Canada’s love affair with barbecue is rock steady, and with summer fast approaching, there’s no better time to start developing crowd-pleasing recipes starring the craveable flavours of barbecue sauce. Smoky, sweet, savoury, fruity, spicy or tangy—with its layers of flavour and steadfast popularity with diners, finding ways to incorporate barbecue sauce onto your menu makes good business sense. Read on for trending flavour combinations—we’ve made it easy. Simply start with one of your favourite barbecue sauces from Kraft Heinz Foodservice and with just a few add-ins, you get signature results.
Explore the versatile, broadly appealing world of barbecue. Start with a strong-performing brand from Kraft Heinz Foodservice: Kraft Barbecue Sauce, Bull’s-Eye Barbecue Sauce, Richardson Ultimate Barbecue Sauce or Diana Sauce Spicy Barbecue. Then add a few well-placed ingredients for an on-trend barbecue experience.
Deep smokehouse char through
long low-heat cooking Natural appearance with
homemade quality Withstands high heat grilling
and baking Use as a base or straight from the bottle
Moderately viscous Spicy red tomato based containing
unique sweet and sour
characteristics Complemented by select capsicums
Use as a base or straight from
the bottle
Real molasses, tomato purée and natural
smoke flavour Real sugar, no high fructose corn syrup
Authentic appearance after
caramelization Withstands high heat grilling & baking
Use as a base or straight from the bottle
Mild smoky flavour Deep red-brown flowing sauce
with spice flecks and chili seeds Use as a base or straight from the
bottle Blends well with other ingredients
Caramelizes at a lower rate for
deeper flavour development Made with no artificial colours
or flavours
then take it in one of these trending directions:
maple syrup + black pepper
pineapple + jerk seasoning
root beer + butter + garlic
molasses + dark soy sauce
miso + harissa
gochujang + gochugaru
chipotle + tamarind
mezcal + sour orange
Looking for that perfect summer special? These five are popular pairings with barbecue sauce.
Barbecue/
buffalo
chicken pizza
Chicken Wings
Poutine
Pork
Ribs
Specialty
Burgers
Eggs
Pork Belly
Ground Beef
Fish
Pork Tenderloin
Hot Dog
Salmon
Tuna
Back Rib
Angus
Plant-Based Protein
Veggie Protein
Imitation Meat
Maple Bacon
Smoked Bacon
Shrimp
Sirloin
Brisket
Chicken
Bacon
Chicken Wing
Beef
Fried Chicken
Proteins
Steak
Pepperoni
Chicken Breast
Sausage
on the high-quality, consistent line of barbecue sauces in the Kraft Heinz portfolio, visit our product page.
Explore range1 Base: 1,045 menu items across 262 operators (full sample) in Q4 2021-Q4 2022, Source: Technomic Ignite Menu national food trends data
2 Base: 515 CA operators (full sample) in Q4 2017-Q4 2022, Source: Technomic
3 Base: 1,045 menu items across 262 operators (full sample) in Q4 2021-Q4 2022, Source: Technomic Ignite Menu national food trends data