What an interesting story this was I thought where a business that was pretty much the original mini donuts vendor at a local fair called the PNE was not invited back this year. The reason for it based on the company’s comments on Facebook is that the PNE fair already has vendors that offer exactly what they do. Like most venues organizations usually want to have unique business varieties which can also act as a way to attract businesses knowing they won’t have to compete with others offering the exact same thing. But it’s odd in this case because this little donut company is pretty much the original.
That makes you wonder, if you were the organization running this event would you give priority to those whom you have worked with the longest? Or would other factors be more important such as if a particular vendor is willing to pay more to get a spot? I am almost inclined to say giving your longest vendor the first right to refusal per se may be a wise decision because these types of fairs can often revolve around the community aspect as well. That means a lot of people attend wanting to see familiar vendors.
Tourists wouldn’t care too much I would imagine where in these cases to them food is just food and if everyone creates the same thing with similar quality it doesn’t matter who is there. But it’s fascinating to think here where year’s of doing business with an organization doesn’t seem to be much if they can find another who does exactly what that company does.
I did read some suggestions where the company should just get a permit to operate outside of the fair. That would be interesting to see how well they preform in that case to see if people truly care about tradition.