The Philadelphia Mobile Food Association is a trade association representing local mobile food vending businesses in

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History

Co-founders Dan Pennachietti and Andrew Gerson started the Philadelphia Mobile Food Association (PMFA) to provide organizational, legal, and advertising support to

food truck A food truck is a large motorized vehicle (such as a van) or trailer, equipped to cook, prepare, serve, and/or sell food. Some, including ice cream trucks, sell frozen or prepackaged food; others have on-board kitchens and prepare food from scratc ...

owners operating in the

area. Through a communal approach, the organization's greatest ambition is to construct a strong voice when working with regulations established by Philadelphia's departments of Licenses & Inspections and Health. With financial assistance from

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, the association began in January and February 2012. Within eight months of its emanation, PMFA already had 73 members.

Membership

In order to join, interested food truck owners must pay a membership fee ranging from $150–$500. Additionally, a prospective member must operate a food truck, be interested in owning a food truck, or be involved in the business of assisting mobile food operators.

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History

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