Food Trucks History

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The food industry is always expanding with new methods of cooking and serving food being discovered. Food trucks have made a huge impact, and have evolved dramatically over the years. Food trucks are a successful business which clearly shows in its history from its first appearance, to the widespread establishments of these trucks across the states, and how they compete with restaurants. These trucks that are well known today aren’t anything what they were centuries ago. The ancestors of food trucks are actually push carts and chuck wagons. By 1930, motorized versions were introduced in Chicago and New York, with Oscar Mayer introducing its first Wiener Mobile in 1936. Ice cream trucks made their debut which was building block for the first taco truck. In 1974, a man named Raul Martinez converted an ice cream truck into the first taco truck in East Los Angeles; years later he became the owner of King Taco. As the economy went south, food trucks multiplied because restaurateurs didn’t want to launch a restaurant, so they went with a less expensive route. Los …show more content…

Even with this derogatory name, it didn’t stop this nationwide trend from spreading. Over 3 million food trucks exist in America in such cities like Portland, Oregon; Chicago, Illinois; Houston and Austin, Texas; Miami, Florida; Washington, D.C.; Boston, Massachusetts; St. Louis, Missouri; and of course Los Angeles, California. They started off selling sandwiches, tacos, hamburgers, and hotdogs which are the common, yet popular among customers. In 2008, gourmet food trucks appeared, selling specialty crepes, ribs, kabobs, seafood, and curry to just name a few. Now, dessert trucks, vegetarian, vegan trucks exist to satisfy the different eating habits of Americans. With gourmet food on the go; they’re a force to be reckoned with pertaining to restaurants and

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