In October 2011, Chef Anthony Bourdain was quoted[1] as saying "...and there’s the likelihood that as we reach some sort of hipster fission, the bad guys will get in. You will see an Olive Garden food truck; it’s inevitable."
The "bad guys," as he calls them, got in a long time ago. Here are but a few.
Also see: Pinterest - Corporate Food Trucks via @streetfoodfiles
Corporate Food Trucks[]
- Ben and Jerry’s Scoop Truck[2] Website
- Oscar Mayer Wienermobile[3]
- Sprinkles Cupcakes, Beverly Hills, California[4]
- White Spot (Canada), Triple O’s On the Go [5]
Chain Restaurants, Fast Food and Franchises[]
New Jack in the Box Commercial - Munchie Mobile
New Jack in the Box® Commercial - Munchie Mobile
- Applebee's Neighborhood Eats[6]
- Arby's It's Good Mood Food Truck[7]
- Burger King[8][9]
- Carl's Jr.[10]
- Chick-fil-A, Washington, DC[11]
- Chipotle Mexican Grill, After Hours Food Truck, Website[1]Twitter
- Cold Stone Creamery, Mobile Cold Stone Creamery on Facebook and Twitter
- Dairy Queen[12], YouTube VideoBlizzardmobile
- Dunkin' Donuts - DD Hearty Snacks Food Truck[13][14]
- Fazoli's [15]
- Fatburger Fatmobile
- In-N-Out Burger Cookout Trailers
- Jack in the Box[16][17] Munchie Mobile
- Johnny Rockets[18], in Washington, D.C.
- Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill, San Diego, CA, @RubiosTweets, #RubiosTacoTruck[19]
Twitter post by RubiosTweets
- Sizzler[20] ZZ Truck
- Subway[18], in Arizona
- TCBY[21] [2]
- Taco Bell[22], @TacoBellTruck
Other[]
- The Gap's[23] Pico de Gap, vintage taco truck touring NY
- Doubletree Hotels by Hilton [24] Cookie CAREavan, in New York City
- FedEx[25]
- Freshpet, @freshpettruck, specializes in food for dogs[26]
- Macy's[27]
References[]
- ↑ Anthony Bourdain Shares His Thoughts On Food Trucks, Mobile Cuisine, Oct 27, 2011
- ↑ Buck, Stephanie, "The Rise of the Social Food Truck (Infographic)", Social-Savvy Food Truck Series, Mashable, August 04, 2011. Note: Infographic design by Lindsey McCormack
- ↑ Woodyard, Chris, "Hot dog! Oscar Mayer unveils Wienermobile as food truck", USA TODAY, May 25, 2011
- ↑ Luna, Nancy, Sprinkles on Wheels: cupcake van coming to O.C., June 23rd, 2009.
- ↑ First Look: White Spot Triple O’s On The Go Food Truck Review, Aug 5, 2011.
- ↑ Calhoun, Patricia, "Applebee's rolls out a food truck -- yes, Applebee's", Denver Westword Blogs, Fri, Aug. 5 2011.
- ↑ Facebook Fan Page Photo Album, "Arby's. It's Good Mood Food. truck visits Joplin MO", June 2011. Excerpt: "The Arby's Foundation Event Vehicle served Arby’s sandwiches, chips from Frito Lay, and Pepsi products to those affected by the tornado in Joplin, MO."
- ↑ "Burger King reinvents itself with new food, new look", WKYC-TV 3 Cleveland, Ohio, Apr 2, 2012
- ↑ "Burger King to compete with local food trucks?", Scott McDonnell, Reporter, Central Florida News 13, Tuesday, June 12, 2012.
- ↑ "Carl's Jr. food truck to give away free burgers, fries", wfaa.com Dallas/Ft. Worth, October 11, 2011
- ↑ "No food trucks for Chick-fil-A, despite D.C. franchisee move", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Thursday, March 29, 2012
- ↑ "Dairy Queen launches mobile truck", April 7, 2010.
- ↑ Johnston, Garth, "Free Food Alert: Dunkin' Donuts Joins The Food Truck Fray", Gothamist, April 19, 2011.
- ↑ Gioglio, Jessica, "Road Trip Alert: The Dunkin’ Donuts Hearty Snacks Food Truck Announces Northeast Tour", Dunkin' Donuts Blog, Thursday, April 14, 2011.
- ↑ Brandau, Mark. "New Fazoli's food truck to tour U.S.: The Breadstick Express will give away breadsticks and encourage donations to charity Feed the Children", Nation's Restaurant News, June 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Hit the Road, Jack": Newest Jack in the Box Restaurant Is Actually a 34-Foot-Long Food Truck, distributed by BusinessWire, Corporate News Release (archived at investors.jackinthebox.com), Mar 17, 2011
- ↑ Shatkin, Elina, Jack In The Box Food Truck: The TV Ad, Thu, Dec. 29 2011
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Bernstein, Sharon, "Food trucks are rolling into the mainstream"
- ↑ #RubiosTacoTruck, Twitter Hashtag
- ↑ Luna, Nancy, "Corporate food trucks invade streets", Orange County Register, Oct. 27, 2011
- ↑ Rocha, Isai, "TCBY Riding With the First Ever Froyo Food Truck", Foodbeast, May 18, 2012
- ↑ Hoyland, Christa, "Taco Bell ramps up food truck tour via Twitter", August 19, 2009. Excerpt: "Taco Bell's food truck has been ahead of the curve, giving away selected menu items at special events across the country for about two decades."
- ↑ Johnston, Garth, "The Gap, Desperate For Attention, Tries A Food Truck", Gothamist, August 10, 2011
- ↑ Johnston, Garth, "Free Food Alert: DoubleTree Cookies All Over Manhattan", Gothamist, May 26, 2011
- ↑ "Hot meal delivery at SXSW", Creativity Online, Crain Communications, Mar 15, 2011; Excerpt: "FedEx snuck this food truck into SXSWi, disguised as a FedEx delivery truck."
- ↑ Have You Spotted the Freshpet Food Truck?, July 17, 2011.
- ↑ Walker, Elaine, "Macy’s joins food truck frenzy", Miami Herald, Jun 27, 2011