By The Numbers: Minnesota State Fair Food
1.82 Million Attendees (all-time high)
Ticket sales: $30.1 million (+26 percent vs. 2013)
2014 data
Total sold: About 12 million
Flour: 40 tons
Sugar: 50 tons
Chocolate chips: 35 tons
Dozens of eggs: 27,000 medium size
Other Facts
Number of stands: 2
Workers per stand: 30
12-15 at a time
Cookies made per minute: 2,000
Cookies sold per day: 1 million
Total sold: 150,000+
Batter: 70 tons
Hot dogs: 14 tons
Oil: 2,300 gallons
Other Facts
Number of stands: 8
Workers per stand: 4-5
Total servings sold: 150,000+ orders
(estimated 3.4 million individual curds)
Cheese curds: 50,000+ pounds
Batter: 12,000 pounds
Oil: 6,000 gallons
Other Facts
Number of stands: 1
Workers per stand: 130
40-45 at a time
Total servings sold: “Not sure.”
Potatoes: 300,000 pounds
Batter: 8,750 pounds
Oil: 3,000 gallons
Ketchup: 25,000 pounds
Other Facts
Number of stands: 2
Workers per stand: 130
30-40 at a time
Total servings sold: 14,000
Hog dogs: 3,000 pounds
(14,000 hot dogs)
Chili: 400 pounds
Onions: 400 pounds
Tomatoes: 250 pounds
Pickles: 20,000 (250 gallons)
Other Facts
Number of stands: 1
Workers per stand: 30
12-15 at a time
