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NFTA · May 19, 2026

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.

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NFTA · May 19, 2026

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.

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NFTA · May 19, 2026

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.

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NFTA · April 3, 2026

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

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NFTA · March 2, 2026

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

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NFTA · July 18, 2024

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

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NFTA · May 12, 2024

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

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NFTA · June 16, 2021

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

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