Jury Steps for Freshly Prepared Foods
All products for sale must be accepted the Jury Committee prior to selling at any of the markets managed and operated by Salem Community Markets.
Applicants with products that fall into the Freshly Prepared Foods category will have their products reviewed by members of the Freshly Prepared Food Advisory Team (PFAT). The committee meets to review hot prepared foods, processed or packaged foods, dairy, bakery, candy/confectionery, non-alcoholic beverages, or any edible products. All business conducted by this committee will take place primarily at the market house.
NOTE: Due to COVID-19, we are not scheduling in-person jury appointments. PLEASE CALL the office at
503-585-8264 to make arrangements to have your food juried.
NOTE: Following approval, hot food vendors will be considered for market placement based on status of
product quota, space availability, existing food diversity at the market. Menu adaptation may be
required.
Applicants with products that fall into the Freshly Prepared Foods category will have their products reviewed by members of the Freshly Prepared Food Advisory Team (PFAT). The committee meets to review hot prepared foods, processed or packaged foods, dairy, bakery, candy/confectionery, non-alcoholic beverages, or any edible products. All business conducted by this committee will take place primarily at the market house.
NOTE: Due to COVID-19, we are not scheduling in-person jury appointments. PLEASE CALL the office at
503-585-8264 to make arrangements to have your food juried.
- Applicants should prepare and bring tasting samples of two or more menu items/products for up to 6 jury members.
- Samples do not need to be full meals, but a sampling of the products to be offered and representative of overall product line.
- Applicants should be prepared to answer specific questions about their ingredients, method of preparation, source of ingredients, food safety considerations or provide illustrations regarding their production process posed by Jury Committee members.
- All food vendors will be required to provide a sample menu with an emphasis on locally sourced ingredients.
- Judging criteria for edible products include the following 5 areas: Overall Quality, Presentation, Skill and Enhancement to the Market. Products will be given a score of 1-5 for each criteria area.
- The minimum product points needed for approval will be based on 70% of the number of Jury Committee members voting.
- The PFAT Jury Committee will vote and submit results to the Office Manager who will notify prospective vendors within 1 week via email regarding approval/denial.
- Prospective vendors are encouraged to work on obtaining all required insurance and licensing documents. Those documents should be uploaded those to the Manage My Market vendor profile under the licensing tab.
NOTE: Following approval, hot food vendors will be considered for market placement based on status of
product quota, space availability, existing food diversity at the market. Menu adaptation may be
required.
