How a Food Truck Can Keep a Restaurant Afloat After a Natural Disaster

In 2023, a tornado leveled much of the small town of Rolling Fork, Miss., located 80 miles from Jackson. The damage included Chuck’s Dairy Bar, a popular local restaurant. For the town of around 2,000, it wasn’t only a gathering place for neighbors to chat over burgers and milkshakes, it also served as one of the handful of eateries in the rural area.

The building was completely leveled and the staff survived by holing...