Top 10 Minnesota State Fair food vendors ranked by 2024 revenue originally appeared on Bring Me The News.
Sweet Martha's Cookie Jar was the highest-grossing food vendor at the Minnesota State Fair in 2024, and once again it wasn't particularly close.
The purveyor of hot cookies by the bucket, which operates three locations across the fairgrounds, made $4.9 million in 2024, which was first reported by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
That's the most it has brought in since the COVID-19 pandemic, topping its $4.6 million in 2023 and $4.5 million in 2022.
In 2019, Sweet Martha's logged a record $5 million in gross sales, per the Minnesota State Fair.
That's head and shoulders above the competition.
Pronto Pups, which operates eight locations in the fair and regularly comes in second in gross sales, brought in $2.3 million last year.
The company brought in almost $2.2 million in 2023 and $1.9 million in 2022.
Here are the top 10 food vendors by sales at the 2024 fair:
Sweet Martha's Cookie Jar (three locations): $4.9 million
Pronto Pups (eight locations): $2.3 million
Mouth Trap Cheese Curds (one location): $1.6 million
The Perfect Pickle (two locations): $1.5 million
Fresh French Fries (two locations): $1.4 million
American Dairy Association of the Midwest (two locations): $1.4 million
Corn Roast (one location): $1.3 million
Que Viet (one location): $1 million
Carousel BBQ (one location): $933,000
The Blue Barn (one location): $866,000
Mouth Traps' $1.6 million is, according to reported numbers, one of just a few in the top 10 that topped its pre-pandemic numbers. In 2019, it brought in the second most money of all vendors with $1.5 million, per Axios.
Three others topped their 2019 numbers, including Fresh French Fries ($1.1 million in 2019), the American Dairy Association ($1.1 million), and Carousel BBQ ($703,400).
Of note, The Perfect Pickle has risen to fourth after ranking sixth in 2023 with $1.27 million and eighth the year prior with $928,000.
The 2025 Minnesota State Fair will get underway on Thursday, Aug. 21.
Related: The 10 new Minnesota State Fair foods we can't wait to try in 2025
This story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Aug 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
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