Become a Sponsor
We invite you to join the annual Taste of the Bay as a sponsor.
We cordially invite you to sponsor SFSU’s 23rd Annual Taste of the Bay event.
Taste of the Bay is a student-run fundraising event to support San Francisco State University’s Hospitality & Tourism Management Department.
The event features delicious tastings from the Bay Area’s most celebrated chefs, vintners and distributors of premium spirits for up to 500 guests.
Your sponsorship will help this program (as well as others in the Hospitality and Tourism field) flourish. Recognition and naming benefits are listed below. For inquiries and additional information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Janine Hurty at (415) 338-1183 or jhurty@sfsu.edu.
Print out and mail or fax your completed Taste of the Bay 2020 sponsorship form (pdf) to the address below:
Office of University Development
San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue, ADM 153
San Francisco, CA 94132
Fax: (415) 405-0364
Sponsorship must be received by event deadline for inclusion in the program.
Sponsorship Levels
Sponsorships are available at six levels.
Presenting Sponsor ($50,000)
- "Presented by” sponsorship in all collateral, website, social media and onsite.
- Offered to one sponsor on a first come, first serve basis.
- Logo or name prominently featured on main stage backdrop.
- VIP Reception
- Full page ad (inside front cover) in program book
- 15 guest passes (including VIP reception)
- Logo highlighted on website with hyperlink to sponsor’s website
Platinum Sponsor ($25,000)
- Full page ad in program book, inside back cover
- 10 guest passes, additional tickets $65
- Sponsor logo with hyperlink to sponsor's website on the Taste of the Bay website
Gold Sponsor ($12,500)
- full page ad in program book
- 6 guest passes, additional tickets $65
- Sponsor logo with hyperlink to sponsor's website on the Taste of the Bay website
Silver Sponsor ($5,000)
- 1/2 page ad in program book
- 4 guest passes, additional tickets $65
- Sponsor logo with hyperlink to sponsor's website on the Taste of the Bay website
Bronze Sponsor ($2,500)
- Logo presentation in program book
- 2 guest passes, additional tickets $65
- Sponsor logo with hyperlink to sponsor's website on the Taste of the Bay website
Vendor Sponsor
(includes participating restaurant, winery, brewery, beverage company, event partner, media sponsor, and auction donor with donated items valued at $250 or more)
- Special name mention in program book
- 2 guest tickets at $65
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