Why Is Tournai's Vintage SevT'ies Food Truck Back on the Road?
A retro 1970s-styled food truck in Tournai, the SevT'ies, is trading again under a new operator, Dominique Vanacker, according to La DH.
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- La DH's Tournai-Ath-Mouscron edition reported on 14 July 2026 that the vintage food truck SevT'ies is back on the road.
- The truck is relaunching under a new operator, Dominique Vanacker, after having come off the road.
- Tournai is a city of roughly 70,000 in Hainaut province, Wallonia, near the French border.
- Running a mobile food business in Belgium requires an itinerant-trade authorisation, AFSCA food registration and commune permission to pitch (as of mid-2026).
The SevT'ies is a vintage, 1970s-themed food truck operating in and around Tournai (Hainaut, Wallonia). La DH (La Dernière Heure / DHnet) reported in its Tournai-Ath-Mouscron edition on 14 July 2026 that the truck is trading again under a new operator, Dominique Vanacker, after a pause. The story sits within Belgium's regulated framework for itinerant food trade, which involves the AFSCA (food-safety agency), a mobile-trader's authorisation via an approved business counter, and commune permission to occupy public space.
Background
Over the past decade, street food across Belgium and Europe has shifted from a budget option to a curated, identity-led experience, with vintage styling and single-concept branding. Wallonia's tradition of markets and open-air ducasses has long supported itinerant traders, making the region a natural home for mobile food ventures like the SevT'ies.
What to do
Anyone considering a food truck in Belgium should plan for three steps as of mid-2026: an itinerant-trade authorisation via a guichet d'entreprises (see economie.fgov.be), AFSCA/FAVV food registration and authorisation, and commune permission to pitch (occupation du domaine public or a market place). Terminology differs across the language border — leurhandelaar and FAVV in Flanders — but the federal structure is the same.
The Belgian angle
Tournai and its surrounding Hainaut villages regain a mobile food option that can serve markets, fêtes and private events. The change of operator keeps a local fixture in service rather than losing it, sustaining choice on the town's street-food scene.
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