In a busy café, a great Limited Time Offer (LTO) needs to do three things: grab attention on your menu, justify a premium price, and keep your drink line moving. While standard vanilla and caramel bring in steady volume, signature seasonal drinks are what boost average ticket size and bring customers back for something new.
Bringing real bakery taste into a coffee program has not always been easy. Traditional pastry syrups often rely on synthetic flavours that fade under hot espresso or taste artificially sweet.
The 1883 French Pâtisserie Collection changes that, and it is now in stock across Canada at Gerhards.
High-Margin Drink Concepts Without Slowing Down Your Bar
Co-created in France with master pastry chefs and baristas, this line translates classic French baked goods into 100% natural, precise flavour syrups. Instead of flat sweetness, each bottle is crafted with layered flavour notes: a rich initial taste followed by a clean, lasting finish that holds up in espresso and plant-based beverages.
That means your team can craft high-margin speciality drinks without adding complex prep steps or slowing down your service:
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Croissant Syrup: Rich toasted butter on the front end with a soft, puff-pastry finish. Menu Idea: A Toasted Butter Croissant Latte or a Maple Croissant Cold Brew.
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Pain Chocolat Syrup: Layered dark chocolate with flaky pastry notes and a cocoa-caramel finish. Menu Idea: A Spiced Pain au Chocolat Mocha or a Pain au Chocolat Cold Foam Iced Americano.
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Crème Brûlée Syrup: Soft egg custard yielding to a crisp, caramelised-sugar finish. Menu Idea: A Crème Brûlée Pumpkin Spice Latte or a Crème Brûlée Sour.
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Flan Pâtissier Syrup: Creamy vanilla custard paired with subtle baked-crust notes. Menu Idea: A Toasted Flan Cortado or an Iced Caramelised Flan Chai.
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Madeleine Syrup: Buttery pastry accented with bright bergamot zest and vanilla. Menu Idea: An Earl Grey Madeleine Fog or a Honey Madeleine Latte.
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Macaron Framboise Syrup: Tangy ripe raspberry balancing a sweet almond-biscuit heart. Menu Idea: A Raspberry Macaron Iced Matcha or a Raspberry Macaron Gin Fizz.
Built for Busy Drink Service
Beyond accurate flavour, 1883 syrups are designed for real-world bar performance. Made with pure alpine water and 100% natural ingredients, they hold their exact profile whether steamed in dairy or plant-based beverages, poured over ice, or mixed into cocktails. They will not curdle citrus bases or overpower delicate single-origin coffees.
Upgrade Your Seasonal Menu
Giving guests a reason to order a special $7.50 pastry drink instead of a standard latte is one of the simplest ways to raise profit margins on every ticket.
The complete 1883 French Pâtisserie Collection is stocked and ready to ship in 1-Liter bottles across Canada.
Guaranteed Tariff-Free Pricing Across Canada
With recent global trade shifts and US tariffs driving up costs on many imported café supplies, inventory stability is top of mind for beverage buyers. Because all 1883 Maison Routin products are produced in France and imported directly into Canada by Gerhards, is not affected by these US tarrifs.
Read more on this topic: Why Canadian baristas are choosing tariff-free 1883 syrups for their menus.
Ready to try these behind your bar? Contact your Gerhards sales representative today for samples, or reach out to us though our contact form.
