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Dr of BBQ

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jump on the organic bandwagon ? Wed, 05/11/11 8:39 PM (permalink)
Not sure this is true or the way to go for all parts of the country but it may set you apart in your area.
Jack
 
After many years of experimentation, organic food has finally arrived in the food concession industry.
Throughout North America more and more festivals and fairs had food concessions that were hustling organic products.
Why has it taken so long? Food concession operators are notorious for being slow off the starting block. Many believe that a food concession is designed to provide greasy and messy products. They have a tendency to model their operations after others around them, and while looking at the success of others can be a valid way to enter a business, it does not leap frog you ahead of them. You become an industry follower rather than an industry leader.
 
But, there are other reasons why organic foods took so long to make a firm entry into the food concession industry. The manufacturers were slow to make the products available in bulk form. This was primarily due to the fact that most of the organic foods were being processed by small, local companies, who were having problems keeping up with producing enough products for supermarkets and specialty health food stores.
to read more click here
http://festivalnet.com/ot...organic_food_cont.html
 
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    lornaschinske

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    Re:jump on the organic bandwagon ? Wed, 05/11/11 10:20 PM (permalink)
    We have not had anyone ask for organic. But we do get some asking which of our sandwiches are low fat (Spicy Chicken and the Smoked Turkey are what we recommend). We have also been surprised that the wheat rolls out sell the white rolls 3 to 1 (sometimes more) and the guys are the ones who are choosing the wheat!
     
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      cracker75

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      Re:jump on the organic bandwagon ? Thu, 05/12/11 1:18 AM (permalink)
      I don't know what the rest of the world is like, but I will be as organic and as local as possible. It's a huge selling point with the local population, and there are a ton of farmers on-island (both livestock and produce).
       
       
       
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        Parrot Cage

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        Re:jump on the organic bandwagon ? Mon, 05/23/11 10:21 AM (permalink)
        Me too, Cracker. My wife and I have been eating organic for a few months now and can taste and feel the difference. I've already decided that we will state our "organic-ness" but not really push the point. Let them taste our food and decide for themselves.
         
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