Lobster, clam chowder and whoopie pies – check out this new food truck coming to RI

Cousins Maine Lobster is bringing their food truck business to Rhode Island. They host their first event Saturday, April 27 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Greenvale Vineyards, 582 Wapping Road, Portsmouth, with Maine lobster rolls, clam chowder and whoopie pies on the menu.

The expansion into Southern New England is by the Todd Nelson family, franchise owners who launched their first truck in Boston in 2020. Nelson, with his daughter Tara and son TJ, as franchise owners, said the new truck will service Rhode Island, as well as Windham and New London counties in eastern Connecticut.

Company co-founder Jim Tselikis will be on hand from noon to 4 p.m. celebrating the company’s 12th anniversary of the first food truck the company opened in Los Angeles.

With his cousin Sabin Lomac, Jim Tselikis went on “Shark Tank” in 2012 and secured an investment from Barbara Corcoran for equity in the business.

They are now in more than 20 states, have a franchise program and train their franchise owners in Maine. They operate food trucks as well as a few restaurants which are in California, Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia and New Jersey. They also ship Maine lobsters.

More information on upcoming events can be found on the CML Rhode Island Facebook page.