Free-Market Field Trip: Food Truck Edition – Stay Tuned!

Economy |
By Christine Harbin | Read Time 1 minute

It was sunny and in the 70s yesterday — I couldn’t picture a better day to grab a cupcake and a taco from a food truck. Thankfully, my office is in Saint Louis city, which is friendlier to food trucks than other municipalities in the region.

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Rick, Josh, and I trekked down to the busy intersection of Euclid and Forest Park Parkway to visit two food trucks, Sarah’s Cake Stop and Cha Cha Chow. We brought a video camera and a field recorder, and interviewed some of the other customers. I learned that they are excited about having a variety of lunch choices, and they are excited see more food trucks in the Saint Louis region.

As we have highlighted before on Show-Me Daily, local governments often get in the way of this very activity. Because cities place restrictions on food trucks, many hungry consumers cannot enjoy a freshly baked cupcake on their lunch break, despite being willing and able to pay.

We’ll get the video up onto our website in the next week or so. Stay tuned!

About the Author

Christine Harbin Christine Harbin, a native of Wisconsin, joined the Show-Me Institute as a research analyst in July 2009. She worked as a policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute until her departure in early 2011. She holds undergraduate degrees in economics, mathematics, and French from the University of WisconsinMadison, and an MBA with an emphasis in operations management from the University of WisconsinEau Claire. She interned with the National Economic Council at the White House in Washington, D.C., during spring 2007. Prior to joining the Show-Me Institute, she worked as an advance planning analyst for hospitals and health care systems.

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