Join FTAG
Join FTAG
HOW TO APPLY
Part 1: Join FTAG
Part 2: Join Our Group
You must complete both steps 1 and 2 in that order to become a member.
Benefits of Being a Member of FTAG
As a member of the Food Truck Association of Georgia (FTAG), you gain access to a range of valuable resources and support designed to help your business thrive in the mobile food industry:
Mentorship & Training:
- Benefit from expert mentorship and attend our Food Truck 101 Training sessions to get started or enhance your business operations.
- Gain access to business consultations to help grow and improve your food truck business.
Marketing & Promotion:
- FTAG promotes each member via our social media pages and website, giving you greater visibility in the community and helping to attract more customers to your truck.
Advocacy & Collective Bargaining Power:
- FTAG is dedicated to, having successfully led the charge in passing HB1443 into law in 2023. This law improved conditions for food trucks across the state.
- Members benefit from collective bargaining power to build better relationships with vendors, mechanics, insurance providers, and food suppliers.
Vending Opportunities:
- While FTAG is not a booking service, we partner with the community to secure vending spaces for our members, providing access to high-traffic locations for increased sales potential.
- Membership includes participation in FTAG lots, catering requests, and FTAG-sponsored festivals.
- We share leads for clients looking to book trucks for public and catered events, creating additional revenue opportunities for our members.
Industry Partnerships & Information:
- We partner with industry stakeholders to bring information and opportunities directly to our members, ensuring you stay informed and connected with new developments in the mobile food industry.
Education for Members and the Public:
- FTAG educates our members and the public about the fees involved with food trucks, helping everyone understand the operational costs and why trucks require food truck minimums for events and bookings.
Community Engagement & Growth:
- FTAG strives to create more vending opportunities across Georgia and partners with event planners to establish mutually beneficial relationships for food truck operators.
- Our mission is to grow Georgia’s food truck industry and ensure that mobile food services, including trucks, trailers, dessert trucks, and carts, can operate in a supportive and thriving environment.
Membership Includes:
- Ability to participate in FTAG lots, catering requests, and FTAG-sponsored festivals.
- Benefits of lobbying state and local government to make Georgia more food truck friendly.
- Increased vending opportunities for members.
- Ongoing training, education, and support for your business.
- Increased buying power through the association’s collective resources.
- Street Food Finder membership, giving you access to even more customers and locations.
- Leads sharing for public and catered event bookings, providing additional client connections.
- Education on the importance of fees and food truck minimums.
- Many other miscellaneous benefits that help elevate your business and industry presence.
Why We Exist
FTAG’s mission is to represent and support the interests of Georgia’s mobile food service industry. We lobby state and local governments to make Georgia more food truck-friendly and work to provide education, advocacy, and networking opportunities for food truck owners and operators across the state.
By joining FTAG, you're not only gaining support for your individual business, but you're also becoming part of a larger movement to improve the mobile food industry in Georgia.
HOW TO APPLY
Part 1: Join FTAG
Part 2: Join Our Group
You must complete both steps 1 and 2 in that order to become a member.