A dozen popular trucks, featuring everything from salads to lobster, steak, sliders, tacos, Asian fusion entrees and more, return for the second consecutive year, offering fans a variety of culinary treats
LA QUINTA, Calif. – Back by popular demand, the 2016 CareerBuilder Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation welcomes the return of Food Truck Frenzy to Bob Hope Square at the TPC Stadium Course at PGA WEST from Jan. 20-24.
Whetting patrons’ appetites not just for birdies and eagles, but for a bevy of culinary delights, 12 food trucks from across Southern California will descend on the tournament’s social hub, Bob Hope Square. Food Truck Frenzy brings a foodie element to the CareerBuilder Challenge and figures to be immensely popular with fans.
The food trucks offer something for everyone, including a variety of unique and delicious dining options that range from lobster, gourmet burgers, sliders and hot dogs, tacos and pizza, to Asian fusion dishes, sandwiches and melts, salads and other vegetarian options, and cookies and ice cream for dessert.
Among this year’s CareerBuilder Challenge food truck lineup is Cousins Maine Lobster, which has picked up substantial nationwide popularity and growth since it was featured on ABC’s hit reality show, “Shark Tank,” and struck a deal with investing ‘shark’ Barbara Corcoran.
“It’s a no-brainer to bring Food Truck Frenzy back into Bob Hope Square for this year’s event,” said CareerBuilder Challenge tournament director Bill Tait. “There is a large following for food trucks across Southern California, so why not dig into the variety of amazing, unique cuisine that our trucks in Bob Hope Square offer fans while they watch many of the PGA TOUR’s best golfers put on a show inside the ropes?”
The 72-hole golf tournament features 156 professionals at the TPC Stadium Course at PGA WEST (host course), the Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA WEST and La Quinta Country Club. The following food trucks are scheduled to serve at the CareerBuilder Challenge, and food truck menus and more information is found at their websites (Note – Food truck participation is subject to change):
Truck Website
Belly Bombz roaminghunger.com/belly-bombz
Cousins Maine Lobster cousinsmainelobster.com
Dogtown Dogs roaminghunger.com/dogtown-dogs
Drive Me Cookie roaminghunger.com/drive-me-cookie
Greenz on Wheelz roaminghunger.com/greenz-on-wheelz
Hang 10 Tacos roaminghunger.com/hang-10-tacos
Hungry Nomad roaminghunger.com/hungry-nomad
Me So Hungry roaminghunger.com/me-so-hungry
Pizza & Co. roaminghunger.com/pizza-co
The Grilled Cheese Truck roaminghunger.com/the-grilled-cheese-truck
The Lobos Truck roaminghunger.com/the-lobos-truck
Vizzi Truck roaminghunger.com/vizzi-truck
The new CareerBuilder Challenge app is available for free on Apple and Android devices. Search ‘CareerBuilder Challenge’ to download the app, which provides a wealth of event information such as scoring, tee times, course maps and yardages, parking, tickets, and a schedule of events.
Multiple CareerBuilder Challenge ticket options can be secured at www.careerbuilderchallenge.com. Some of the more popular option are daily grounds tickets (for tournament rounds Thursday-Sunday) for $40, a full week badge (Wednesday-Sunday) for $100, a senior daily ticket (valid for tournament rounds for ages 62 & over) for $35, and a veterans daily ticket for $25. Children 15 and under are admitted free with a ticketed adult (limit two children per ticketed adult).
For fans who seek an extra tournament experience, there’s Club 17 Presented by Hyundai, which can be purchased at www.careerbuilderchallenge.com. Weekend memberships (Saturday and Sunday only) are $240 and full week memberships (valid for all tournament rounds) are $300. Overlooking the TPC Stadium Course’s famous par-3 17th hole – nicknamed “Alcatraz” for its island green – Club 17 features a sports bar atmosphere inside and views of some of the most exciting golf in the tournament outside.
Since 1960, Desert Classic Charities, the non-profit entity that organizes the CareerBuilder Challenge, has donated more than $57 million to Eisenhower Medical Center and many other charitable organizations. In 2015, the CareerBuilder Challenge donated $925,000 to 39 Coachella Valley charities.
About CareerBuilder®
As the global leader in human capital solutions, CareerBuilder specializes in cutting-edge HR software as a service to help companies with every step of the recruitment process from acquire to hire. CareerBuilder works with top employers across industries, providing job distribution, sourcing, workflow, CRM, data and analytics in one pre-hire platform. It also operates leading job sites around the world. Owned by TEGNA Inc. (NYSE:TGNA), Tribune Media (NYSE:TRCO) and The McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI), CareerBuilder and its subsidiaries operate in the United States, Europe, South America, Canada and Asia. For more information, visit www.careerbuilder.com.
About the Clinton Foundation
The Clinton Foundation convenes businesses, governments, NGOs, and individuals to improve global health and wellness, increase opportunity for girls and women, reduce childhood obesity, create economic opportunity and growth, and help communities address the effects of climate change. Because of our work, more than 30,000 American schools are providing kids with healthy food choices in an effort to eradicate childhood obesity; more than 85,000 farmers in Malawi, Rwanda, and Tanzania are benefiting from climate-smart agronomic training, higher yields, and increased market access; more than 33,500 tons of greenhouse gas emissions are being reduced annually across the United States; over 400,000 people have been impacted through market opportunities created by social enterprises in Latin America, the Caribbean, and South Asia; through the independent Clinton Health Access Initiative, 9.9 million people in more than 70 countries have access to CHAI-negotiated prices for HIV/AIDS medications; 85 million people in the U.S. will be reached through strategic health partnerships developed across industry sectors at both the local and national level; and members of the Clinton Global Initiative community have made more than 3,400 Commitments to Action, which have improved the lives of over 430 million people in more than 180 countries.
Learn more at http://www.clintonfoundation.org, on Facebook at Facebook.com/ClintonFoundation and on Twitter @ClintonFdn.
About Desert Classic Charities
Since its inception, Desert Classic Charities, the charitable entity that organizes the PGA TOUR event in the Coachella Valley, has contributed more than $56 million to a wide range of Coachella Valley charitable organizations and Eisenhower Medical Center.
The scope of giving is broad and includes support for structured and mentoring programs for children, social services, and food and safe shelter for the less fortunate. Desert Classic Charities is dedicated to continuing its mission to serve human needs in the Coachella Valley and beyond by generating funds and opportunities every year through the event.
About PGA TOUR
The PGA TOUR is the world’s premier membership organization for touring professional golfers, co-sanctioning more than 130 tournaments on the PGA TOUR, Champions Tour, Web.com Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR China.
The PGA TOUR’s mission is to entertain and inspire its fans, deliver substantial value to its partners, create outlets for volunteers to give back, generate significant charitable and economic impact in the communities in which it plays, and provide financial opportunities for TOUR players.
Worldwide, PGA TOUR tournaments are broadcast to more than 1 billion households in 226 countries and territories in 32 languages. Virtually all tournaments are organized as non-profit organizations in order to maximize charitable giving. In 2014, tournaments across all Tours generated a record $140.5 million for local and national charitable organizations, after surpassing $2 billion in all-time charitable contributions early in the year.
The PGA TOUR’s web site is PGATOUR.COM, the No. 1 site in golf, and the organization is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
Contact:
Brian Robin, BZA (818) 462-5610
Shannon Lawrence, Marketing and Events Manager, DCC (760) 469-8781
