Mobile Food Vendors
Possibilities for theFood Stamp Program!
Types of Mobile Food Vendors
The Ever Popular “Roach Coach”
Mobile Grocery Vendors: LA
SmallEntrepeneurs
Usually in Densely Populated Areas
Produce
…and other goods
Nearest Market May Be Too Far
Lack of certain foods at nearby small stores
Enormously convenient for folks with no transportation or homebound, taking care of
children
Food Stamps?
Street Vending
Solutions
• Outreach to Encourage Mobile Vendors To Become Certified for Food Stamps
• Utilize Mobile EBT Equipment From Farmer’s Markets
• Review City Ordinances Affecting Mobile Vendors