MEET the DETFTA

The Detroit Food Truck Association, DETFTA, is a collection of Michigan’s top street food vendors: a diverse, vetted group of culinary professionals who operate in the five boroughs of Michigan, Long Island, and Westchester.

We believe that food brings people together, which is why we are committed to connecting Detroiters to our members for unique food truck catering experiences, while at the same time, working diligently to protect Detroit’s iconic street food culture through our advocacy work.

Above all else, we are community-driven— always aspiring to sustain high-quality food, enforce street safety, and elevate the overall food truck experience.

Food Truck Catering

DETFTA focuses on full-service mobile catering. We curate unique, memorable experiences by connecting clients to a wide array of local food truck vendors. Boasting over 100 members, we provide endless options in food trucks and cuisines, sure to satisfy any craving and elevate any event.

The events we cater range from weddings, birthday parties, and bar mitzvahs to corporate and employee appreciation events, happy hours, and festivals. Whatever your event, we have the solution.

Give us details

date, time, location, and number of people

Pick your cuisines

from 50+ premium food trucks with eclectic menu variations.

Customize your experience

by designing your own menu board, or adding on interactive elements such as a photo booth

Sit back, relax

and enjoy your event while we ensure seamless execution

Advocacy and Empowerment

The Detroit Food Truck Association empowers local food truck businesses in two unique and important ways.

First, DETFTA ensures that our vendors are opened to a world of new business opportunities through event catering and other streams of revenue. Because DETFTA was founded by Ben Goldberg, a former food truck owner who experienced first-hand how challenging it can be to rely solely on fickle street sales, our association is designed to ensure our vendors stay relevant and busy year-round through these catering opportunities that, in turn, empower our members to grow their businesses.

Second, DETFTA spends a significant amount of time and resources lobbying the city and state government in order to represent the best interests of our members, as well as the food truck industry at large. When it comes to potential policy changes, rules, or regulations that have a direct impact on our members, we don’t miss a beat. DETFTA always has its finger on the pulse of the industry, so we can use our expertise to make the voices of local mobile businesses heard.

why choose us

The best eats on the streets - from helping develop customized menus, to picking from our hand-selected vendors, we know good food. We offer over 50 types of cuisines, and we’ve tried everything on the menu to make sure you’ll like it just as much we do.
Experienced professionals - With 200+ yearly events under our belt, we can identify and prevent problems before they occur and fix those that arise unexpectedly.
Compliance and success - It’s more than just ensuring trucks show up on time. We handle all logistics from insurance paperwork to securing the proper permits, to managing a point of sales system.
Premium vendors - our members are properly insured and up-to-date on their health inspections, as well as personally vetted for food quality, cleanliness, reliability, and customer service.

"As an events producer at ViacomCBS, our team had a vision for a fun and creative way to cater for 3,000 people by flooding the 130,000 sq. ft venue with the most delicious food trucks in the city, but make it feel unique to the event. The DETFTA team flawlessly executed our vision while sharing their expertise on what would work best for each scenario presented. They were professional, friendly, collaborative, and fast!"

"I've had the great pleasure of working with the DETFTA team on multiple food truck activations for hundreds of people all around the city - in the heat of summer and cold of winter! I'm always impressed with the team's commitment to excellence, collaborative spirit and willingness to do whatever it takes to deliver a memorable client experience."

"Needed a custom menu because of gluten allergies. I was amazed at how many choices we had. Event went great."

"The DETFTA understood our vision from the very beginning and executed an incredible event from start to finish."

"Worked with DETFTA for our wedding and we could not be happier!!!! Food was delicious and service was very reliable. Would use them again for another event"