Colony Foods Newsletter
August 2026
Make the Most of August
Product & Brand Spotlights
Minor's Beef & Chicken Bases
Great flavor often starts long before the finished plate hits the table. Colony Foods carries Minor's Beef Base and Minor's Chicken Base, versatile kitchen staples that give operators an easy starting point for building flavor into a wide variety of dishes.
Use them to add depth to:
- Soups and stews
- Gravies
- Sauces
- Braises
- Rice and grain dishes
- House-made specials
For restaurants beginning to think ahead to cooler-weather menus, August is a great time to start planning those soups, sauces and comfort-food specials that will carry into fall.
Available through Colony Foods
Sweet Baby Ray's Red Chili & Wing Sauce
Wing season never really ends—and having a versatile sauce on hand gives operators plenty of opportunities to create new menu items without complicating the kitchen.
Sweet Baby Ray's Red Chili & Wing Sauce is available through Colony Foods in a foodservice-friendly 4/1-gallon case.
Use it beyond the traditional wing basket for:
- Crispy chicken sandwiches
- Chicken tenders
- Loaded fries
- Flatbreads
- Wraps
- Dipping sauces
One product with several possible menu applications can also make it easier to cross-utilize ingredients throughout the kitchen.
Fresh Produce & Prepared Salad
Colony Foods isn't only your source for pizza ingredients and frozen foods. Fresh produce and prepared salad products are also part of the Colony Foods lineup.
As New England restaurants make the most of late-summer dining, fresh ingredients can help bring color and variety to everything from salads and sandwiches to burgers, wraps and seasonal specials.
Colony's current product lineup includes items such as fresh tomatoes and whole peeled garlic, giving operators another way to consolidate everyday kitchen needs into their regular Colony order.
Talk to your Colony Sales and Service Partner about current produce options for your operation.
Congratulations to Ian Winter, Director of Sales!
We want to take this opportunity to congratulate Ian Winter on his promotion to Director of Sales!
Ian has been part of the Colony Foods team for more than 10 years, serving as a Colony Sales and Service Partner. Throughout his time with Colony, Ian has embraced what it means to be part of the Colony Foods family and has played an important role in the success of our company, our customers, and the employees around him.
His commitment to building strong customer relationships and supporting the people he works with reflects the values that have always been at the heart of Colony Foods.
Please join us in congratulating Ian on this well-deserved promotion. We look forward to seeing him con
Menu Trends
Late-Summer Menu Inspiration
There's still plenty of summer left, but August is also a natural transition point for restaurant menus.
Consider using the final weeks of summer to test specials that can transition easily into fall:
Spicy Chicken Flatbread
Crispy chicken, red chili sauce, cheese and fresh toppings make an easy shareable appetizer or entrée.
Late-Summer Tomato Specials
Fresh tomatoes can become the centerpiece of salads, sandwiches, bruschetta, flatbreads and seasonal pizza specials.
Start Testing Fall Soups & Sauces
Use August to fine-tune recipes and food costs before soup, stew and comfort-food season arrives.
A few versatile ingredients can create multiple specials without adding an entirely new group of products to your inventory.