Join FTAG
Join FTAG
Choose Your Membership Path:
FTAG offers two membership options depending on where you are in your journey:
Ready to Roll Membership
Following the directions in Part 1 & Part 2 if you are fully operational and ready to vend.
You must have:
A truck or trailer
An established base of operations (commissary)
All required permits and licenses
This membership includes access to vending opportunities, communications, trainings, and full member benefits.
Part 1: Register on Street Food Finder
Part 2: Join FTAG via Street Food Finder
You must complete both steps 1 and 2 in that order to become a member.
Startup / Provisional Membership
No truck yet? Still securing permits? You can still join.
This option is for vendors who are:
In the build-out phase
Working on permits
Securing a commissary
You’ll receive:
Access to trainings and workshops
Member communications
Industry updates
Networking opportunities
Note: Vending opportunities are not available until all required documents are uploaded and verified in Street Food Finder (SFF).
Benefits of Being a Member of FTAG
FTAG is offering a limited-time deal for new members and formers members who want to rejoin. For the month of March only, new and FORMER FTAG members can join for ONLY $250 for a full year!
Looking for a food truck family? Join FTAG and gain access to:
- Resource Connector
- Industry Advocates
- Education+ visibility hub
Please note that the last day to join FTAG with this offer is March 31st!
For more information, please contact info@FoodTruckAssociationofGeorgia.com
OR visit our website: www.FoodTruckAssociationOfGeorgia.com
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.