LA28 is seeking local vendors to help feed fans during the Olympic and Paralympic games.
This is the first time in Olympic and Paralympic games history that local, small businesses and vendors will play a central role in the games’ food and beverage strategy.
Applications are open today through Nov. 16. on the Regional Alliance Marketplace for Procurement (RAMP) website, rampla.org.
LA28 will choose hundreds of local businesses, trucks and carts to serve at competition venue zones and at non-competition zones that are part of the games.
Businesses that are selected will also receive mentoring to help them be ready for the gold medal rush.
This includes strategies to scale their production, strengthen their financial models, and navigate how to do the required insurance and permitting as well as tools to help them grow beyond the LA28 festivities.
The games say they hope that spotlighting the small businesses will encourage spectators traveling to Los Angeles from across the world to explore more of LA’s neighborhoods.