This story first appeared in CityView magazine’s October 2026 edition.
A major player in the Cumberland County food truck scene, Haymount Truck Stop, plans to open a second location in neighboring Hoke County next year. In addition to the expansion, other food truck spaces are popping up around Cumberland County’s major corridors.
In 2026, the county saw a new food truck space open, and another is expected in the fall. With each opening, the mobile kitchen scene in Cumberland County becomes more like community gathering spaces for residents, according to business owners.
Haymount Truck Stop’s Second Location
Haymount Truck Stop, a food truck event space located at 100 Broadfoot Ave, has operated in the historic Haymount neighborhood since November 2023. The space hosts live music, BBQ competitions, and holiday themed nights, and plans on extending its footprint to another county, according to the owner.
Jordan Sherrod, owner of Haymount Truck Stop, plans to open a second location between Fayetteville and Raeford, on U.S. Highway 401 in Hoke County. The new location at Gridley Lane will be around 14 miles from its current Haymount neighborhood location in Fayetteville, with plans detailing a 2027 opening date.
Sherrod and the team decided on Raeford after noticing the growing demand in the area.
“There are a lot of people in the Raeford area that have to drive quite a bit to go to something that they want, somewhere they want to be,” Sherrod said. “There’s not a lot out there that’s serving them, especially in our market…so I wanted to go out to that community to provide that for them.”
The new location will operate in a bigger space, occupying four acres versus the original location’s half-acre. Due to the larger space, the team is looking to offer more amenities, Sherrod said.
Planned additions include a 21+ only section, a golf simulator, a dedicated arcade room and a green space, Sherrod said. The new location will continue to host four food trucks at a time while including more parking spaces for visitors and vendors.
Sherrod said the new location will maintain the original’s aesthetic while it experiments with more offerings.
“The theme will remain the same, it will still be retro futurism,” Sherrod said. “Across all of our locations it’s always going to be Haymount Truck Stop; we don’t want people to have to try and figure out what the name is when we expand.”
The original location will operate as normal while the Raeford location is being constructed, Sherrod said.
“We are excited to get out and serve Raeford, and give people a place to come together,” he said. “Hopefully the Raeford community wants to come and hang out like the Haymount community does.”
Other Food Truck Locations in Cumberland
Cumberland County had 45 food trucks per 100,000 residents in 2025, which outperformed cities like Austin, Texas and Los Angeles, California, according to Visit Fayetteville NC. As the market grows, recent additions of food truck spaces can be seen throughout the county.
The Shoe at Fayetteville State University
FSU students and city residents will soon be introduced to a new food truck space off the Murchison Road corridor called The Shoe. The name and design of the space is a homage to the university’s mascot, the Bronco, and is planned to be in the form of a horseshoe.
According to the university, The Shoe is slated to open in the fall beside the new College of Education building and will feature space for six trucks at a time. The location will be open to the public, but details on parking for visitors have not been announced at this time.
For students, the space will also act as a community gathering hub. FSU student and foodie DeMaya Wright shared her excitement for the upcoming addition, seeing it as positive for the campus social life.
“I’m excited that there are new food options for us,” she said. “It’ll be a good place to hangout and meet new people on campus for those who don’t go out much.”
Students can use their funds allocated by on-campus dining meal plans to purchase food, or use their own personal funds, according to the university. The project adds to an ongoing list of new food options for FSU students in recent years.
The Hive of Hope Mills
In April, The Hive of Hope Mills opened at 3414 Bullard St. The location also functions as a community event space and has hosted events including live music and farmers markets in its first five months of operation.
Seven food trucks can be hosted simultaneously at The Hive of Hope Mills, which makes it the biggest food truck space in Cumberland County by capacity. Amenities at the space include indoor seating, a front and back outside patio,and an onsite bar. Adjacent to the location is Hope Mills Municipal Park, which features a revamped basketball court and other sports fields.
Owner Kevin Grant opened The Hive of Hope Mills with the intention of creating a community gathering space with a focus on youth.
“Our teenagers, they’re getting left out,” Grant said. “There’s no place for the youth, and so I saw this piece of land here beside the park and decided…to bring the community together and bring young folks together.”
Grant stressed inclusivity as a goal of his for The Hive of Hope Mills, emphasizing the community aspect of the space.
“It’s got to be a safe space,” Grant said. “Our partnership with Kwirkz, which is our 501(c)(3) nonprofit, allows us to also provide a space for special needs and children.”
The event space has hosted car shows, business luncheons, DJ trivia, and bingo nights. Grant said that as time goes on, he wants to keep adding events to go along with the food trucks.
“We’re trying to open the space up to any ethnic race, any culture, any group to come over and be a part of this, he said. “The main thing is community; we want to bring the community together.”
