We have special early-bird discounts available to those food vendors who get their application in by March 4th. Payment does not need to be received by that date, only the application.
Confirmation of participation will be emailed to applicants no later than Mid-May. Payment will be due to the Chamber upon receiving confirmation of participation.
Please note: In addition to this completed form, you will need to provide a SELLER'S PERMIT and a
TEMPORARY FOOD FACILITY (TFF) PERMIT. Links are provided below.
APPLICATION AND VENDOR INFORMATION:
1. VENDOR FEES FOR THE TWO DAY EVENT: Non-Profits: $900 early-bird ($1050 after March 4)
Food Cart: $1100 early-bird ($1350 after March 4)
General (tent or truck) - $1600 early-bird ($1900 after March 4)
+ HEALTH DEPT FEES + REFUNDABLE CLEANING DEPOSIT2. FOOD BOOTHS (10X10 or 10x20): All food booth vendors are REQUIRED to use food booths that are compliant with the Santa Clara County Health Dept. and Fire Depts. If you are bringing your own booth, you will need to have a fire certification posted on your tent.
3.MANDATORY COMPOSTABLE FOOD WARE: ALL food ware (including serving boxes, plates, bowls, flatware, beverage cups, food wrappers, etc) provided to customers MUST be compostable as defined by ASTM D6400 or ASTM D6868 standards. NO Styrofoam allowed. Please refer to this
link for more information.
4. BEVERAGES: Selling of water and alcoholic beverages is not allowed. Other beverages must be approved.
5. AUGUST 16th MANDATORY FOOD VENDOR MEETING: Failure to participate in the Vendor Meeting on Wednesday, August 16 will forfeit your participation in the festival and 100% of funds paid.
6. NO ELECTRICITY will be provided to vendors.
• generators must be placed 20’ away from other vendors and structures
• vendors must have a 40B:C fire extinguisher with the generator
• vendors must create a safety perimeter (barricades, cones, etc) to block off public access to the generator
• vendors may not have any additional fuel stored on site or brought onto the site once the event starts
• vendors must place rubber matting or some protective safety layer over any extension cord or cable
• grounding rods are required in some cases depending on the type of generator
7. COMPLY TO SANTA CLARA COUNTY TEMP FOOD EVENTS: Follow link for new and additional information regarding temporary events:
www.sccgov.org/sites/cpd/programs/TE/Pages/home.aspx 8. SELLERS PERMIT: All food vendors (including non-profit organizations) must have a Sellers Permit - applications are free and can be downloaded from
www.boe.ca.gov. You can apply in person at your local Board of Equalization Office, and usually receive it the same day.
9. INSURANCE: All food vendors are required to have their own liability insurance with $2,000,000 limits (per occurrence/aggregate), naming the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce as additional insured for both basic liability and products and completed operations. Certificate of insurance must be included with the application.
