VENDOR INFO
Welcome!
Smorgasburg markets are the largest weekly food events in the country, attracting tens of thousands of people each day to markets in New York and Los Angeles. The markets are a launchpad for new food businesses and a place of exploration for locals and tourists.
While the Smorgasburg brand remains the same each day, the individual events have a slightly different vendor mix, crowd and requirements of operation. The information contained here is intended to help you complete the various steps necessary before you sell with us for the first time at any of our various locations.
There are requirements passed on by the city (e.g. permits), those placed on us by our landlords or partners (e.g. insurance documentation), and those we place on each vendor to ensure the quality and uniformity of the events (e.g. payments and payment systems).
Each section below details specific requirements relevant to each vendor, along with location specific details where necessary. The sections are laid out in order of priority in terms of lead time before our opening day. Meaning please start work on the requirements in sections 1 and 2 before moving onto sections 3, 4, and 5.
Please note that each section details a specific requirement you must meet in order to be included on your agreed start date. If at any time you have questions or issues please direct them to booking@smorgasburg.com.
SECTION GUIDE
SECTION 2: STANDARD DOCUMENTS FOR ALL EVENTS
SECTION 3: EVENT SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 6: DATA SHARING VIA DOMO
SECTION 1: PERMITTING
Each vendor must supply us copies of two documents: A Food Protection Certificate and a Temporary Food Service Establishment Permit (TFSE). Send these to booking@smorgasburg.com.
SECTION 2: STANDARD DOCUMENTS FOR ALL EVENTS
Everyone must sign our Vendor Agreement and provide a Certificate of Insurance (COI).
SECTION 3: EVENT SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
Each location has specific required documentation.
SECTION 4: POINT OF SALE
Square is a mobile cash register and payment processing system. Smorgasburg vendors are required to use Square point of sale at their booth to process all payments, including credit cards, and to disclose daily sales numbers to us.
SECTION 5: APPLE PAY
Smorgasburg and Apple Pay have a year long partnership that directly benefits vendors through weekly market discounts.
SECTION 6: DATA SHARING VIA DOMO
Data sharing is a requirement of participation in Smorgasburg. Domo, a trusted data services provider, helps automate data sharing so we can build a robust picture of health, trends and possibilities at our markets.
SECTION 7: WEEKLY MARKET PAYMENTS
All vendors pay for their market space(s) in advance on a weekly basis. To collect payment, we use an online payment portal via the site bill.com.
SECTION 8: WASTE REDUCTION
Each Brooklyn Smorgasburg is anti-plastic, and is moving towards zero waste. All vendors are required to use specific materials in their food service to achieve our sustainability goals.
SECTION 9: YOUR BRAND
You’ve been accepted to Smorgasburg because you make amazing food. But creating a memorable brand that customers want to return to goes beyond what you make in the kitchen.
SECTION 10: SOCIALS
Check us out on our socials!