Get ready for our favourite time of the year with trending barbecue sauce ideas
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.
Kraft Barbecue Sauce
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
Diana sauce Spicy Barbecue
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
Bull’s-eye Barbecue Sauce
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
Richardson Ultimate Barbecue Sauce
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
Start with a Kraft Heinz Barbecue Sauce,
then take it in one of these trending directions:
SWEET HEAT
maple syrup + black pepper
pineapple + jerk seasoning
Smoky & Savoury
root beer + butter + garlic
molasses + dark soy sauce
FUNKY & SPICY
miso + harissa
gochujang + gochugaru
moky & Sour
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
Barbecue sauce
has seen a
19% growth
on Canadian menus
over the last 5 years,
according to
Technomic.2
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Root Beer Glazed Wings
Inception
Less Familiar/ Starting to Find Traction
Eggs
Pork Belly
Ground Beef
Fish
Pork Tenderloin
Hot Dog
Salmon
Tuna
Adoption
Emerging & Taking Root
Back Rib
Angus
Plant-Based Protein
Veggie Protein
Imitation Meat
Maple Bacon
Smoked Bacon
Shrimp
Sirloin
Brisket
Proliferation
Moving into Mainstream
Chicken
Bacon
Chicken Wing
Beef
Fried Chicken
Proteins
Steak
Pepperoni
Chicken Breast
Sausage
Fastest
Growing Proteins
Paired with Barbecue 3
- Chorizo300%
- Pork Tenderloin300%
- Jerk Chicken150%
- Plant-Based Meats150%
- Tofu100%
- Halibut100%
- Shrimp62%
For more information
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
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