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Mobile purchasing app launched for restaurants, food trucks
Paperlinks, a QR marketing and mobile commerce provider, has launched PayDragon, a mobile ordering app for restaurants and food trucks. The new app lets smartphone users skip lines at the register …
April 13, 2012
Is your restaurant stuck in a monkey trap?
Recently I had a discussion with Ken Haigh, PeopleMatter's COO, about the dangers of reaching into the monkey trap. Not familiar with the term? The concept is based on placing an item, say a banana …
March 14, 2012 - Nate DaPore
California legislator tries to limit food truck presence near schools
California Assemblyman Bill Monning (D-Carmel) has proposed a state law to ban food trucks from selling food within 500 yards of a school campus. The proposal – Assembly Bill 1678 – calls …
February 20, 2012
Kids' nutrition, local sourcing top NRA's 2012 trend predictions
The National Restaurant Association's "What's Hot in 2012" survey of nearly 1,800 professional chefs – members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF) – reveals that children's …
December 7, 2011
Sodexo opens first Star Ginger food truck
Sodexo Inc., along with celebrity chef Mai Pham, opened its first Star Ginger Asian Grill & Noodle Bar in the form of a food truck on the campus of University of California-Davis. The concept is …
October 19, 2011
Food truck segment speeding up
The food truck has been gaining momentum since 2008, with some predicting a short-lived heyday. That has certainly not been the case, as new research by the National Restaurant Association confirms …
September 7, 2011 - Alicia Kelso
Qdoba's Queso Quest rolls out in Chicago
Qdoba Mexican Grill has teamed up with Chicago comedian Joey Dundale to launch the Queso Quest in the Windy City. Queso is not currently near the top of the list of Chicagoans' favorite savory foods …
August 29, 2011
New York food truck obtains liquor license
As food trucks continue their growth spurt, one such operator has just added a new twist to the trend. The Wall Street Journal reports that The Turkish Truck, based in New York City, has just …
June 9, 2011
NRA 2011: Food Truck Spot doubles from inaugural year
In 2009, the New York Times posted a blog wondering if the end of the food truck trend was "nigh." If the 2011 National Restaurant Association Show, held May 21-24 in Chicago, is any indication, the …
May 24, 2011 - Alicia Kelso
Street food: Urban foraging
"Lilly, get over here – she just got that blue box from the garage, where are you?" Teddy yelled – she was always a bit bossy toward Lilly. And it wasn't as if she had far to look as they …
May 23, 2011 - Suzy Badaracco

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