[FONT="]Bill, [/FONT]
[FONT="]Orange County, L.A. County, Pasadena, Long Beach, San Diego County, All require a 3 comp. sink with hot and cold running water for vending. Riverside and San Bernardino Allow Buss pans. (most of the shows I am doing the promoter provides or charges you a fee to provide the sink)[/FONT]
[FONT="]There are a few party rental companies that rent sinks. If there is other vendors doing the event contact them and split the rental. The code reads something like 1 sink with hot and cold running water for up to 4 vendors. [/FONT]
[FONT="]The other things they WILL BE LOOKING FOR. Food service screens all 4 sides, tarps under the serving area and cooking area. Everything related to food service has to be 6" off the ground, Hand wash station in booth (must have valve that stays on) buckets in the booth for rinse, wash and sanitize. Test strips for the sanitizing solution gloves and hairnets or caps are a must. Table covers that are disposable are a good thing to have if your tables are stained. Thermometers for food prep and for Ice chests [/FONT]
[FONT="]What ever you do, do not show up with food that you cooked or prepared at home. That is a NO NO!!!! Will get you shut down by some Health inspectors. [/FONT]
[FONT="]I am sure there is more I am not thinking of right now. I will post more as I think of it. [/FONT]
[FONT="]Congratulations on jumping in to the vending. It took my wife and I a decade to get the courage to do it. Then we bought a established business that came with training and ongoing support of the past owner. We are currently online for 6 events over the next 10 weeks. the past owner was doing up to 29 events a year. Also If you are going to do more than a few events a year, Take a food mangers class like servsafe or premier (premier costs less) Heath inspectors will have more respect for you if you can demonstrate you are serious about food service. I always note that I am a certified food service manager on the health application and list my number and expiration date. I feel it gives me a advantage as they look less at my booth and more at the booth of people who are not as serious about the vending business. [/FONT]
[FONT="]If you stay at it the biggest piece of advice I can give you is do your home work. Some events are expensive to get in to and the promoters tend to lie about the number of people and the exclusivity you may have for a type of product. [/FONT]
[FONT="]Drop me a note off line and I will give you my number if you have relay specific questions [/FONT]
[FONT="]Bill P [/FONT]