Seventy-three percent of food truck operators surveyed by the DC, Maryland, and Virginia Food Truck Association said sales are down 60 percent from the same week-long period as last year, reports the Washington City Paper. The drop has happened despite the fact that there hasn’t been any guidelines released limiting their service during the coronavirus outbreak.
According to the survey, 72 percent of food truck operators took their trucks off the road for at least one day of curbside vending, 90 percent lost out on at least one special event where they were supposed to sell food, and 65 percent say at least one customer canceled a catering order due to the coronavirus.
"Without government help, I wouldn't be surprised if a double digit percentage of the food truck industry doesn't survive," said DMVFTA chairman and DC Slices owner Zachary Graybill. "It depends on how long this lasts, of course. But our lunch services are plummeting and every event through April has been cancelled."
Eighty-three percent of food truck operators say they’ve had to cut staff hours, 35 percent have had to lay staff off, and 73 percent say they can’t imagine hiring new staff within the next four to six weeks. Full Story
Related: Maryland Court Reinstates Baltimore Food Truck Ban; Chicago Food Trucks Lose Legal Battle.
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