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About the Association

The voice of the mobile food industry.

An association of regional food truck associations leveraging experience and knowledge to support vendors, the public, and the future of mobile food.

Our Mission

Built by operators, for operators.

The National Food Truck Association was organized by a group of regional food truck association representatives to leverage their experience and knowledge to ensure that food trucks from coast to coast are provided great resources and access to information.

Our goal is to support food truck owners, regional associations, and to act as a singular point of contact for the public looking to engage with food trucks. We now offer catering and location management services to make it easier for the public to take advantage of food truck services nationwide.

We continue to help vendors and associations work cooperatively with municipalities and governmental bureaucracies to review codes, ordinances, and procedures so they can better address the realities of this new industry. What was once an underground and unseen industry has become one of the fastest growing trends in food service.

Leadership

Board of Directors

Matt Geller

Founding President · CEO, SoCal MFVA

Co-Founder and CEO of the Southern California Mobile Food Vendors Association and Founding President of the NFTA. Geller's association model has become the national standard for food truck advocacy, helping more than twenty cities establish similar groups. Founding partner and executive of Best Food Trucks, Inc. UCLA School of Law, J.D. 2008.

Robert Mitchell

President, Philly Mobile Food Association

Owner of The Cow & The Curd, a Best of Philly and repeat Vendy Award winner. Former teacher turned full-time concessions operator. Today Rob consults for event planners and food truck start-ups, and works on legislative reform for food-truck-friendly environments. Temple University, B.A./M.A.

Doug Povich

Co-Founder, DMV Food Truck Association

Counsel at Squire Sanders practicing communications and technology law in Washington, DC. Founded the Red Hook Lobster Pound food truck in 2010 and serves as Chairman of the DMV Food Truck Association. Union College, B.A.; Georgetown Law, J.D.

Willy Dely

Co-Founder & Special Advisor, MMFVA

Owner of Au Jus Solutions, LLC in Baltimore offering event planning, social media marketing, and consulting to restaurants, hospitality, and mobile food businesses. Founding President of the Maryland Food Truck Association.

John Hepner

Co-Founder, New Jersey Food Truck Association

Co-founder of Aroy-D the Thai Elephant — the first Thai food truck on the east coast. After 20 years in corporate IT, Jon built the truck himself and helped organize the NJ Food Truck Association after Superstorm Sandy.

John Levy

Founder & President, Minnesota Food Truck Association

Founder and President of the MFTA, which represents over 65 food trucks across Minnesota. Co-owner of Andrew Zimmern's Canteen. Over 28 years as a corporate and securities lawyer at Nilan Johnson Lewis. University of Vermont, B.A.; Emory Law, J.D.

Che Ruddell-Tabisola

Political Director, National Food Truck Association

Co-founded the BBQ Bus food truck in 2011 and the BBQ Bus Smokehouse brick-and-mortar in 2017. Former Executive Director of the DMV Food Truck Association; now Political Director of the NFTA and a board member of Think Local First.