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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

State Fair Vendors Innovate to Survive
Small Purveyors Battle Bigger Rivals as Each Tries to Top the Others in Food Gimmicks
From: wsj.com
By Caroline Porter
August 19, 2013

 
Independent food vendors are finding themselves in a sticky situation at state fairs across the Midwest as health codes, unpredictable demand and competition from larger operations put the squeeze on their bottom lines. WSJ's Caroline Porter reports.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323455104579013233026497554.html

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