Roaming Hunger facts for kids
| Industry | Catering, Food Trucks, Advertising/Promotions |
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| Founded | Santa Monica, California 2009 |
| Founder | Ross Resnick |
| Headquarters | West Hollywood, California, |
| Services | Connecting food trucks with consumers for public and private events; promotions/takeovers; app available on iOS and Android |
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Number of employees
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35 |
Roaming Hunger is a company that helps people find and book food trucks. It's like a special service where you can find food trucks nearby, book them for parties, or even use them for advertising. Ross Resnick started Roaming Hunger in 2009.
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How Roaming Hunger Started
Ross Resnick, the founder of Roaming Hunger, loved street food when he studied in Asia in 2004. When he came back home, he noticed that food trucks were becoming popular in 2009. He decided to create an online list of food trucks and carts all over the United States.
At first, Ross didn't have a clear plan for how his list would make money. But soon, people started asking him for help to book food trucks for parties and special events. They also wanted food trucks for advertising campaigns. Ross then realized he could turn his online list into a helpful business!
As of June 2015, Roaming Hunger works from West Hollywood and has 35 employees.
What Roaming Hunger Does
Roaming Hunger has four main parts that help different kinds of customers:
- Corporate Catering: This helps big companies book food trucks for their events.
- Public and Private Catering: This helps people book food trucks for their own parties, like weddings or family gatherings.
- Takeovers and Promotions: This helps businesses use food trucks for advertising or special events to promote their products.
- Marketplace: This part helps people buy, sell, or rent food trucks.
How Roaming Hunger Works
The Website
Roaming Hunger's website shows live maps where you can see where food trucks are right now in many big cities. Food truck owners share their schedules on the site, or the website can figure out their location from their social media posts.
Each food truck, trailer, or cart has its own page on the website. This page includes a picture, a short description, and options for the owner to add menus and more photos of their food. You can also search for food trucks in your area, find trucks that serve specific types of food, or look for a particular truck.
Website users can "love" a truck, write reviews, and find the most popular trucks nearby. You can even set an alert to get a message when your favorite truck is serving in your area! The website also has a blog with articles about food trucks, events, and even recipes. If you know a new food truck, you can suggest it to the site. You can also send requests to book a food truck for an event.
The App
Roaming Hunger has a app for phones and tablets. It launched in June 2011 for iOS devices and in November 2014 for Android devices. The app has the same live maps as the website. It also lets you save your favorite food trucks, look at their menus and photos, and read about each one.
There's also a special app just for the food truck owners. They can use it to share their locations, plan future events, and send updates to their followers.
