street food vendor

Street food vendors sell food preparations, dishes and products on organised outdoor or indoor market places, or on the streets. They prepare the food in their stalls. Street food vendors use sales techniques to recommend their products to passers-by.

Alternative Labels

food stall holder

purveyor of street food

stall holder

street food business operator

street food caterer

street food seller

street food supplier

street food trader

street market food vendor

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

adapt to different weather conditions arrange permit for market stall assist customers execute chilling processes to food products guarantee customer satisfaction maintain work area cleanliness operate cash register organise product display process payments use cooking techniques

Essential Knowledge

consumer protection food authentication techniques food legislation food storage value-added tax law

Optional Skills and Competences

carry out active selling carry out products preparation clean kitchen equipment cook dairy products cook fish cook meat dishes cook pastry products cook sauce products cook seafood cook vegetable products deliver a sales pitch negotiate price prepare bakery products prepare meat for sale unload supplies

Optional Knowledge

beverage products ice cream manufacturing regulations ingredients for ice cream manufacturing manufacturing process of ice cream sales argumentation

Skills & Competences

Concept status

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e982a28b-9de2-460c-b85d-0f65ea0aa3ca

Status

released

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