Tips for Restaurateurs to Promote Local Sourcing

Discover practical recommendations for showcasing Quebec foods in your menus and communications.

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

Proudly Display Your Commitment!

Would you like to receive the Aliments du Québec au menu logo in digital format or as an electrostatic sticker, or get another copy of your program recognition certificate?

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