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Food Truck Summit to be held at Haymount Truck Stop

By Staff Report, posted 3 years ago

On Sept. 27-28, the 2021 Food Summit will be hosted at the Haymount Truck Stop. 

The event, held at Haymount Truck Stop, is powered by the U.S. Small Business Administration and the Women’s Business Center of Fayetteville at CEED. The event is made free to the public thanks to Singer Thompson & Little and RK Prater at State Farm Insurance. 

Attendees are welcomed to attend in person for the food truck rodeo and networking opportunities at 4 p.m. on the first day. 

The second day of the Food Summit will be online starting at 10 a.m. After registration, attendees will be sent a Zoom link to log on. Speakers include Haymount Truck Stop Founder Jordan Sherrod, WBCFay’s Stuart Walters, the Cumberland County Health Department, and a panel of food truck entrepreneurs. 

For more information or to register, visit the Eventbrite page. 

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