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Chicago, IL: New Food Truck Tracking App Launches »

The app, which originally launched in Atlanta, is available in eight cities. TruckSpotting gives out GPS units to truck owners and the truck's location shows up on the website and…

May 19 2013 / No Comment / Read More »
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Kendall Square, MA: Food Truck Festival Rolls into Kendall June 8 »

The Cambridge festival will feature children’s activities, sampling tables and entertainment, in addition to food trucks from all over New England. Partial proceeds will benefit the MIT Sean Collier Memorial…

May 13 2013 / No Comment / Read More »
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Toronto, CAN: BlogTO Releases iPhone App to Track Down Toronto’s Food Trucks »

The locally-designed app allows frequenters of Toronto’s now-famous and ubiquitous food trucks to locate their favourite cuisine, be it cupcakes or tacos, across the city.…

May 11 2013 / No Comment / Read More »
Truckily in April launched its public beta with an aim to link food trucks with consumers.

Kansas City, MO: Truckily Serves up Food Truck Finder for Foodies, Marketing Tools for Trucks »

The Kansas City startup's app—available nationwide—helps foodies find and interact with local food trucks, which have the opportunity to use the app as a location-based marketing tool that can automate…

May 5 2013 / No Comment / Read More »
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Nashville, TN: May is Nashville Street Food Month; Find Your Favorites With a New App »

The Nashville Food Truck Association has declared May as “Nashville Street Food Month” and is celebrating with the launch of its smartphone app, available in both iPhone and Android formats…

May 2 2013 / No Comment / Read More »
Some of Nashville's food trucks. (James Yates).

Nashville, TN: Hungry for a Nashville Food Truck? Look To Your Smartphones »

Gone are the days of relying on social media and individual Web sites to find your favorite food truck. In conjunction with its inaugural Nashville Street Food Month in May,…

May 2 2013 / No Comment / Read More »
Vancouver placed third in North America on a list ranking the best cities for food truck cuisine. (CTV)

Vancouver, CAN: Vancouver Named Third-Best Food Truck City in North America »

Food trucks have been on the radar at recent Vancouver city council meetings as the number of food carts grow and permits are reviewed. Council has suggested using Portland as…

Apr 27 2013 / No Comment / Read More »
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National News: Feast at the Food Trucks – The Tanger Taste & Style Food Truck Festival »

The gourmet food truck craze has been tantalizing foodies everywhere for several years now, but as far as we know, our area has never had an entire weekend festival to…

Apr 26 2013 / No Comment / Read More »
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Saskatoon, CAN: Food Trucks Approved »

Save a spot on your favourite park bench -- food trucks are officially coming to Saskatoon.

The only point of contention at the meeting was how far away the trucks should operate from existing restaurants. Mayor…

May 22 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

Norfolk, VA: Norfolk Allows Food Trucks in Metered Spaces »

Catherine Dodge, who owns Hubcap Grill with her son Evan Harrell, gives food to a customer outside of The Birch on West Olney Road in Norfolk on Oct. 17, 2012. Currently mobile restaurants are restricted to certain parts of the city, downtown not being one of them. The owners of the Hubcap bring their truck here on Wednesday and Friday evenings from 5:30 to 9. (Vicki Cronis-Nohe | The Virginian-Pilot)

The council has been debating the regulations for several months, and the version that was approved Tuesday night had been…

May 22 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

Minneapolis, MN: Mr. Mustachio’s, A Food Truck chat »

Now under new management

I worked for the Wadis last year, as the catering and events manager for World Street Kitchen, which also meant…

May 22 2013 / No Comment / Read More »
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Norfolk, VA: Norfolk Allows Food Trucks in Metered Spaces »

Catherine Dodge, who owns Hubcap Grill with her son Evan Harrell, gives food to a customer outside of The Birch on West Olney Road in Norfolk on Oct. 17, 2012. Currently mobile restaurants are restricted to certain parts of the city, downtown not being one of them. The owners of the Hubcap bring their truck here on Wednesday and Friday evenings from 5:30 to 9. (Vicki Cronis-Nohe | The Virginian-Pilot)

The council has been debating the regulations for several months, and the version that was approved Tuesday night had been significantly revised to address the concerns of restaurateurs. …

May 22 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

Lexington, KY: Lexington Food Truck Proposal Moves Forward »

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A plan to give people more food options in downtown Lexington has cleared another hurdle.…

May 22 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

Columbus, OH: Plan to Regulate Food Trucks Stuck on Slow Boil »

ALEX HOLT | DISPATCH Thomas Hill, left, of the Columbus Division of Fire reads through an inspection list with Ben Cloose in the Foodie Truck. The inspection is part of a pilot program the city is developing to more closely regulate the city’s estimated 150 food trucks.

Some owners want the city to reserve the metered spots just for food trucks during certain hours of the day. Mills said the city is considering that.…

May 20 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

Ottawa, CAN: Food Truck Growing Pains — Good News and Bad News »

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Ottawa Streat Gourmet, which is headed by the owner of Urban Pear, is having issues with parking his truck. There was some idea that the problem had to do with a sign not being up on time allowing him to bring his food truck to…

May 19 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

Lexington, KY: Board Accepts Lexington’s Food Trucks Ordinance »

Customers formed a long line to buy crepes at La Petite Creperie in August 2011 at the Lexington Farmers Market. Hardwood Pizza also was at the farmers market. Photo by Angela Baldridge — Lexington Herald-Leader file photo

The pilot proposal would allow food trucks to stop in metered public parking places in specified areas downtown and sell food to pedestrians between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. They could operate between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. in any on-street parking areas where it…

May 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

Washington, DC: Food trucks test their pull in the District »

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 09: Maria Habib, center, and Sally Maier enjoy their food at Farragut Square as food trucks are seen behind them on Thursday May 09, 2013 in Washington, DC. There is fear among food truck operators that proposed regulations could force them out of busines. Maria and Sally got their food from a brick a mortar business. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post) (Matt McClain - THE WASHINGTON POST)

The trucks have argued that they’re a community-building group operating in the best interest of the city, even if many of them are based outside of it. If that’s the case, they should embrace the chance to reach out to more communities than just the…

May 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »
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Calgary, CAN: How the Smartphone is Changing How You Pay for Stuff »

Merchants can turn their smartphones into registers using the Square credit card reader and having customers sign with their finger. (Square)

The path to one wallet, one application on your phone that holds all of your receipts and keeps track of your spending and helps you…

Apr 12 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

The Food Truck Revolution: Now Armed With Point-of-Sale iPads »

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The food truck revolution is in full swing…

Jul 24 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

REVEL SYSTEMS Unveils iPAD POINT-OF-SALE Solution For Food Trucks w/ Twitter Integration »

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A onvenient way for food truck business owners to respond to real-time conditions and attract new customers…

Jul 18 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

Sizzlers Food Truck Hits the Street with ISISPOS »

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One unit is already in the streets, testing the gut of hungry customers. …

Feb 14 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

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Adelaide Adelaide City Council is looking at reducing the number of food truck permits despite the fact not all operators are open at once. Source: adelaidenow

Adelaide, AU: City Council Considers Limiting Number of Food Truck Permits

THE number of city food truck permits will be cut from 50 to 40 under a revised council plan, despite research confirming only a minority are trading on any given day.…

May 9 2013 / Read More »
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Adelaide, AU: Adelaide Pop-Up Shops’ Future Under a Cloud

The fate of pop-up food vans in the Adelaide CBD looks uncertain amid claims from a city councillor that the “pop-up fad” has gone too far. …

Apr 24 2013 / Read More »
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Winter Park, FL: Restaurants Chains Consider Launching Branded Food Trucks

Prestige Food Trucks, a premier central Florida food truck builder reports significant demand for mobile food venders as small to large restaurant chains/franchises consider expanding into mobile catering.…

May 1 2013 / Read More »
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Orlando, FL: Franchises & Restaurant Chains Experiment with Mobile Cafes / Food Trucks

Prestige Food Trucks builds, sells, buys, repairs, rehabs, finances, leases and rents premium quality food trucks/mobile cafes & trailers to a wide range of clientele from sole-proprietors to nationwide chains. Their commitment is to offer complete…

Apr 26 2013 / Read More »
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North Charleston, SC: Join the Movement with One of Our Custom Food Trucks

Gorilla Fabrication specializes in building out Custom Food Trucks. Mobile Eateries, Catering Trucks and Beer Trucks…

Apr 9 2013 / Read More »
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Miami, FL: Food Truck Builders Shift into High Gear

We wanted to do something whimsical, slightly southern, slightly risque. The whole deal with the truck was to have fun…

Mar 18 2013 / Read More »
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Winter Park, FL: Restaurants Chains Consider Launching Branded Food Trucks

Prestige Food Trucks, a premier central Florida food truck builder reports significant demand for mobile food venders as small to large restaurant chains/franchises consider expanding into mobile catering.…

May 1 2013 / Read More »
Photo: PRWeb

Orlando, FL: Franchises & Restaurant Chains Experiment with Mobile Cafes / Food Trucks

Prestige Food Trucks builds, sells, buys, repairs, rehabs, finances, leases and rents premium quality food trucks/mobile cafes & trailers to a wide range of clientele from sole-proprietors to nationwide chains. Their commitment is to offer complete…

Apr 26 2013 / Read More »
Owner / Operators Jose Andres (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

Washington, DC: Jose Andres: We Need Food Truck Regulations that Work for Everyone

We love food trucks! We have some good regulations on the table, but we need to look at something that works for everyone. We need to give the people of D.C. more choices and encourage the…

May 12 2013 / Read More »
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Lexington, KY: Fazoli’s to Kick Off Expanded ‘Breadsticks for Hunger Tour’

Working to alleviate hunger in the communities it serves, Fazoli's rolls out its second nationwide Breadsticks for Hunger Tour May 30…

May 9 2013 / Read More »
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Minneapolis, MN: Food Truck To Twisted Sister – ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ [video]

“I cried. I really did. I was just in shock,” said Kaake, owner of the Twisted Sister House of Hunger food truck.…

Oct 29 2012 / Read More »
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Jupiter, FL: Food Truck Fest

There will be some tables and chairs, but it is recommended that you bring your own folding chairs in order to get the best seat! Parking is free in the parking garage to the south…

Feb 25 2013 / Read More »
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