Elevating the Kid’s menu

Trending Elevating the Kid’s Menu

Goodbye french fries? Hello salad?

Parents have been calling for healthier, more varied fare on children’s menus, and now restaurants seem to be responding. A recent study from Technomic reports that kids menus have been seeing a shift since pre-pandemic times. Operators are starting to offer healthier and more-sophisticated menu items in place of the standard kids meal items. Some of the fastest-growing ingredients on kids menus shows this health movement. Cucumbers are up 15.7%, sweet potato fries are up 9.7% and grapes are up 9.4%. Chefs are putting extra thought and effort into what they offer younger diners. Some skew healthy, with plant-based proteins and ancient grains, while others look to approximate the adult experience on a smaller scale, adapting dishes so they are a better fit for children. Remember, it’s often the kids that are the deciding factor on where the family goes to eat out. So making the kids happy with some great tasting food, with options that they like, and food that meets the parents’ standards, all create a winning combination.

NOTABLE KIDS MENUS ITEMS, YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH

Kids Chicken Strips/Nuggets 0.0% Kids Grilled Cheese -16.5% Kids Mac and Cheese -3.4% Kids Hamburger -22.4% Kids Specialty Drinks +21.7% Kids Salad +29.4%

UPSCALE YOUR KIDS MENU

• Serve kids meals that are healthy, visually appealing, and taste great. • Pint-sized beverages: Add a selection of fruit/ veggie smoothies and mocktails • Add kid-sized adult menu offerings .• Forget the bland and offer new flavours- sweet thai chili dips, salsas, guacamole can all be added on the side • Add plant-based options • Add ethnic options ~Source: Technomic Ignite menu data

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COFFEE gets an UPGRADE

Be bold and innovative with your coffee in 2022. Your customers will thank you.

Canadians love their coffee. In fact, an estimated 5 million 60-kg bags of coffee were consumed in Canada over the past year, a figure that has steadily increased over the past ten years.

Coffee remains the most-consumed beverage in Canada, with 71% of Canadians enjoying it daily.

The key for foodservice operators in 2022 will be to be bold with innovations and experiments in the coffees they offer, while creating an inviting and lasting in-person consumer experience.

New mixology techniques and innova tions, global influences and flavour trends are spurring on the consumption growth.

Cold brew and iced coffee have been growing forces, and baristas are taking advantage of them by adding new flavours and textures.

The health conscious have more options now than ever before with alternative milks, collagen creamers, matcha lattes and yes, even a mushroom coffee.

Ingredient and flavour combinations are plentiful for those who want to try making something new.

So we’ve rounded up a few of them for you to test out, but beware — they can be addictive. Happy drinking!

1MEXICAN COFFEES

Guests will willingly flock to something new when it delivers an authentic, bold taste experience. Mexican coffee offers that unique flavor combination that can’t be replaced.

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• Hot coffee, Kahlua, tequila, cinnamon, whipped cream • Hot coffee simmered with cinnamon sticks, orange peel, chocolate, piloncillo (Mexican sugar), vanilla

2BOBA COFFEE

Boba pearls were originally used in milk tea, which originated from Taiwan (sometimes called Bubble Tea). In its most basic form, the drink consists of black tea, milk, ice, and chewy tapioca pearls, all shaken together like a martini and served with a fat straw to accommodate the marbles of tapioca that cluster at the bottom of the cup. And now Boba coffee is taking on followers.

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• Cold brew coffee, honey, heavy cream, boba pearls, ice

3SALT

Adding a pinch of salt to coffee will reduce the bitter flavors and bring out the sweetness. (Adding sugar only masks the bitterness a little bit, while salt neutralizes it completely.) In Northern Scandinavia, consumers have added salt to brewed coffee for decades.

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• Cooled strong coffee, simple syrup, sea salt, whipping cream • Espresso, sea salt, vanilla almond milk, ice

4SPARKLING BUBBLES

Sparkling beverages are trending, so why not add the fizz to your coffee, which yes, is a real thing. You can make sparkling coffee using espresso, cold-brew, or freshly brewed coffee that has cooled to room temperature before adding ice and your choice of sparkling beverage.

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• Sugar, lime juice, lime zest, sparkling water, cold brew coffee • Espresso, simple syrup, mint, sparkling water • Cold brew coffee, orange juice, sugar, club soda

• Cold-brew coffee, concord grape juice, sparkling water

5COLD-BREW COCKTAILS

Cold brew is a trendy chilled coffee that tends to be higher in caffeine than your regular cup of java. And it makes the perfect adoption to most cocktail recipes.

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• Cold brew, vodka, hazelnut liqueur, chocolate syrup, heavy cream • Cold-brew coffee, spiced rum, Tia Maria coffee liqueur, sweetened condensed milk, ice

6PROFFEE

Protein coffee, or proffee, is a coffee recipe made by combining coffee and a protein shake or powder. You can use espresso, cold brew or regular coffee. It’s a convenient way for consumers to boost their coffee routines with a protein punch,making a good addition to breakfast or brunch menus.

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• Cold-brew coffee, protein shake, ice • Cooled brewed coffee, banana, peanut butter, protein powder, almond milk

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