Pittsburgh Mac and Cheese Vendor Form

We're Super Excited to Bring our Mac and Cheese Festival to Pittsburgh, PA!

Festival Date: September 21st (Saturday), 2019
Festival Time: Noon - 8:30 PM (2 Sessions)
Highmark Stadium Field, 510 W Station Square Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Your space is not guaranteed until payment is received (see payment information below). Please read all sections completely and fill out this application by clicking "NEXT" below.

Once you've submitted this form, we will contact you to finalize your application and confirm your participation in the festival. Once your participation is confirmed, we will follow up with logistical information regarding load-in, set-up, strike, etc.

If you have any questions, please direct them to PghMacAndCheeseFest@gmail.com.

Please fill out the information below:

Business Name *

Business Address *

Business Website

Contact First Name *

Contact Last Name *

Contact Email *

Contact Phone Number *

Vendor Fees *

Mac and Cheese Food Vendor (Food Truck or Food Tent) - Food Vendors will Only accept our Food Ticket/Vouchers for their 2 Mac & Cheese dishes they produce and they will be redeemed $1.25/food ticket/voucher - Sample size should be 3 oz. portions. $500 Prize for the Winner of Pittsburgh's Best Mac and Cheese! $ 200.00

Dessert Vendors - Mac and Cheese Vendors May Not Apply -($200.00 fee includes 10x10 space excluding tent. You keep 100% of the proceeds - you are responsible to pay all PA Sales Tax and to bring all your own tent, equipment and tables) $ 200.00

Merchandise/Crafts/Retail/Non-Food Vendor ($200.00 fee includes a 10x10 space excluding tent. You keep 100% of the proceeds - you are responsible to pay all PA Sales Tax and to bring all your own tent, equipment and tables) $ 200.00

Sponsor Booth ($400.00 fee includes a 10x10 space excluding tent. You bring your own tent, equipment and tables) $ 400.00

Sponsorship - Tell Us What You're Thinking! Free

Total $ 0.00

Please describe what you will be selling/serving - if you're a Mac and Cheese Vendor, please list your 2 Mac and Cheese Dishes (you can change them at a later date).

I understand that I must provide my own tent, table and electricity, if required. *

Yes

If you are a food vendor, will you be conducting any open flame cooking or grilling? *

I'm Not a Food Vendor Yes No

Required Items for Acceptance

In order for your application to be processed, you must have a valid Food Vending License, Food Truck License or Merchandise License and carry your own insurance.

Do you currently have a valid Food Vending License, Food Truck License or Merchandise License?

Yes NO - But I will acquire one by September, 2019

Rain or Shine

The event will take place regardless of weather conditions, and no refunds will be given due to inclement weather.

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS:

TasteUSA requirements for Certificates of Insurance are listed below. TasteUSA requires proof of insurance from all vendors who will be selling merchandise or food items (either for consumption onsite or for home consumption). Please request a Certificate of Insurance as specified below from your insurance provider.

All Certiﬁcates of Insurance must:

> Name the following two parties as Additional Insured:
-TasteUSA, 1028 29th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007

-Highmark Stadium, 510 W Station Square Dr, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
> State minimum of $1,000,000 in general liability per occurence and $2,000,000 in Aggregate

> State minimum of $1,000,000 auto liability per accident for bodily injury and property damage

> State limits of $100,000/$500,000/$100,000 for worker's compensation

> State Employer’s Liability Insurance providing bodily injury by accident, bodily injury by disease per policy, and bodily injury by disease per employee, with liability limits of no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence.

Certificate of Insurance documents are due no later than September 6th, 2019. Our Logistics Team will reach out for these documents.

Sanitation Agreement

On site trash and recycling receptacles are for guest's use only. Vendor must provide their own trash & recycling receptacles for any waste you produce. NO DUMPING ON SITE! $300 Fine!

All vendors MUST maintain their space in a clean and sanitary condition and remove all waste before leaving the Festival. Cartons, boxes, etc. will not be allowed to pile up during the Festival. Food vendors MUST have a separate container for any food trimmings. No grease, cooking oils or leftover food will be dumped in the trashcans or on the grounds AT ALL. Please make plans to carry these items out with you. Food vendors MUST have a protective barrier or receptacle under working areas to catch any grease/oils spills. Violation of this is a direct breech of this agreement. Day of inspections by Pittsburgh, PA Health Dept. will be carried out.

Failure to leave your booth area in the condition in which it was received may result in a $300 Fine at the discretion of TasteUSA. Vendors preparing food shall make sufficient plans to dispose of grey water and/or grease through approved methods. Grease and grey water cannot be dumped in trash receptacles, ﬂower beds, drains, grass, etc.

By submitting this application you agree to pay this fee if you are caught dumping anything onsite.

Vendor Application Agreement

Upon submitting this vendor application/agreement form, I hereby agree that I have read and understood the term laid out in this Vendor Application Form. I certify that I have the legal right to bind the above mentioned company into this agreement. Furthermore I agree to be legally bound by this online agreement and understand that submissions are tracked by submitter's IP address to verify their origin. *

I AGREE

Pittsburgh Mac and Cheese Festival 2019 Vendor Application Form