Food and Beverages

Food and Beverage Requirements: General

A number of activities require both food and beverages to be served. In general the morning food will consist of assorted beverages and pastries (see list below). Afternoon food will consist of assorted beverages and snacks (see list below). Lunch menus should be chosen with the ADGA Chairs of the committees in charge of the specific activity (Judges Training, Pre-Judges Training, Youth). The menu selection for all other Convention meals (Welcome Dinner, Banquet, and Champagne Brunch, etc.) will be chosen by the Convention Host Committee.

Beverages: For all activities beverages may include the following:

Coffee (regular and decaf)

Tea (hot and iced)

Bottled water

Regular sodas (with and without caffeine)

Diet sodas (with and without caffeine)

Juice

For afternoon snack breaks, coffee and tea may be eliminated.

Morning Break Food: For all activities morning break food may include the following:

Donuts

Muffins

Bagels and cream cheese

Fruit

Afternoon Break Food: For all activities afternoon break food may include the following:

Crackers

Fruit

Donated cheese

Vegetable plates

Food and Beverage List By Activity

ADGA Board of Directors Meeting

ADGA pays the cost of the morning and afternoon break refreshments for both days as well as for lunches both days for ADGA Directors, Directors Emeriti, ADGA staff, and the court reporter. The Convention Host Committee works with the ADGA office on more specific food and beverage requirements.

Day One:

Morning beverages and snacks

Lunch (usually a buffet served either in the meeting room or a separate dining room)

Afternoon beverages and snacks

Day Two:

Morning beverages and snacks

Lunch (usually a buffet served either in the meeting room or a separate dining room)

Afternoon beverages and snacks

If an evening session or third day of meetings is required, be sure to order beverages and appropriate food. Work with the ADGA President and staff on specific requirements for these extra meetings as well as for meetings of the Executive Committee.

Banquet and Ball

The Banquet and Ball is usually part of the full registration package. The Convention Host Committee chooses the menu and usually sells separate meal tickets as well. The Banquet and Ball usually includes a cash bar where people can buy drinks throughout the evening.

Breed Club Meetings

While breed club meetings are not ADGA-sponsored activities, they are usually held at the Convention facility. The individual breed clubs decide whether food will be served and what type of food they would like at their meetings. Individual breed club meal or event tickets are sold both prior to and at the Convention. While the Convention Host Committee will help the breed clubs make arrangements with the facility for the room, food, and beverages and will give the facility a head count, the individual breed clubs are responsible for monitoring the attendance and appropriate meal tickets at their meetings and paying for all costs associated with their meetings.

Champagne Brunch

The Champagne Brunch held before the Spotlight Sale is usually part of the full registration package. The Convention Host Committee chooses the menu and sells separate meal tickets as well. Champagne is served both during the brunch and throughout the Sale. The Convention Host Committee should also offer a cash bar during the Sale. The cash bar should be in addition to, not in place of, serving Champagne.

Hospitality Area

Food and beverages in the hospitality area are usually provided by the local host and other groups from the local community. If the host facility prohibits bringing in outside food, the cost for food and beverages for the hospitality area will be quite high. (In this case, a small fee may be charged to help defray these expenses, but this practice is discouraged.) Most hospitality areas offer coffee and tea, juices, snack foods, cookies and other baked goods, as well as goat products, including cheese, salami, and jerky. The cost of the food and beverages is borne by the local groups. All of the preceding should be specified in the Letter of Agreement signed between the local host group and the ADGA Annual Meeting Committee.

Judges Training Conference
ADGA pays the cost of the morning and afternoon break refreshments for both days as well as the cost of lunch for the panel, Training Conference staff, and animal handlers. Candidates, auditors, spectators, and Convention Host Committee staff usually purchase a meal ticket for lunch.

Day One:

Morning beverages and snacks

Box or buffet lunch

Afternoon beverages and snacks

Day Two:

Morning beverages and snacks

Box, buffet, or fast food lunch (depending on the site where Day Two is held)

Afternoon beverages and snacks

Pre-Judges Training Conference

The Convention Host Committee is responsible for providing the food and beverages for this activity. The following food is usually provided as part of the Pre-Judges Training Conference. The Convention Host Committee should work with the Chair of the Pre-Judges Training Conference on more specific food and beverage requirements:

Morning beverages and snacks

Box or buffet lunch

Afternoon beverages and snacks

Welcome Dinner

The Welcome Dinner is usually part of the full registration package. The Convention Host Committee chooses the menu and sells separate meal tickets as well.

Wine and Cheese Party/Goat Products Showcase

The ADGA Products Committee sponsors this event, arranges for both the cheese and the wine, and sets up the food presentation. This activity may or may not be included in full registrations. (Historically, if the Products Committee pays for the cheese, then the event is included in the full week's registration fee.) Separate tickets are sold for this event. The Convention Host Committee works with the Chair of the Products Committee to determine the fee for this event.

Youth Banquet

The Youth Banquet is usually part of the full registration package for adults and youth. The Convention Host Committee and Youth Committee Chair choose the menu and usually sell separate meal tickets as well.

Youth Program

The Youth Program will have special requirements (pizza, hot-dogs and hamburgers, etc.) that the Convention Host Committee needs to accommodate. The Convention Host Committee should work with the Chair of the Youth Program to organize the necessary menu choices for each day of the Youth Program.