Getting Food Concession Space at Fairs and Events
Barb Fitzgerald for Foodbooth.net
2018 is almost here! Every year I am surprised how fast Winter slides into Spring, bringing with it a flurry of the usual pre-season activities. This time of year, event applications should top every food vendors to-do list.
Obtaining contracts for food booth space at quality events can be a difficult undertaking. There are a limited number of booth spaces available at a limited number of events. Event coordinators may receive twenty, forty, or more, applications for food booth space each year. Here are four things you can do to get noticed and increase your chances of being offered a space at the events you want:
Serve a unique menu.
A new concessionaire who serves typical fair food, like corn dogs and snow cones, may be passed over by event coordinators. Serve a menu that is unique, but not so unusual that customers will be afraid to buy it. Initially, a unique menu may not sell as well as standard fair food but your event bookings will be of higher quality and your niche will develop quickly, producing higher sales in the future.
Have a clean, attractive, and professional looking booth, display and signs.
Better still, have a gimmick!
Serve a unique menu.
A new concessionaire who serves typical fair food, like corn dogs and snow cones, may be passed over by event coordinators. Serve a menu that is unique, but not so unusual that customers will be afraid to buy it. Initially, a unique menu may not sell as well as standard fair food but your event bookings will be of higher quality and your niche will develop quickly, producing higher sales in the future.
Have a clean, attractive, and professional looking booth, display and signs.
Better still, have a gimmick!
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