[vcf-midatlantic] VCF East 2024 Pre-Event Survey Results

[Dean Notarnicola]

We’ve communicated our numbers to many vendors in state, not enough for
them to come out, or they are not interested in the effort to obtain
permits from Wall Twp for one event. We even explored doing a pre-pay, but
then were in a situation where we are shelling out for all the food ahead
of time and having to issue tickets to be redeemed at the cart to keep
track of the volume. More overhead to manage.

We could ask the fire department back if they are amenable. The other
option is to keep doing it the way we are, which at least is staffed by
volunteers and requires minimal certification for the food handlers.  We
can’t sell fresh made (non-prepackaged)  food directly to the public
without multiple, onerous certifications.

The best option is if we can move the venue to a hotel/conference center
with food options. It would solve many issues, but that would mean charging
a lot more for admission.



On Thu, Dec 7, 2023 at 12:23 PM Jeff S via vcf-midatlantic <
vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:

> Take pictures of the crowd. Show them to the vendors. Then show them on a
> map how inconvenient it is to go off-site for food. If they can't see the
> kind of crowd we get, we don't need their business.
>
> Perhaps they can have a runner that takes orders down the Consignment line
> and bring food to those people while they wait. LOL
>
> Jeff Salzman
>
> On Thu, Dec 7, 2023, 12:02 PM Ethan O'Toole via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
>
> > > I wonder if that's something to do with the NJ shore area?  Around here
> > in
> > > PA I've seen some people get a food truck for a graduation party or
> > > something like that with < 100 people.
> >
> > Probably garanteed money or income from the party. I think a lot of them
> > use a commercial kitchen somewhere else to prep the food in the morning
> > then bring it in the truck to serve.
> >
> > That being said, they are kind of dumb for missing out on VCF. It's the
> > perfect opportunity. Large captive audience + hungry. I hope the
> > fire truck museum does well at the next VCF, they seemed cool at the last
> > swap meet and it benefits another tenant of infoage.
> >
> >                 - Ethan
> >
>