New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation
Food Vendor Application Form
Please note: This is an application form. It is a request to be considered as a food vendor for one of our
festivals. Completing this form does not guarantee that you will be selected as a vendor. Those who are
selected will be notified.
Basic Information
Please check the festivals which interest you:
Congo Square World Rhythms Festival
Louisiana Cajun Zydeco Festival
Name:
Crescent City Blues Festival
Treme Creole Gumbo Festival
Company Name:
Address:
Home Phone:
Social Security Number or EIN:
(Vendor name must be the name registered with this I.D. #)
Home Phone:
Work Phone:
Mobile Phone:
Other Phone:
Email:
List & describe menu items to be offered (a separate sheet for this line is acceptable):
Number of years in business?
Have you ever been a vendor for Jazz Fest
If Yes, please tell us what years:
Yes
No
Have you ever been a vendor for any other Festivals:
Yes
No
If Yes, please tell us what years and the Festivals:
Food
* TYPE OF FOOD SERVED (Check all that apply)
Creole
Seafood
Cajun
International
BBQ
Other
Soul
If you selected INTERNATIONAL please indicate country of origin.
Signature
I do hereby attest to all that I have said above is true to the best of my knowledge.
Signature: ___________________________________________________________________________
Date:
Agreement
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation will provide a 10-foot by 10-foot booth,
signage with menu and prices, two tables, two chairs and one 20-amp electrical circuit.
The Food Vendor understands to participate it must:
1. Pay the booth fee at least 14 days prior to the start of the event. Each festival has a different fee
– vendors accepted into the events will be notified of the fees required.
2. Provide the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation with a “Certificate of Insurance” indicating
the following coverage limits:
a. General liability/Liquor liability: $1,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 Aggregate.
b. Workers Compensation: Louisiana Statutory benefits. Employers liability: $500,000 each
accident, $500,000 disease policy limit, $500,000 each employee.
3. Provide proof of being properly licensed for food sales in Orleans Parish.
4. Pay all sales taxes as required by the City of New Orleans.
5. Provide all cooking and serving equipment and supplies.
6. Provide an industrial-size fire extinguisher with proof of current inspection.
7. Any propane or other compressed gas containers must be properly chained to a sturdy structure.
8. Staff the booth the entire indicated times of the event.
9. Provide transportation to and from event location for all vendor staff and equipment.
10. Give the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation notice of any cancellation of participation
twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the start time of the event. If cancellation is associated with
the weather, notification should be sent by 1:00 pm the afternoon prior to the event.
Hold-Harmless Agreement:
Vendor agrees to defend, indemnify and save harmless the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and
Foundation, Inc. from all fines, suits, claims, demands, actions or judgments of any kind and nature
accruing against Vendor and/or the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation for loss of life,
injury or damage to persons or property, or misappropriation or infringement of copyright arising out of
or relating to operations of Vendor, its agents, servants or employees while engaged in or about or in
connection with the discharge of performance of services under Vendor agreement with the New Orleans
Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation. Vendor assumes all the risk in operation of its business in
connection with the performance of the services called for under this Agreement, and shall be solely
responsible and answerable in damages for any and all accidents, injuries or other harms to persons or
property that arise as a result of its performance of the services called for under this Agreement.
Authorized by: (Please print)_________________________________________________
Authorized by: (signature)___________________________________________________
Date:__________________________Title____________________________________
Questions? Contact the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation by calling (504) 558-6103, or by sending
email to [email protected].
THE INFORMATION ON THIS FOOD INQUIRY CONTACT SHEET WILL BE ADDED TO THE FESTIVAL'S FOOD
FAIR DATABASE. THIS DATABASE IS USED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT
OBLIGATE THE FESTIVAL IN ANY WAY.