OTW LogoIn our quest to keep our readers up to date with the latest stories relating to the food truck industry has compiled a list of the stories that hit the wire this weekend from Washington DC, New Orleans, Boston and Duluth.

May 3

Restaurant Association Takes Gloves Off in Food Truck Regulation Debate- WASHINGTON DC – In an email to its constituents this afternoon, the restaurant association let it all out. The group reiterated its support for the proposed regulations and stated that food truckers have exaggerated claims that the rules would put them out of business. RAMW also called the map that the food truck association assembled to show where they would not be able to vend under the proposed regulations a “fraud.”

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Stacy Head’s Office Releases a Statement About Landrieu’s Food Truck Veto – NEW ORLEANS, LA – Stacy Head has released a statement in response to Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s seemingly unexpected veto of the food truck ordinance that the city council passed last month. In her statement, Head expressed disappointment at Landrieu’s decision, which, according to Rachel Billow, came as something of a surprise to members of the Food Truck Coalition who have been working closely with the mayor’s office for months with nary a hint of an impending veto.

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May 4

Boston grub takes gold in rematch – BOSTON, MA – Boston food trucks took home the gold yesterday at the second annual Food Truck Throwdown: Boston vs. New York City, The Rematch, where trucks from Boston and New York City competed all day on the Greenway.

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May 5

Duluth mulls regulations for growing food truck business – DULUTH, MN – The ordinance City Councilor Emily Larson has introduced would require food trucks not to encroach on traditional bricks-and-mortar restaurants.

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