Vendors are ready at the North Carolina State Fair, despite new fee rates – Spectrum News

Vendors are ready at the North Carolina State Fair, despite new fee rates  Spectrum News

Some longtime vendors will be sitting out the State Fair this year. Others have new food items and are ready for their first customer. RALEIGH, N.C. — Vendors are gearing up for the North Carolina State Fair, which opens on Thursday. This year, a new rate change for vendors participating at the fair will take effect. While some longtime vendors will not be on the fairgrounds this year, others are ready for their first customer. S2 Concessions, located in Kiddieland, has been frying items like mini donuts, fried Jell-O and peanut butter pickles since 2010. “Eleven days straight. But you know, it's a sprint and a marathon combined into one pretty much.

But you know, it's worth it in the end,” said Alex Moore, who married into the business. Scott Strother started S2 Concessions but is taking a step back this year from the strenuous event. “This will be the first year that the four children are the ones that are really, you know, running the show,” Moore said. The kids are taking on a big responsibility, launching two new menu items, for their Mini Donut Pantry Bowl. Two original glazed mini donuts called the Raleigh Reds, with a portion of the proceeds going to Feed the Pack at N.C. State, and the Chapel Hill Blues supporting the Carolina Pantry