The Vancouver Park Board runs the annual Summer Food Truck Program from May to October. Each spring we issue a request for proposals to sell food at select parks and beaches.
We will consider other sites like Victory Square, Creekside in Olympic Village, David Lam Park, Spanish Banks, Vanier Park, Yaletown Park, and more. Let us know in your proposal and we'll check if it's possible.
If you are interested in a site that doesn't currently have a permitted vendor, email mark.halyk@vancouver.ca with your proposal.
Include a 400-word explanation of how you'll bring unique and complementary food offerings to the site
We seek creative, quality, and culturally-diverse menu offerings.
Provide your menu for customers, including the name, description, and selling price with taxes
Show which foods or products are:
Made from scratch
Local
Whole, unprocessed, or fresh
Organic
Fair trade or sustainably harvested
Provide proposed operating days and hours
Copy of your current health permit and any health inspection reports from the last year (if you already operate)
Copy of your current Food Safe Certificate Level 1
We prefer applications with Food Safe Certificate Level 2.
A hazard analysis critical control point plan (HACCP) for primary menu items
Documentation with details of your commissary facility with a confirmed or tentative lease agreement. The location must be approved by Vancouver Coastal Health as a food preparation facility.
Copy of your existing vending unit schematic, drawn to scale and showing equipment details.
Include interior drawings to scale, exterior dimensions of length and width, and a separate water system diagram.
Show how your unit is powered (there is no power available on-site).
Current photo of your vending unit
Waste management plan of how you'll collect, remove, and dispose of all garbage, recyclables, and compostable materials
Show how you'll use recyclable or compostable containers and utensils, and how you'll cut packaging.
Other sustainability or waste-management initiatives
Where possible indicate your primary local producers such as farms, manufacturers and bakeries
Details on the ownership of the company and qualifications of individuals operating the site
Other business details (where you currently operate, history, and relevant qualifications)
