Have you ever been to a mobile food service establishment such as a hot dog stand or just a regular food truck that you enjoyed? Many of these food service establishments usually stay in a certain area where they can get customers to keep their food truck up and operating and if their food is good enough or unique they get loyal customers or people who are just hungry coming from work. Today, these mobile food establishments are dealing with regulations pouring down onto them that they can rarely stay in business for no more than a couple hours a day or a limit on how many food trucks permits there can be a year. The most important factors for cities to consider when regulating mobile food establishments are that they foster entrepreneurship, …show more content…
The research in Source C also reveals that the major states like Texas, Florida, and New York grew exponentially in mobile food establishments. This reveals that all major states are creating more and more entrepreneurs every year because of the right to have mobile food service establishments, but the regulations that every state is putting on them, such as the limit of permits for food trucks every year, can slow down the growth of these entrepreneurs. Some might say that mobile food service establishments fail and waste people's money, but the thing is that every business has a chance of failing and if you succeed in that mobile food service establishment you can go on to bigger things such as owning a restaurant. Furthermore, mobile food establishments are great for cities as well as what they have to offer for supporting industries. As stated in (Source F) food trucks offer tax revenue, job growth, tourism, activating public space, and fostering …show more content…
Some of these items are quiet generators and eco-friendly power supplies. Others might argue that food trucks create unfair competition for restaurants, which is incorrect because many mobile food service establishments operate festivals, parks, and nearby offices during the lunch hour so people can get their food quickly and efficiently. Many people want unique types of food instead of the traditional food restaurants offer, which many food trucks offer to their customers. Lastly, mobile food service establishments are already heavily regulated in many cities, such as Baltimore and New Orleans. Food truck owners Nikki McGowan and Joey Vanoni teamed up to sue Baltimore because the city prohibits mobile vendors from opening within 300 feet of businesses who sell similar products, as well as because they don’t allow food trucks to park within 200 feet of restaurants. Also in Annapolis, the council is considering passing a bill that prohibits food trucks from setting up within 100 feet of a