Taste-A-Thon Events
BOOST YOUR BRAND VISIBILITY
Engaging, high-traffic experiences that connect your products with consumers in fun and interactive ways!
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Participation Response Form
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Spin To Win Taste-A-Thon
An interactive “Try Before You Buy” experience where attendees spin a prize wheel to win individually wrapped products and full-size products.
4th of July Taste-A-Thon
Join the celebration with free individually wrapped samples distributed during Highland Park Independence Day festivities and parade.
Halloween Taste-A-Thon
Put your products in Halloween goodie bags – a festive, fun way to connect with families and promote your brand during the fall season.
Wayfarer Theater Concession Stand
A great opportunity to showcase and keep your brand front and center year-round. Sampling is available if product is offered.
Why Participate?
It’s FREE!
✅ Test & promote new products
✅ Distribute coupons & samples
✅ Engage with the community
✅ Boost sales & brand awareness
Participation Response Form 2025 – Taste Marketing Activities
Participation Requirements
CONFIRM BY CALLING: 847-561-1302
Individually wrapped samples for Spin To Win, Halloween and Parade. Suggestion: several hundred to thousands or a pallet. Near dated product is acceptable).
Retail items for “$5 -SPIN TO WIN Taste-A-Thon”. Suggestion: 1 or more cases of any product. Near-dated products are ideal for this opportunity.
VIP free coupons are an excellent carbon footprint method of marketing your product. Any kind of coupons are acceptable. Hundreds of coupons can be given away.
Create a product bullet information sheet.
Provide 8 ½ by 11 display sheet showing LOCATIONS - WHERE TO SHOP.
Your In-Kind Donations Would be Accepted in Lieu of a Service Fee. But we have the right to recoup these fees, if necessary by selling donated product at a special introductory offer.
We do offer a Sponsor Level. The fee is only $200 which includes being acknowledged on our website and your logo on a banner at all 3 marketing opportunities. Submit your logo and website.
Shipping Deadlines / Pickup of Product
For the Ravinia Farmers Market Spin to Win - send product after June 1st thru Oct 1st
For the 4th of July Parade - send product before July 1st
For the Halloween Activities - send product before Oct 1st
We must receive all deliveries at our warehouse as stated above unless scheduled otherwise.
SEND TO: ED KUGLER – TASTE MARKETING c/o Keyth Security Systems- 1575 Oakwood Ave., Highland Park, IL 60035 (847) 561-1302
Any product needed to be picked up at a local Distributors or Warehouses within fifty miles of Chicago can be coordinated with me. Our fee for pickup will be $75.00. All products should be 100% MCB .
All handouts, coupons and other items can be sent to Ed Kugler, 1104 Ridge Rd., Highland Park, IL 60035