Saved by suburbs: Food trucks hit by virus find new foodies Food trucks have long been seen as an urban treasure but are now being saved by the suburbs during the coronavirus pandemicLYNNWOOD, Wash. -- On a warm summer night, two food trucks pulled onto a tree-lined street in a hilltop neighborhood outside Seattle. Long seen as an urban treasure, food trucks are now being saved by the suburbs during the coronavirus pandemic. All the stuff we typically do as humans, we can’t do anymore,” said Matt Geller, president of the National Food Truck Association. Geller said the suburban shift has been a boon for food trucks in places like Seattle, Nashville, Tennessee, and Austin, Texas. The bakery pivoted to online sales, home deliveries and food truck events.

Source: ABC News August 21, 2020 05:15 UTC