On Tuesday, Omaha City Council members will vote on whether to impose the city’s restaurant tax on food trucks.Food trucks and other mobile food vendors are exempt from paying the 2.5 percent restaurant tax at the momment.
Archive for July 28, 2016
City panels: Food trucks, picnic tables not appropriate for downtown Wisconsin Dells
Food trucks and picnic tables are soon to become endangered species in the downtown Wisconsin Dells landscape.Two committees met July 20 to determine the downtown’s future course regarding the potential allowance of mobile food establishments.
Food trucks finding a destination in city’s downtown
Two years after city officials changed local laws to allow food trucks in Pawtucket, the city is finally seeing some regular traffic from the mobile eateries.
Food trucks gear up for beerfest, brewery birthday!
On Sunday, downtown Cary’s Chatham Street will host a food truck rodeo starting at 5 p.m. There will be more than 25 trucks, vendors, live music and beer.
http://www.wral.com/food-trucks-gear-up-for-beerfest-brewery-birthday/15877679/
Murfreesboro could remove roadblocks for food trucks
Food trucks have been all but banned in Murfreesboro for years, but the growing popularity of mobile food has caused the city to reassess its regulations.
http://www.dnj.com/story/news/local/2016/07/26/murfreesboro-removes-roadblocks-food-trucks/87563964/
Starting a Food Truck Business – A Guide to Everything You Need to Know
If you’ve been considering starting your own mobile food business, there is a lot to learn. Your business will benefit greatly if you research your market and create a solid business plan.
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/9237-how-to-start-food-truck-business.html
North Idaho food truck gives free food to police
A food truck owner in Coeur d’Alene is helping law enforcement officers this week following the recent police killings around the country by giving them free meals.
Food truck craze hits North Shore
Last fall, more than 20 food trucks rolled into Stoneham Square on a Saturday in mid-October for the inaugural North Shore Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival.The event served as evidence that food trucks are no longer a phenomenon restricted to the busy streets of Boston, New York or any other big city. On the contrary, food trucks are showing up in all sorts of places, including the North Shore.By unofficial count, about 25 food trucks call the North Shore home, based either on the location of their kitchens or the residence of their owners.
http://wenham.wickedlocal.com/news/20160715/food-truck-craze-hits-north-shore
Montgomery Co. zoning change could bring food trucks to local farms
Food trucks aren’t just for urbanites anymore! Trucks could be popping up on farms inside Montgomery County’s agricultural reserve, thanks to a change in county zoning regulations.
Greenville County Schools to unveil new food truck
Greenville County Schools announced that it would expand its Food and Nutrition Services program with the addition of a full service food truck.The new full service food truck will be used to feed children free summer meals and will be used at schools to introduce new, unique lunch items throughout the school year.