Participants Info & Application:

Step 3:
Food Vendor Categories
(Two different types)

**Registration Deadline is August 15th (annually)**

Finances:

• Pre-Packaged Sales/Sampling (c2) April 16th to August 15th deadline: $590.00
• Prepared On-Site (c3) April 16th to August 15th deadline: $960.00
• (Includes Health Department Permit Fees)

Details

There are two food vendor categories:

a) Pre-packaged:

• Pre-Packaged Food or Sampling: Items must be commercially pre-packaged, and not for immediate consumption, except sampling.
• REMINDER: We do not provide canopies, chairs, or tables.

 

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b) Food Prepared on-Site

• Food preparation is sales or give-a-way of food prepared on-site for immediate consumption.
• REMINDER: We do not provide canopies, chairs, or tables.

 

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• THIS IS THE CONFUSING PART so please read: One half of the Solano Avenue Stroll is in Berkeley, The other half is in Albany – two different cities, both with individual guidelines and applications. So there are four food vendor license possibilities:
  1. Berkeley food vendor – prepackaged food
  2. Berkeley food vendor – food preparation
  3. Albany food vendor – prepackaged food
  4. Albany food vendor – food preparation

 

• You could complete permits for both cities, just in case. Especially for newer vendors.

 

• The Solano Avenue Association will pay for your food permit fees.
  • In Albany you will be under the jurisdiction of the Alameda County Health Department
  • In Berkeley you will be under the jurisdiction of the City of Berkeley Health and Human Services
  • United States Veterans who are exempt from government fees, please contact the SAA for a participation fee adjustment
  • What city will you be in? Do you have preference? If so, please indicate your preferred location on your Stroll application. Both cities / both the Albany and Berkeley ends of the Avenue are great for the food vendors, so we leave the decision up to you!
  • Return Health Department forms to the SAA with this application. The Health Department(s) have strict standards for temporary food service. Detailed information is available with these links:
    • Alameda County Health Department (Albany Participants)
    • City of Berkeley Health and Human Services (Berkeley Participants)

 

• ATTENTION:
  • Food vendors will be limited to four primary food items – please list them on your application (pre-packaged sales excluded)
  • Food vendors are required to provide a five hundred dollar deposit for participation
    (payable upon successful registration and prior to event deadlines; pre-packaged sales excluded)
  • In Albany: Restaurants or food vendors that intend to have cooking grills outside are required to have California State Fire Marshal approved canopies and tarps; proper fire extinguishers within 75 feet; and propane tanks out of the path of travel and secured in an upright manner. See Albany Fire Department Event Checklist for details.  All food vendors will be subject to a safety inspection.

Important:

• Sellers Permit number (we do not require a copy)
• Insurance Policy (see Basic Info)
• Health Department forms

Day of Event Info:

• Check out or Participants Page and become familiar with our Expectations of Public Conduct.

Food Service DEADLINE is August 15th (annually)

More questions? Stroll FAQ (Frequent Questions and Answers)

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