Tips for Restaurateurs to Promote Local Sourcing

Showcase Your Local Commitment with These Practical Tips

• Highlight specific Quebec terroir products or those with a reserved designation or recognized value-added terms that you use — such as dune pepper, sea buckthorn, whelks, daisy buds, sumac, Quebec crab, Quebec strawberries, Charlevoix lamb, and more.
• Feature local beverages — whether alcoholic or not — including Quebec-made wines, beers, ciders, and local coffee roasters. Local products belong not only on the plate, but also in the glass!
• Name your dishes in ways that shine a light on Quebec ingredients.
• Acknowledge your partners — producers, processors, and Quebec-based companies.
• Tell your stories! Share your farm visits, that special delivery of tomatoes straight from the grower, or your collaborations — through photos, posts, or videos.
• Showcase dishes made with seasonal ingredients. If you have a garden, greenhouse, microgreens, or beehives, share them proudly — there’s nothing more local!
• Demonstrate your engagement beyond your restaurant: participation in Quebec food events, markets, harvest festivals, and more. If you also run a butcher shop, country table, fish market, or farmers’ market, let people know and display it proudly.
• Display the Aliments du Québec au menu logo on your menu, website, and social media.
• Show your official recognition materials — the certificate and window cling included in your welcome kit — prominently in your restaurant so customers can see your participation in the program.
• Mention your recognition in the Aliments du Québec au menu program on social media and tag Aliments du Québec in your posts:
  • Facebook: @alimentsduquebec
  • Instagram: @alimentsqc
  • LinkedIn: @Aliments du Québec