Rosie’s Foodservice, Inc. is a Wisconsin corporation founded in 1996 by Andrea and I.  The name Rosie’s goes back to 1977 and Rosie’s Circus Diner which was the cookhouse on the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros Circus that year.  It was named after Rosie McConnell, the wife of my grandfather’s good friend and business associate.

I am 3^rd generation in the outdoor amusement business, following my grandfather and father.  Both Andrea and I were born and raised in Wisconsin, but now live during the off season in Gibsonton, FL.  We still maintain an office in Chicago, IL since so much of our business is done in Illinois and Michigan.  Andrea and I are life members and serve on the Board of Directors of the Showmen’s league of America, and Andrea is 2003 Past President of the Ladies Auxilliary of the Showmen’s League of America.  We are also members of NICA, OABA, and IISA as well as a number of state fair associations.  I am also a shriner and member of Egypt Temple of Tampa, FL.

Although we now concentrate solely on fairs, festivals, and special events, my family has a long history of involvement with shrine circuses.  My father was Circus Chairman for Medinah Temple of Chicago when he passed away in 2001.  His company, Nationwide Concessions, Inc was the exclusive concession company for all Medinah Temple events.

Rosie’s Cantina has been awarded Best Concession honors at Michigan State Fair and Georgia National Fair (2 years), as well as a number of county fairs and festivals.