? Trackside Concessions
Sheila Ruthermund, an employee at the concession stand that sells mainly hot dogs and hamburgers, speaking about running out of food last Friday and being slammed for the Fourth of July:
“We were working out the kinks.”
“They said to us that we’re gonna be slammed and don’t worry about the line.”
? Great Philly Steak Sandwich
Doug Lee, owner of the sandwich company, said about 500 sandwiches sold on the opening day when everybody ran out of food.
He is expecting to sell about 400 sandwiches on the Fourth of July.
? Papayas Asian Food Catering
“It’s gonna be big,” owner Yuen Lee said of the Fourth of July.
Opening weekend, Friday through Sunday, the food stand sold 660 pounds of chicken and could not keep up with demand, Lee said.
“It was the first day and we didn’t know what the heck we were doing.”
Lee is expecting to sell 210 pounds on the Fourth of July.
“We’re excited to be here. We’re all winners.”
?The Budweiser truck near the east side of Hayward Field did not sell out opening weekend, said vendor Reagan Hauswald.
?Castle Kettle Corn
Owner Heather Kent said she is expecting to use one-fourth of a ton of corn and 200 to 300 pounds of sugar to make enough kettle corn to satisfy customer demand on the Fourth of July.
? Allann Bros. Coffee
Sarah Etherton, manager of the beanery at East 24th Avenue and Hilyard Street who is working at the Eugene 08 Festival Allann Bros. stand, said the hot temperatures have caused them to sell mainly iced coffee. They have used about 15 bags of ice each day, and she expects them to use more on the Fourth of July.
“Providing people with ice was a problem,” she said.
“People ran through a lot more coffee than we expected them to, but we’re ready for Friday.”
Etherton said she expects the stand to sell between 20 to 30 gallons of iced coffee on the Fourth of July.
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