Food carts: wave of the future?

mneck1814 · 05-20-2019, 01:10 PM

Over here in the western part of the state, the Upper Valley has at least a dozen food trucks that circulate between Hanover, Lebanon and White River Junction, VT at lunch time. My office is on Colburn Park in downtown Lebanon and we have 3-5 food trucks to pick from for lunch on any given day.

The City of Lebanon has dedicated a specific spot along the west side of the park where the trucks can park to keep things organized. Most of the trucks also hit the farmers' market circuit or town band concerts in the evenings.

A couple of the food trucks were so successful they have graduated to brick and mortar locations in Lebanon and White River.

Overall, I would say the community response has been extremely positive. Several of the Upper Valley towns also host food truck festivals throughout the summer. The trucks have been extremely popular with Dartmouth students, too.

iw8surf · 05-20-2019, 01:41 PM

The food trucks of todays millennials is far different from the roach coaches of you baby boomers... I grew up with the ABSOLUTLY not would I eat anything off of a truck, now I"ve been shocked with how good some of the food is.

So to the third world country comment? We're talking food trucks not downtown Laconia right?

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05-20-2019, 01:10 PM	#1
mneck1814 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hartford, VT/Moultonborough Posts: 95 Thanks: 25 Thanked 60 Times in 22 Posts	Over here in the western part of the state, the Upper Valley has at least a dozen food trucks that circulate between Hanover, Lebanon and White River Junction, VT at lunch time. My office is on Colburn Park in downtown Lebanon and we have 3-5 food trucks to pick from for lunch on any given day. The City of Lebanon has dedicated a specific spot along the west side of the park where the trucks can park to keep things organized. Most of the trucks also hit the farmers' market circuit or town band concerts in the evenings. A couple of the food trucks were so successful they have graduated to brick and mortar locations in Lebanon and White River. Overall, I would say the community response has been extremely positive. Several of the Upper Valley towns also host food truck festivals throughout the summer. The trucks have been extremely popular with Dartmouth students, too.

05-20-2019, 01:41 PM	#2
iw8surf Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 191 Thanks: 12 Thanked 94 Times in 55 Posts	The food trucks of todays millennials is far different from the roach coaches of you baby boomers... I grew up with the ABSOLUTLY not would I eat anything off of a truck, now I"ve been shocked with how good some of the food is. So to the third world country comment? We're talking food trucks not downtown Laconia right?

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