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[Maxmurder]

I have set up a minecart to to transport prepared food and drink form the farms to the dining hall. However my dwarves refuse to push the cart once it has been filled. The route is set up properly and all track is connected. if i set the depart condition to "push imemdataly always" it get pushed, but if it is set to "Push when full of desired items" the dwarves never seem to want to push it. Anyone know what is the issue here?

[Kaos]

maybe it's not full yet? minecarts can carry a lot of items, specially low weight items like plants and meals.

[hiroshi42]

It could be not full of items as Kaos said.  Try looking at the (h)auling menu.  Also the default time for the cart to be pushed when over half full is 14 days.  If it is less than half full it is something like 28 days or a full month in game. 
I have not used minecarts with food but some things like bags of sand, cloth, and weapons/armor do not take up much space.  This can create situations where the carts cannot be filled completely if they are being mixed with larger items.  If you are having problems with production being held up or foods rotting try decreasing the amount of time that carts will sit.  I personally use a 5 day for +50% and a 10 day 'if it needs it or not' scheduled.

[Maxmurder]

I think the issue was that the cart was %100 full of barrels which were only %50 or so full themselves. My solution was to just set the depart condition to "push in 1 day always" (it fills up very fast). Also i needed to make a bigger stockpile at the end as the dwarves just ended up hauling it all back up the stairs to the loading pile. At least they are keeping themselves busy.

[Triaxx2]

Set a Trackstop at the end of the track, and have it dump onto a single tile stockpile. You can either leave it like that, or have it feed other piles.

[krenshala]

I think the issue was that the cart was %100 full of barrels which were only %50 or so full themselves. My solution was to just set the depart condition to "push in 1 day always" (it fills up very fast). Also i needed to make a bigger stockpile at the end as the dwarves just ended up hauling it all back up the stairs to the loading pile. At least they are keeping themselves busy.

Limit the source stockpile that feeds the cart to only take from the kitchen/brewery that is making the items being carted down.

[Hyndis]

Set a Trackstop at the end of the track, and have it dump onto a single tile stockpile. You can either leave it like that, or have it feed other piles.

A trackstop dump onto a single tile stockpile works wonders for quantum stockling. I do not recommend using bins or barrels when you do this, as it can cause all kinds of weirdness with infinite hauling loops. But you can quantum stockpile anything anywhere. Refuse? Wood? Scrap metal for the smelters? Doesn't matter, it can be quantum stockpiled.