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Versatile, healthy entrées are well-liked at bakery cafés
By Laura McGuire
December 7, 2011
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Top eight most popular entrees on Canadian bakery café menus
Sandwiches are overwhelmingly the most popular entrée on Canadian bakery café menus. Sandwiches are a good option for bakery café operators because of their adaptability to a wide range of flavours. For restaurant operators, the simple preparation of a sandwich allows for endless opportunities for creativity with a variety of ingredients such as breads, condiments, meats and cheeses.
In addition to sandwiches, salads are also a popular entrée on bakery café menus in Canada. Bakery café patrons are often looking for gourmet offerings that are also healthy. Entrée salads allow operators to fulfill the demands of these health-conscious diners and to set their offerings apart with high-quality ingredients. For example, Carole’s Cheesecake Café serves a Tuscan Tuna Romaine salad featuring white albacore tuna chunks, roasted red peppers, marinated artichokes, tomato slices, anchovies and hard-boiled egg.
Combo plates are a popular item on Canadian bakery café menus, representing 10.8 per cent of featured entrées during the most recent time period. Most of the combo plates at bakery cafés are meals that allow customers to select a smaller-portion or half sandwich with a soup and/or salad. These types of combo plates are a great opportunity for bakery café operators to give diners the power to customize their meals. Sandwich, soup and/or salad combo plates provide bakery café patrons options for lighter meals with smaller portions of multiple offerings, and cater to indecisive diners by allowing them to try multiple menu items. A typical combo is offered by Williams Fresh Cafe, allowing diners to choose a half sandwich or panini along with a side salad or soup.
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