More opportunities
Catering requests matched to your cuisine, capacity, availability, and service area — not to who’s most popular.
A Private Membership Association for Food Trucks & Event Hosts
Built by food trucks,
for food trucks.
Keep more of what you earn.
Street Cuisines matches event hosts with qualified food trucks through a transparent, member-run process. The food budget goes to the truck doing the cooking — no commission, no percentage of your success.
Joining is free · Now serving Utah
100%
of the food budget to the truck
100%
of customer tips to the truck
Flat
coordination contribution — never a percentage
Direct
host-to-truck connection after booking
Traditional model vs. Street Cuisines
There’s a better way.
How a typical third-party catering platform can work, compared with the Street Cuisines model.
| Typical third-party model | Street Cuisines | |
|---|---|---|
| Food budget | A percentage or commission may be deducted from the food budget | Truck keeps 100% of the food budget |
| Customer tips | The platform may keep 5–10% of tips | Truck keeps 100% of the tips |
| Sales tax | May be handled and retained by the third party | Paid to the truck when applicable |
| Credit card fees | May not be passed through to the truck | Paid to the truck when applicable |
| A successful event | The percentage fee grows as sales grow | No percentage taken from your sales |
| Customer & chef connection | The third party manages communication and details | Direct connection after booking |
| The model | A network model not focused on truck success | Built by food trucks, for food trucks |
Third-party practices vary by platform and contract. Comparison reflects common commission-based catering arrangements.
Example: a $5,000 catering job
The more your truck sells, the more you keep.
Typical third-party model
- Food budget (from customer)
- $5,000
- 10% commission
- −$500
- Taxes (8.75% average)
- −$438
- Credit card fees (2.9% + $0.30)
- −$145
- Tips kept (5–10%, est. 7.5% average)
- −$375
Truck keeps $3,542
Street Cuisines
- Food budget (from customer)
- $5,000
- Street Cuisines flat coordination contribution
- −$200
- Tips (100% to the truck)
- $0 deducted
- Taxes (passed to the truck)
- $0 deducted
- Credit card fees (passed to the truck)
- $0 deducted
Truck keeps $4,800
That’s $1,258 more in the truck’s pocket.
Illustrative example based on a 10% commission, 8.75% average sales tax, card fees of 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction, and 5–10% of tips retained by a third party.
Member benefits
What members get
For food trucks
More connections
Work directly with event hosts once a booking is secured. Your customers, your relationships.
More money in your pocket
Keep 100% of the food budget and tips. One flat coordination contribution — never a cut of your sales.
Emergency repair & replacement network
Mechanic down or out of supplies mid-event? One tap alerts on-call mechanics, runners, propane service, and event staff in the Provider Network.
For event hosts
Your whole budget buys food
No hidden markup. Your food budget goes to the truck cooking for your guests.
Qualified, reviewed trucks
Every truck is reviewed by our stewards — permits, capacity, menus, and references.
Choose on the merits
Compare veiled options by cuisine, service style, and capacity — no sales pressure, no backchanneling.
One point of coordination
We handle matching and scheduling, then connect you directly with your truck.
For mechanics, runners & event staff
Mobile mechanics, runners, propane and generator techs, and event staff: join the Provider Network and get called when a member truck needs you.
Jobs come to you
Go on call and get alerted when a truck needs your service — accept the ones that fit.
Work directly with trucks
Once you accept, you and the truck connect directly and arrange payment between you.
The process
How it works
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Join free
Create your member account as an event host or a food truck. Trucks build their profile and submit it for review.
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Host shares the event
Date, location, guest count, budget, and cuisine preferences.
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Qualified trucks opt in
Approved trucks that fit the date, capacity, cuisine, and budget choose whether to take the job.
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Host chooses a veiled option
Options are compared on the merits. The truck’s identity is revealed once the booking is secured.
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Food payment goes direct
The host pays the truck directly. Street Cuisines never touches the food money.
Membership
Joining is free.
Create your account, build your profile, and get reviewed at no cost. When you’re ready to take part — responding to catering opportunities as a truck, or submitting catering requests as a host — activate your participation with a membership contribution.
Where we are
Launching one state at a time.
Street Cuisines serves the contiguous United States, opening state by state so every launch has enough qualified trucks and hosts to work well.
- Utah Now open
- Colorado Coming soon
- Idaho Coming soon
- Texas Coming soon
- Montana Coming soon
- Arizona Coming soon
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is Street Cuisines?
Street Cuisines is a private membership association that connects event hosts with qualified food trucks for catering. It was built by food truck owners to keep the food budget with the truck doing the cooking.
Is it free to join?
Yes. Creating an account, building your profile, and having it reviewed are free. Taking part — responding to catering opportunities as a truck, or submitting catering requests as a host — is activated with a membership contribution. Members see the current contribution options inside the app.
How is this different from other catering platforms?
Many platforms take a percentage of every catering job and may keep part of the tips. Street Cuisines never takes a percentage: the truck keeps 100% of the food budget and tips, and Street Cuisines receives one flat coordination contribution.
How do food trucks get paid?
The event host pays the truck directly for the food. Street Cuisines never processes or holds food payments.
What does it cost to book a food truck?
Hosts pay the food budget directly to the truck, plus a flat coordination contribution to Street Cuisines. There is no markup on the food.
How are trucks matched to events?
By qualified data: the event date and the truck’s availability, guest count and production capacity, cuisine, budget, and service area. Matching is never based on popularity or backchanneling.
Why can’t I see the truck’s name before booking?
Hosts compare veiled options — cuisine, service style, capacity, and sample menus — so every truck is chosen on the merits. The truck’s identity is revealed once the booking is secured.
What does a food truck need to join?
A member account, a truck profile with photos and menus, current permits, and references. Street Cuisines stewards review every application before a truck can take catering jobs.
Where is Street Cuisines available?
Street Cuisines is live in Utah, with Colorado, Idaho, Texas, Montana, and Arizona planned next. We are launching across the contiguous United States one state at a time.
Can mechanics, suppliers, and event staff join?
Yes. Mobile mechanics, runners who deliver supplies, propane and generator service, and event staff can join the Provider Network. Approved providers go on call, get alerted when a member truck needs help mid-event, and work directly with the truck.
Is there an app?
Yes. The Street Cuisines app installs straight from your browser on iPhone, Android, or desktop — no app store needed. Visit app.streetcuisines.com/install.
Launch updates
Not in your state yet?
Tell us where you are and we’ll let you know the moment Street Cuisines launches near you.