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Silicon Valley Invades the Mobile Food Industry

Last June, Flip founder Jonathan Kaplan surprised the tech world by announcing he was launching a grilled cheese company. But Kaplan’s venture, called The Melt, wouldn’t be an amateur, hotdog-stand operation. No, he’d do it with Silicon Valley flair: by hiring Michelin Star-quality chefs, James Beard award-winning[...]

By |Sep 7, 2012|Off the Wire|

Musings Of A Food Truck Owner: Good for What Ails Ya

At least once a day, and some days many times more, a customer standing outside our window sidles up a little closer to the snowboard pass through and confides a health concern. Often, the comment is cast in the context of food, like “Does the[...]

By |Sep 6, 2012|Features|

Vegas Food Truck Proposal Off the Table

LAS VEGAS, NV - Hipster-hunting food truck drivers won't have to tiptoe around Las Vegas restaurants, at least for now. The Las Vegas City Council couldn't agree on a proposal some said would have protected restaurants from unfair competition from food trucks by establishing a[...]

By |Sep 6, 2012|Off the Wire|

Why You Should Always Ask For The Insurance Requirements FIRST!

Congratulations...you just landed a great opportunity to serve food at a large office building lot, college campus, festival or movie studio. In the beginning, they may have asked if you had insurance and of course you said yes.   You put a ton of work into[...]

By |Sep 5, 2012|Insurance|
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Graham Elliot on Food Trucks

CHICAGO, IL - We found this brief discussion with the Master Chef co-host and famed Chicago restaurateur  in the Chicago Redeye. The part that interested us most were his thoughts on becoming an owner/operator of his own food truck. Where are you at with Grahamburger, a[...]

By |Sep 5, 2012|Off the Wire|

Setting Up Foursquare For Your Food Truck

There are currently 63.2 million mobile users in the United States who use smartphones, an increase of 60% year over year. Over 6 million of these phone users are actively using foursquare, a geolocation application that allows them to “check-in” to businesses around the world, show their[...]

By |Sep 5, 2012|Social Media|

Traverse City Food Trucks Caught Up In Fee Hike

TRAVERSE CITY, MI - Traverse City is a foodie town.  You can find locally-sourced meals and treats everywhere.  So some people were surprised when the city commission doubled the cost for street vendors to do business in town. Now, the issue is back before the[...]

By |Sep 5, 2012|Off the Wire|

Food trucks rally, customers in tow

Dearborn, MI — One night each month, the streets of downtown Dearborn come alive with the one-of-a-kind tastes and the flavors of gourmet street food. Photo by: Ricardo Thomas / The Detroit News The sizzle of hot dogs and smell of tacos pervade a stretch of[...]

By |Sep 5, 2012|Off the Wire|