Over the past three years the SoCal Mobile Food Vendors Association has assisted 11 other food truck associations form. Â They have provided guidance, bylaws and help with 501(c)(6) filings for non profit status. Â They do this because they believe that strong advocacy nationwide furthers their cause in California and because they believe that everyone deserves a voice.
They’re expanding their initiative to help fledgling food truck associations. Â If you need help creating or organizing a new food truck association, email them and they’ll do their best to help out.
The first step in getting an association together is getting the relevant parties (truck owners) into a room to discuss the issues. Â The first meeting should be used to identify the most important issues facing the industry in your area. Create a list in order of importance. Â Typically lists include: bans, time limit restrictions, street vending restrictions, private property bans, etc. Once the list is together a strategy can be developed to achieve your goals.
They will help you every step of the way.
You can find their site at:Â https://socalmfva.com/
Email:Â socalmfva(at)gmail.com
Twitter:Â @SoCalMFVA
About the Southern California Food Vendors Association:Â We are a group of small business entrepreneurs who have set about changing the food landscape in Southern California by providing a diverse and eclectic variety of high quality food at an affordable price, from a mobile platform. Â The SoCal Mobile Food Vendors Association was the first food truck advocacy organization in the new gourmet food truck industry.