Brunch April 2023

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BRUNCH YOUR GUIDE TO OFFERING A SPECIAL SEASON OF BRUNCH FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS!

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With Spring around the corner and warmer temperatures arriving, diners will be ready to be out and about once again!

Brunch is a great way to celebrate some of the holidays approaching, such as Mother's Day, Graduation, Father's Day, and more!

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Concept Building a better brunch service, and planning your menu

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Family Friendly Tips Knock it out of the park for guests of any age!

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Menu Inspiration Menu concepts from our culinary team.

Creative, tradition, seasonal, and everything in between!

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Drink Please!

Don't forget the drinks!

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Trends to Watch for in 2023 Greens, brunch boards, and more!

BUILD A BETTER BRUNCH Interested in starting a brunch service?

We have some helpful hints that can make your brunch a huge hit.

The Spring and Summer months can be a great time to launch a new service with amazing seasonal produce, longer days, and a slower pace of everyday life.

Brunch service typically runs on the weekends, between the hours of 10am 3pm.

If executed correctly, a brunch service can be an additional boost in revenue, while cross-utilizing many of your existing menu items.

By creating a limited (but mouthwatering) brunch menu, accompanied with some delicious cocktails, mocktails, coffee and espressos, and a beautiful setting, customers are bound to have a great experience!

Did you know that brunch became popular in the US in the 1930s?

This was due to Hollywood stars making transcontinental train trips would often stop in Chicago for late-morning meals.

MAKE YOUR BRUNCH Menu Engineering Creating a mouth watering menu to entice your customers is the first step to creating a successful brunch service.

Finding the perfect balance of creating a new menu can be difficult. Utilizing products you already carry in-house is a great way to keep menu costs and kitchen labour down.

Review the 4 P’s (Profitability, Preparation, Portability, Popularity) of menu engineering that guide your customers to the most profitable items on your menu.

Do Your Research One way to create your brunch menu is by seeing what others in your area are doing. What works for them? What is missing from their menu?

Brunch is a more casual service, and this allows your Chef to play around with the menu. Do something that is fun and creative, and can cause some buzz for your restaurant!

Simply put, give the customer a meal and experience that is unique to you!

A SUCCESS! Picture Perfect They say a picture is worth 1000 words, and this is the truth with brunch photos!

Before launching a new brunch menu, ensure that you have high-quality, beautiful photos of your menu to market on your social media, posters, or signs.

One great way to get lots of photos is by having a menu tasting with your staff. Encourage your staff to take photos of the dishes they are trying, and those who have the best photos win something special! (Maybe even brunch on the house!)

Spread the Word!

Communicate often and market via all of your social media platforms. This is key to reaching your current customers and attracting new ones. To generate excitement, post photos of your new feature items.

Always make your signage visible. Think about patio easels, sidewalk signs, and banners. This allows you to be seen by people passing by on the sidewalk or in their car. Sysco is here to help create these. “The bigger the better” for your signage is always more impactful!

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Offering a family friendly brunch menu can be an easy way to not only execute a simple menu (think platters of bacon, eggs, and sides), but a great way to encourage families (including kids) to come into your establishment.

Ensure that you have enough high chairs, plastic cups, small utensils, and most importantly, colouring books and crayons for your little guests!

WHOLE FAM ILY !

COLOURING BOOKS K I D S ! your customer's A great wayF OtoR elevate

dining experience is to provide families with activities for the kids!

Click here to download some springinspired colouring pages!

BRUNCH BOARDS FUN, CREATIVE,

Food boards are here and ready to delight at every turn! What was once reserved for cheese, meat, and a wide array of accompaniments has now opened the doors for all other types of food.

Breakfast and brunch are no exception!

Forego cheese, meat, and the like in favour of other options... everyone can get onboard in serving their favourites in style. Think...pancake and/or waffle boards with syrups and toppings OR a traditional breakfast board of eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, and fruit...don't forget the home-fries!

AND GREAT FOR GROUPS OR FAMILIES!

MENU INSPIRATION FROM OUR CULINARY TEAM!

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Need some menu inspiration to create your brunch menu?

Our Chefs have come up with some mouthwatering ideas to help you get started.

Whether its sweet, it's savoury, creative or traditional, these menu items are sure to be a huge hit.

Another pro? Many of the ingredients listed can be cross-utilized across you lunch and dinner menus!

Avocado Toast (ish)

AVOCADO TOSTADA (VEGETARIAN) AVOCADO 3 WAYS + EGG DI PPED BUN + VEGAN CHORI Z O CRUMBLE + POACHED EGGS

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Parfait with a twist!

SMOOTH COTTAGE CHEESE PARFAIT WITH FRESH BERRIES & LEMON!

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WOW!

BERRY CHEESECAKE WAFFLES WITH NEW YORK CHEESECAKE PIECES, STEWED BERRY COMPOTE, FRESH FARMERS BERRI ES

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Chorizo with Egg

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WAFFLE BURGER Our Fire Farms Fresh Ground Beef Patty is made with premium quality Canadian Beef with no fillers, no spices and all beef.

Combine that with a couple sweet waffles, thick cut bacon, cheddar cheese and a fried egg this is a great way to start your day.

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Sweet & Savoury

TATER TOT BREAKFAST SKILLET

A breakfast skillet is a great way to use multiple on hand ingredients in one dish.

Quick to prepare and is always a customer favorite.

Customer Favourite!

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Plant based goodness

VEGAN BANANA OAT PANCAKES

Give me all the berries

It’s always smart to have a plant-based option on every section of your menu including your brunch menu.

Banana Oat Pancakes are an easy item to make from scratch and set this vegan option apart from the more typically seen salad. A flexible way to use different grains or plant based milks and serve with maple syrup and mixed berry compote, and perhaps even a plant based breakfast protein.

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Bring the heat!

CHILAQUILES

Egg

Add some heat to your brunch menu and crossutilize ingredients that you may have from tacos or nachos on your regular menu.

Chilaquiles is an awesome Mexican breakfast with eggs, cilantro, and other fixings.

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Serve up a variety of innovative juices and mocktails for diners who are searching to add a bit of thrilling flair to their brunch menu.

Offer up fizzy spritzers and mocktails by using ready-to-mix beverages like fruit and vegetables concentrates. This will fulfill their craving for lighter and more seasonal beverages.

Enlarge your profits by offering a show of their favourite spirit.

BRUNCH COCKTAILS YOUR CUSTOMERS WILL LOVE! All of these delicious drinks can be made with or without alcohol!

GRAPEFRUIT MIMOSA

ORANGE ROSÉ SPRITZER

PEACH SANGRIA

TIP! Coffee is a great and natural upsell in brunch service.

If available, offer something other than drip coffee, like a latte, or cold brew.

Bonus points if you can offer dairy alternatives!

BRUNCH TRENDS TO WATCH Breakfast Greens

Vegan Options

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menu options to

in kataifi pastry. YUM!

accommodate guests.