Tag: food truck

North Carolina Food Truck Operator Fights Protectionism

A barbeque food truck operator in North Carolina is suing a local government after it enacted protectionist regulations that boosted food truck permitting fees by close to 8,000 percent. The lawsuit, Shirley v. Town of Farmville, was filed Sept. 21, in state court in Pitt County, North Carolina, on behalf of plaintiff Mark Shirley by…


10-Year-Old Entrepreneur Buys Bus to Upgrade His Lemonade Stand Into a Food Truck

A 10-year-old from Philadelphia is attracting attention after buying a school bus for an enterprising purpose: He plans to convert it into a food truck. Young Micah Harrigan started selling fresh-squeezed lemonade at the age of 8, first setting up shop on the sidewalk, then stocking his lemonade and iced tea in corner stores around…