The Giant Slide's legendary fair family from Roseville
Local family's multi-generational fair business continues to grow
Stacey Pittroff-Barona, Vice President of the Giant Slide, is the second generation of her legendary fair family. Her parents, Fred and Beverly Pittroff, were working as carnival food concessionaires in California when they came up with a new business idea that wouldn’t require so much overhead.
Operating at the Minnesota State Fair since 1969, the iconic yellow Giant Slide is a mainstay tradition for generations of fairgoers. But it’s not the only stand the Pittroff-Barona family operates at the fair. They also have a Cheese-on-a-Stick/Fresh Lemonade stand and Quench’d, a stand that serves lemonade and frozen lemon sorbet. The family also operates stands at other fairs, including the Wisconsin and Iowa State Fairs.
“We are a fair family—fair comes first,” Pittroff-Barona said.
