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Food trucks

"City of Gold"

Restaurants on wheels

by Ellen Rolfes
Sep 18, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #166
Roy Choi's Korean fusion truck Kogi helped kick off the food truck trend.
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My Economy

His Houston food truck business has become “very hit or miss”

by Alli Fam
Aug 11, 2020
With traditional revenue sources like office buildings closed, one food truck owner explains the challenges he's facing during the pandemic.
Jose Sanchez's new food truck business had just picked up when COVID-19 started closing office buildings, a major source of customers.
Courtesy of Jose Sanchez.
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Why well-connected suburbs are suddenly the best place to run a food truck

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 4, 2020
Matt Geller, president of the National Food Truck Association, says the coronavirus wrecked lunch service but operators are building their evening business, especially outside city centers.
Office closures and canceled summer gatherings have forced many food truck operators to rethink their business models.
Photo by Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images
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Economics of Disaster

A slice of life — and pastelillo — in Puerto Rico

by Paulina Velasco
Apr 27, 2018
The impact of a looming school closure on the owners of a food truck who have been feeding students and parents for 31 years.
Since 1987, the food truck formally named "Love Pizza" has operated outside of Escuela Elemental John F. Kennedy, an elementary school in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico slated to close this summer. Students and parents call the truck "Maggie's Food Truck."
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A food truck business that sells a "uniquely Maine moment"

by Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac
Apr 18, 2018
Two cousins write about the secret of their success: respect for Maine lobster.
A freshly cooked lobster is removed from a pot in Portland, Maine.
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College grapples with value of arts education in tough times

by Amy Scott
Nov 23, 2012
Baltimore art school looks to reduce costs as applications fall.
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Food and Drink

Restaurant chains increase appetite for food trucks

by Marketplace Contributor
May 29, 2012
The food truck scene was a trendy diversion. Now it's a normal part of city life. Sizzler and other national chains hope to take advantage.
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'On the Road' to a food truck

by Roy Choi
Nov 22, 2011
The Kogi Barbecue truck is often credited with kicking off the gourmet food truck craze in Los Angeles. Chef Roy Choi shares how Jack Kerouac's seminal work pushed him to start the truck.
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