Carnival Press, Cornelius, OR
Starting in 1984, Barb Fitzgerald turned her lifelong desire to be self-employed into a career in the food concession business. Using techniques outlined in her books and seminar, she sells food at hundreds of the best attended events and venues in the Northwest. In 1994 Barb was honored to become involved in the administrative and regulatory process by co-chairing a position on the Oregon Food Services Advisory Board as representative for the food concession industry. It was that experience that inspired her to found Northwest Vendor’s Network Association. Her dedicated entrepreneurship, accumulated experience in concession development, management and marketing, and her passion for the concession business qualifies her as a concession operations authority.
