NFTA Blog
Reporting, analysis, and field notes from food truck owners, regional associations, and NFTA leadership.
THE MYTH THAT EVERY DAY YOU GO OUT IS BETTER THAN RESTING AND NOT GOING OUT
Food truck burnout is real. John Ou breaks down the math of fixed vs. variable costs and explains why sometimes taking a day off actually saves you money.
Read the story →Why the Way You Respond to Booking Requests Matters More Than You Think
Food truck operators who respond quickly and professionally win more bookings. Here is what a strong email response looks like and why your signature block matters.
Continue reading →How Food Truck Operators Are Building Steady Income Through the BFT Home Depot Program
Best Food Trucks has completed nearly 4,000 shifts at Home Depot locations nationwide. Here is how the program works and what operators need to join.
Continue reading →What Good Food Truck Regulation Looks Like, and Why Kansas City Got It Wrong
Kansas City's new 300-foot restaurant proximity rule is the wrong approach. Here is what sensible food truck regulation actually looks like for municipalities.
Continue reading →Corporate Catering Is Back. Is Your Food Truck Ready?
The return to office is real, and it has created one of the biggest opportunities for food trucks that the industry has seen in years. Here is how to land corporate clients, build recurring revenue, and compete for office catering bookings.
Continue reading →Market Research
Understanding your market is a top priority when deciding whether to start a food truck. To achieve this, you must grasp the customers' needs, analyze other food trucks and restaurants catering to those needs, be aware o
Continue reading →Working with Event Organizers
Working with special events organizers can be one of the more profitable segments of your business. A special event, or a food truck event that is well organized and attended can make the difference between profitable mo
Continue reading →Gourmet Food Truck Catering Craze Feeding Returning Workforce
A feverish catering craze has burst onto the post-pandemic food scene, as an unexpected solution has sped up to meet this surging demand. With a hungry workforce returning back to the grind, many have noticed some of the
Continue reading →The $25 Food Truck Meal
Have you ever been at a festival with food trucks and wondered, “How on earth is my burger, fries and a drink over $20?” Answer: it is not the food truck. Event organizers are now charging up to 40% of a food truck’s gro
Continue reading →Raise Funds, Win Hearts
The food truck phenomenon that started in Los Angeles wasn’t just a flash in the pan. The food and restaurant industry is always evolving, and food trucks are an affordable point of entry into the industry. Independent o
Continue reading →Marketplace Competition Creates New Small Business and Employment
JACKSONVILLE — The food truck explosion is a nationwide phenomenon, with numerous cities embracing market competition and providing their citizens with accessible, innovative, and award-winning cuisines at affordable pri
Continue reading →How Did Food Trucks Become So Popular in Los Angeles?
How did food trucks become so popular in Los Angeles? Is it the price? How about the food? The modern food truck industry seems to have come out of no where. One second there were traditional taco trucks the next seco
Continue reading →Capital City Food Truck Convention!
The [Capital City Food Truck Convention](https://web.archive.org/web/20220703210743/http://www.dmvfta.org/convention/) is a two day mobile vending conference for food truck operators, suppliers and public health official
Continue reading →Announcing Georgia’s First Owner-Operated Food Truck Association
At 4PM EST on 27th February 2017, the newly-formed [Food Truck Association of Georgia (FTAG)](https://web.archive.org/web/20220809190603/https://www.nationalfoodtrucks.org/2017/03/01/announcing-georgias-first-owner-opera
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