Fairhaven poutine truck, Rochester wine shop and a Somerset Wingstop: new and coming South Coast businesses
Krave Poutinerie moved from Fall River to 2 Pequod Road in Fairhaven, Rochester Planning Board members will attend a grand opening at 621 County Road, and Somerset's Selectmen take up a Wingstop license at 6 p.m. Thursday.
SOUTH COAST A Fairhaven poutine food truck has had its ribbon cutting, Rochester Wine and Spirit holds its grand opening Friday, and Wingstop goes before Somerset's Selectmen for a license Thursday night.
Fairhaven: Krave Poutinerie at 2 Pequod Road
Krave Poutinerie, which offers a variety of poutine and other items, is at 2 Pequod Road in Fairhaven, in the Bask dispensary parking lot, according to a video Fairhaven TV posted Tuesday, Nov. 10, under the title "Economic Development Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Krave Poutinerie."
The food truck started out on Bedford Street in Fall River. Owner Shelley Ring opened it in the VFW parking lot at 486 Bedford St. in May 2024, The Herald News reported at the time, with poutine priced from $8 to $15 depending on the toppings. Ring had spent the previous three years making poutine at Poutine Peddlers, the Taunton food truck she co-owned at the time, the paper reported.
This May, Ring told the Fall River Reporter she was moving to the Bask lot in Fairhaven. "We just weren't getting enough steady business in Fall River to keep it sustainable, so we're making the move to Fairhaven to rebuild in a stronger location," she said then, and the Reporter said the food truck expected to open in its new spot in June.
Poutine is French fries topped with cheese curds and brown gravy. The menu the Fall River Reporter listed in May starts with Krave's Original, the classic version, and adds loaded versions such as the Mac Daddy, the Hot Hen with buffalo chicken and ranch, and the Big Pig with pulled pork, barbecue sauce and coleslaw. South Coast 360 asked Krave Poutinerie on Wednesday for its current hours, menu and opening date in Fairhaven, and will add its answer.
Rochester: Rochester Wine and Spirit at 621 County Road
Rochester Wine and Spirit holds its grand opening at noon Friday, Nov. 13, at 621 County Road, and members of the Rochester Planning Board will be there, according to a notice the board filed with the town clerk on Oct. 29. The board posted the visit as a meeting notice, and it lists no other business. South Coast 360 asked Rochester Town Administrator Cameron Durant about the store's license and owner and will add the town's answer.
Somerset: Wingstop at 823 Grand Army Highway
The Somerset Board of Selectmen will discuss and act on an application for a common victualler license filed by WS Somerset, LLC, doing business as Wingstop at 823 Grand Army Highway, according to the agenda Town Administrator Mark Ullucci posted Nov. 9 for Thursday, Nov. 12. The open session begins at 6 p.m. in the Cucinotta Community Room at the Somerset Public Library, 1464 County St., after a 5 p.m. executive session at the Town Office Building on Wood Street. South Coast 360 asked the town administrator's office for a copy of the Wingstop application and for the planned opening date and hours and will add the town's answer.
Under state law, a common victualler license in a town is not valid until the Selectmen sign it, and the law does not require a license to be granted if, in the licensing authority's opinion, the public good does not require it.
The same agenda includes a vote to adopt the town's 2027 schedule for trash, recycling, yard waste, bulk pickup, Christmas tree pickup and amnesty week. Residents may speak during Citizens Input later in the meeting. The input period at the start is limited to agenda items under New Business.
What happens next
This story will be updated with the Selectmen's vote and with Krave Poutinerie's answer.
Label: Reported by us, from the town's posted records.
Notes
The Fairhaven details come from Fairhaven TV's Nov. 10 ribbon cutting video and its description, and the food truck's Fall River history, prices and the owner's quote come from The Herald News (May 2024) and the Fall River Reporter (May 2026), each credited where used. The Rochester opening comes from the Planning Board notice filed with the town clerk Oct. 29, and the Wingstop license from the Somerset Selectmen's Nov. 12 agenda, posted Nov. 9. The license rule is from state law, Chapter 140, Section 2. Every record was read Nov. 11. South Coast 360 asked Krave Poutinerie for its hours, menu and Fairhaven opening date, and its answer will be added.
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Sources (6)
- Fairhaven TV, "Economic Development Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Krave Poutinerie" (YouTube video, posted Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026)Title; description: "Offering a variety a Poutine choices and other items. Located at 2 Pequod Rd, Fairhaven, in the Bask dispensary parking lot," phone 508-974-2321, kravepoutinerie@gmail.com; channel Fairhaven TV; publish date Nov. 10, 2026. Read Nov. 11, 2026.
- Fall River Reporter, "Fall River poutine food truck will soon be reopening for the season but not in the Scholarship City" (Ken Paiva, May 8, 2026)Shelley Ring co-launched Poutine Peddlers in Taunton and opened KRAVE Poutinerie at 486 Bedford Street about two years earlier; reopening at Bask Cannabis Dispensary, 2 Pequod Rd (Alden Rd), Fairhaven; her quote on the move; expected to open in June; menu items. Credited where used. Read Nov. 11, 2026.
- The Herald News, "New Krave Poutinerie food truck ready to roll in Fall River" (Ashley Schuler, May 6, 2024, republished on Yahoo)Soft launch Friday, May 3, 2024, in the VFW parking lot at 486 Bedford St.; owner Shelley Ring, who co-owns Poutine Peddlers in Taunton; prices from $8 to $15 depending on toppings. Credited where used. Read Nov. 11, 2026.
- Town of Rochester, Planning Board meeting notice for Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, 12 p.m. (received by the town clerk Oct. 29, 2026)"Members of the Rochester Planning Board will be in attendance at the grand opening of Rochester Wine and Spirit, 621 County Road, on Friday, November 13, 2026 at 12:00 p.m." Read Nov. 11, 2026.
- Town of Somerset, Board of Selectmen meeting notice and agenda for Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026 (posted by Town Administrator Mark Ullucci Nov. 9; town clerk stamp Nov. 9, 2026)Executive session 5 p.m., Town Office Building, 140 Wood Street; open session at the Somerset Public Library, Cucinotta Community Room, 1464 County Street; item 7, common victualler license application by WS Somerset, LLC doing business as Wingstop at 823 Grand Army Highway; the 2027 trash, recycling, yard waste, bulk pickup, Christmas tree and amnesty week vote; Citizens Input items 5 and 13. The 6 p.m. open session time is from the meeting notice's location lines. Read Nov. 11, 2026.
- Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 140, Section 2 (innholders and common victuallers)Licensing authorities may grant the licenses; signed by the selectmen in towns; not required to grant if, in their opinion, the public good does not require it. Read Nov. 11, 2026.