The pandemic has been difficult for many local food truck vendors. Many trucks are normally found at the big events or festivals that happen all over the Lower Mainland. However, with the new health regulations placed many events are canceled. The regulations are placed to ensure the safety of the public. 

The Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival predicted that many local food truck vendors were not going to have as much business this summer. They came up with creative ideas to combat the pandemic. They looked into creating a drive-thru food truck festival in efforts to support these food trucks.

Jason Faria, the owner of the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival, mentions that it was difficult to run this event, “ In order for us to make it happen, we had to comply with not only the restrictions of the province of Fraser Health. But we had to go above the standard in order to, [ ] put our best foot forward and show that you can operate during a pandemic. This shows the creativity of trying different ways of running a business, and it can end up successful. 

It will become more difficult for food truck vendors to stay open during the chilly winter months. The last opportunity to support many local food truck vendors in one place is this long weekend. On October 10th and 11th, catch the Maple Ridge Drive-Thru Food Truck Festival, and take the time out of your day to support the local vendors. 

For more information about the event click here.