TXFVA
Texas Food Vendors Assoc.
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News, field notes, and practical guidance for Texas food vendors.
July 9, 2026
Festival vendors hear a lot about commissions. Fifteen percent. Twenty percent. Thirty percent. And yes, sometimes even forty percent of gross sales off the top. That number gets attention because every working food vendor knows the truth: gross sales are not profit. Before a vendor ever sees a dollar of actual earnings, they have already paid […]
July 3, 2026
There comes a moment before every big event when the planning has to stop. Not because you’ve thought of everything — you never do — but because the thinking has quietly turned into hiding. We’ve all felt it. The spreadsheet is open for the fourth time that morning, the numbers haven’t changed, and somewhere underneath […]
June 16, 2026
Exclusive shows, loyal vendors, and endless persistence
June 13, 2026
Festival planners can protect vendor trust and event quality by avoiding free competing food giveaways and keeping chain restaurants out of mobile food vendor lanes.
June 9, 2026
A Saturday market and a major festival push are not the same job. Long lines, narrow load-in windows, weather, power limits, health checks, and a crowd that expects the line to keep moving — that’s a different operation entirely. High-volume isn’t a marketing label. It’s a vendor who can repeat a high-output service model under […]
May 21, 2026
Austin, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Fort Worth — five cities, five very different rulebooks. Here’s what you need before you fire up the grill. Texas has no statewide mobile-food-vendor permit. Every city — and most counties — write their own rules, fees, and inspection schedules. The result is a patchwork that punishes vendors who assume […]
May 21, 2026
Most event organizers demand a million-dollar policy. Most vendors don’t understand what’s actually covered. Here’s the breakdown. Walk into any Texas event coordinator’s office and you’ll hear the same sentence: ‘We need a Certificate of Insurance with $1,000,000 general liability and the venue named as additional insured.’ Most vendors nod, write the check, and never […]
May 21, 2026
Every Texas food vendor needs one. Here’s exactly what it covers, who issues it, and how much you should actually pay. If you handle unpackaged food anywhere in Texas — from a brisket trailer in Lockhart to a snow-cone stand in McAllen — state law requires a Food Handler Certificate within 60 days of hire. […]
May 6, 2026
Beef is up 14%, propane is volatile, and labor is the tightest it’s been in a decade. Here’s how Texas vendors are protecting their margins.