Fall Flavors

Fall Flavors Your Bakery & Cafe Needs This Season

When Autumn comes around with it’s cool crisp air and it gorgeous red, orange, and yellow leaves, people can’t help but feel inspired to indulge in the flavors of fall. Of course, it’s your job as a bakery or a cafe owner to supply the flavors of the season. Incorporating these in your menu will boost your sales, give you a competitive edge and leave your customers feeling more than satisfied. We compiled a list of these flavors for your convenience.

Sweets, Coffee, Tea & Spices

Whether you're baking, cooking or brewing, you cannot go wrong when incorporating the following flavors into your menu!

    Sweets
  • Salted Caramel
  • Butterscotch
  • Maple
  • Brown Sugar
  • Chocolate Hazelnut
    Coffee & Tea’s
  • Coffee
  • Chai
  • Earl Grey
  • English Breakfast
  • Spiced Ciders
    Spices
  • Ginger
  • Fennel
  • Cloves
  • Allspice
  • Cinnamon
  • Nutmeg

Cheeses Perfect for Autumn

Just as produce has seasons, so do cheeses. This is determined by the diet of milk giving animals. For example, summertime heralds a time of grassy, floral flavors. In the colder seasons animals are fed heartier grass or grains which produces a more nutty, wheaty flavor. In general cheeses like cheddar and gouda are perfect for the season. However we’ve gone a step further and provided more specific recommendations for this category.

    Cheeses
  • Rogue River Blue
  • Rush Creek Reserve
  • Cato Corner Hooligan
  • Cabot Clothbound Cheddar

Fruits & Vegetables You’ll Fall For

The Autumn harvest brings a bountiful amount of delicious produce to the season. With all of these healthy options, it nearly seems like there is an unlimited amount of possibilities for you to cater to your customers!

    Fruits & Vegetables
  • Figs
  • Pomegranates
  • Cranberries
  • Apricot
  • Pears
  • Apples
  • Persimmons
  • Butternut Squash
  • Mushrooms
  • Pumpkin
  • Carrots
  • Turnips
  • Sweet Potatoes
  • Beets
  • Brussel Sprouts

Further Useful Information for Your Bakery & Cafe

We hope that this article has been of benefit for you. We‘ve been helping small businesses succeed since 2004 and provide them a variety of resources. To check out more helpful tools and tricks, check out our industry page for your business to see how you can continue to grow your business and reach your optimal potential.