Food Demo Contractor

SUMMARY:

Affinity Group is in search of a Food Demo Contractor Consultant at Restaurant Depot.  The Food Demo Contractor will demonstrate and sell products and merchandise those products.  To promote sales, the representative is responsible for educating and informing customers about products, pricing information, versatility of the products and where they are in the store. All demos are four hours and require an additional one hour of setup and approximately 30 minutes of breakdown. All demos require demo recap forms to be filled out and submitted on an app. Demos are a flat rate fee of $270. Other duties include merchandising products and coordinating with department managers for product displays. Merchandising is a flat rate of $170 and is for 4 hours. Food Demo Contractors are required to have smart phones where they can utilize our merchandising and demo reporting app. All food demos and merchandising will take place in Restaurant Depot.  Applicant must hold or be willing to attain a valid ServSafe certificate.  

Applicant MUST have a car.

This Demo Contractor will be responsible for the following Restaurant Depot Locations:

Restaurant Depot Richmond (a travel reimbursement is offered due to the further distance)
7951 Brook Rd.
Richmond, VA 23227

Restaurant Depot Virginia Beach
5112 Virginia Beach Blvd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

Restaurant Depot Newport News (opening in Q4 2026)
365 Chatham Drive
Newport News, VA 23602

This Demo Contractor will perform 2 demos per month and 6 merchandising days per month.

(Note: the amount of demos and merchandising days are subject to change)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Greet customers enthusiastically

- Provides excellent customer service by answering product-related questions and helping customers locate items representing

- Set up and organize table for demonstration

- Prepare vendor products using Demonstration POS to enhance product display

- Serve samples and demonstrate products and explaining it’s attributes and features

- Maintain friendly, positive, well-groomed appearance

- Maintain professional, clean, healthy and safe work environment

- Provides daily accurate and timely reporting of time worked and sales results

- Responsible for cleaning up workstation area

- Loads, unloads and moves products that are sometimes heavy or bulky

- Responsible for checking on other merchandise in the store to be sure there are shelf tags, it is packed out and monitoring expiration dates.

REQUIREMENTS:

- Must be able to work for extended periods of time in a standing position

- Requires excellent communication skills, neat appearance, and good grooming

- Prior food service experience a plus

- Eighteen (18) years of age or older

- Excellent interpersonal skills

- Must own a computer and have internet access

- Must have a smart phone with the ability to take and send pictures

- Basic computer skills, a must

- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals

- Ability to lift 50lbs.

The Affinity Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.