City of Cambridge Food Truck Program

Cambridge Food Truck Program

The City of Cambridge Food Truck Program provided entrepreneurial opportunities to vendors, diverse food offerings to patrons, and additional street level amenities to Cambridge public spaces. It helped to incubate and grow food truck businesses with a focus on:

  • Historically excluded owners 
  • First-time food truck operators
  • Businesses owned by Cambridge residents
  • Food truck businesses without a brick-and-mortar restaurant operation in Cambridge and no more than one brick-and-mortar operation outside of Cambridge
  • Food truck businesses that are not vending in other outdoor Cambridge venues on a regular basis

As a business incubator program, the Cambridge Food Truck Program allowed first-time food entrepreneurs to test branding, menu ideas, and business concepts before making larger-scale investments. For historically excluded food businesses owners who often lack the access to capital needed for costly early stage investments, the Food Truck Program provided a relatively low-cost opportunity that prioritized these entrepreneurs in a thoughtful way and helped to grow their businesses without competing with existing small businesses in the designated areas.

The Food Truck Program is currently closed. Vendors interested in operating a food truck in Cambridge should view the website about general food truck vending or contact staff below for any questions. 

Additional Resources

General Information about Food Truck Vending in Cambridge

Read how the Program Helped The Pull Up, LLC Establish its Business

Overview of City outreach for Food Truck Program

Read the Food Truck Pilot Evaluation Report to learn more about how the Pilot informed the Food Truck Program design 

 

For More Information

Contact Christina DiLisio, cdilisio@cambridgema.gov or 617/349-4601