my first vend this season

cjschuckwagon · Posted: Jul 08 2011 Post subject: my first vend this season

i was called and asked to vend pp at our local craft fair....they expect 2500 to 3500 people, this is their 20th year....about 15 other vendors...chicken bbq,beef on wic,sausages,sloppy joes, fries and etc.....no duplicates, other than drinks....no entry fee....

i am planning to do enough pp and sides (slaw,beans,mac salald)for 200 people....i am planning to have smoker lit at all times...

i was thinking of bringing flour tortillas and potatoes to make a pulled pork breakfast burrito...

any idieas?

cj

Smoky Bro · Posted: Jul 08 2011 Post subject:

sounds good but then you gotta deal with eggs, right?

are you in buffalo? I just had my first beef of wic a couple weeks ago at the anchor bar, good stuff!

BBQMAN · Posted: Jul 09 2011 Post subject:

Is this a breakfast event?

I'd stick to pulled pork sammies.

BTW, I believe it's commonly referred to as "Beef on Weck" as in Kimmelweck or Kümmelweck bread. Wink

Enjoyed my stay in Buffalo (and Canada) a few years back, and although the Anchor Bar is way cool (loved the bikes everywhere) the food is overrated.
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cjschuckwagon · Posted: Jul 12 2011 Post subject:

well, i decided to bring enough pulled pork for 125 sandwiches, plus slaw,beans and mac salad. i took some canned doles fruit, and sold about 25 fruit cups @2.00per

the event ran 10 to 5, and i was sold out by 1:19...my son turned to me in our lunch rush and said "hey dad, we arent getting a lunch are we?"...

they loved the pork, and the wind gods blew the smoke into the main area...

i could have sold more, i paid my fee for next year, locking me in as the pulled pork guy...

i had several people split my 2 for 5 dollars offer and came right back for 2 more!

i got lots of good press, and was encouraged when 2 customers came back to buy a pound to take home....

thanks for the comments, cj

Jarhead · Posted: Jul 12 2011 Post subject:

cjschuckwagon · Posted: Jul 12 2011 Post subject:

yes , they were sliders, 2 small cheap buns, with 6 oz meatpiled on both...i thought it was a way to build value, 2 is better than one...

i didnt really expect people to only buy one, but they did, and many came back...

in the future, i think i am better off with my good bun and using one, but this event was new to me, and i was surrounded by 3 dollar sloppy joes and 1 dollar hot dogs...

cj

daddywoofdawg · Posted: Jul 13 2011 Post subject:

6oz sammies?that's not a slider and 2 for 5?can I order 100?save me making them and still see a big profit!
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kurtsara · Posted: Jul 13 2011 Post subject:

cjschuckwagon · Posted: Jul 13 2011 Post subject:

6 0z total....this aint my first cook.....cj

daddywoofdawg · Posted: Jul 13 2011 Post subject:

Oh ok my mistake.But you never know!
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cjschuckwagon · Posted: Jul 13 2011 Post subject:

j have certainly learned by trial and error over the years, and have more learning coming i am sure....cj