We're Super Excited to Bring our Mac and Cheese Festival to Ballston/Arlington, VA!

Festival Date: October 5th (Saturday), 2019
Festival Time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
On the Street in Ballston on N. Fairfax Drive: N. Stuart St. and N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22203

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 Stephanie Holland at email steph@squadrafilms.com Steph Holland Email.

Please fill out the information below:

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.

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 

-Arlington County, Virginia 
> 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 27th, 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 Alexandria 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.

***NOTE FOR WINE VENDORS: All trash removal for Wine Vendors will be taken care of by the Festival. Vendor is responsible for maintaining tasting space in a clean and sanitary condition during Festival.***

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

Vendor Application Agreement