Hey there, fellow vendors and street food enthusiasts! Ben here, and today let’s talk about justice! We’re diving deep into the world of crony capitalism and how it’s affecting our beloved street food industry. Let’s get to it! The Unjust Fight Against Street Food Vendors Street food vendors, like us, face a constant uphill battle. […]
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Report – Street Food Safer Than Restaurants
The Institute for Justice analyzed years of food-safety inspections from seven major American cities, and in every one, food trucks and food carts did as well as or even better than their brick and mortar restaurants. The Report – Street Food Safer Than Restaurants It goes that if a food-service establishment is more clean, they […]
This Really Could Help Us Vendors!
If you haven’t read the previous blog entry you ought to do that first. It is why I write you now. I got so excited I almost peed myself when I heard about this group: Institute for Justice! They really tackle all sorts of issues to protect our rights from ignorant lawmakers. You can […]
Licenses for Every Location? No way
Multiple Licenses Required? I got a question from Kandi about how many licenses are required for a mobile food cart in her town. It’s normal for a city to require a license for a hot dog cart or street food vendor. But an official told Kandi that she would need not just one license, but […]
Street Vendors Get Help from Unlikely Source
Lawyers! Most people have at least one lawyer joke, but the Windy City vendors aren’t going to be chiding in anytime soon. Why? Because Chicago University Law Students are coming to the defense of street vendors. They want them and they believe vendors have a right to be there. You won’t find a vendor who […]
City Requires Multiple Location Licenses?
If you’re starting a hot dog cart or other mobile food business, you should know you will probably need some kind of license to do business. That’s true. But what do you do if your city or county says something that seems ridiculous? What if they say you need multiple location licenses? A license for […]
Ignorant Cities Discriminate Against Street Food Vendors
“I don’t want it and you can’t too!” “If we don’t want to do it, you can’t do it either.” It’s reminiscent of those childhood days when one child doesn’t want something, but doesn’t want anyone else to have it either. Ignorant cities discriminate against street food vendors. “Brick and mortar businesses pay […]