at the Fan Plaza on the north side of Tom…
read nowMissouri city lawmakers approve food truck ordinance
December 10, 2018
The Washington, Missouri, city council has approved a food truck ordinance that allows trucks to park on public property in two areas of the city, but…
read nowFood truck owners sue Florida town over restrictive law
December 7, 2018
Two food truck owners have sued the city of Fort Pierce, Florida, over a 2014 law that restricts where they can operate their business, according to a press…
read nowFood truck park gets pushback from Coney Island civic group
December 6, 2018
A Coney Island civic panel voted 20-10 to reject a plan to have a food truck near Asser Levy Park, claiming the truck would harm the local economy, attract too…
read now3 Baltimore food trucks to open brick-and-mortar tavern
December 6, 2018
Three food trucks — Dizzy Cow Pizzeria, The Green Bowl and the Smoking Swine — have teamed to open a brick-and-mortar restaurant and tavern at 3432–34 S.
read nowNew Expedia campus to feature food trucks
December 5, 2018
Expedia Group, an online travel service, has released a design plan for its new Seattle headquarters on the Elliott Bay waterfront that includes food trucks as…
read nowPolicy organization claims Illinois restaurants seek to protect eateries from food truck competition
December 5, 2018
Illinois Policy, an independent organization advocating public policy solutions to promote personal freedom in Illinois, recently posted an article on its…
read nowFood truck commissary opens in underserved part of Southern California
December 4, 2018
Toni Romero, a caterer in Indio, California, recently opened the first Coachella Valley food truck commissary and already has six food truck customers…
read nowFood truck ordinance approved for Utah county
December 4, 2018
The Summit County, Utah, council has approved an ordinance regulating food trucks and mobile food courts in the Snyderville Basin, despite being restricted by…
read nowOfficials charge Rhode Island food truck owner with taking deliveries at home
December 3, 2018
The owner of a food truck in Cranston, Rhode Island, pleaded "not guilty" to charges that she had been operating a catering business in a residential zone.
read nowFlorida event center to feature food trucks
December 3, 2018
A building that has been vacant since 2013 will become an event and entertainment center featuring a bar and a food truck garden in Dade City, Florida…
read nowDaytona Beach lawmakers postpone vote on food truck rules
November 30, 2018
Daytona Beach, Florida, city commissioners recently decided to table finalizing rules for mobile food vendors due to questions about hours of operation…
read nowOttawa seeks food trucks for spring/summer season
November 30, 2018
The city of Ottawa, Canada, is asking food trucks and food carts to apply for one of 22 spots available in the 2019 spring and summer season, according to the…
read nowEagles QB launches food truck with a spiritual focus
November 26, 2018
Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz hopes to feed both body and spirit with his newly launched food truck, Thy Kingdom Crumb.
read now'World's Largest Food Truck Rally' planned in Detroit
November 1, 2018
An event billed as the World's Largest Food Truck Rally will begin at noon, Sunday, Nov. 4, in Belle Isle Park in Detroit, according to the Detroit Metro Times.
read nowNew Orleans to host Nomad Food Truck Fest
October 31, 2018
New Orleans' Nomad Food Truck Fest will take place Friday, 5–8 p.m. at Champions Square, according to a notice published by The Advocate.
read nowTampa, Florida, company gives would-be food truck operators the straight story on startup
October 31, 2018
Tampa Bay Food Trucks, a Florida company that helps food truck operators find, build and market food trucks, is holding local seminars every six weeks to help…
read nowPartial overturn of Royal Oak food truck ban likely
October 30, 2018
Last week, Food Truck Operator reported on a clash of wills between downtown restaurant owners and new brewery and distillery businesses in in Royal Oak…
read nowTupelo, Mississippi, urged to allow open marketplace for food trucks
October 30, 2018
Jon Pritchett, president and CEO of the nonpartisan Mississippi Center for Public Policy, is calling on the city council of Tupelo, Mississippi, to abandon its…
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