Cold Drinks for the Hot Weather

With the approach of summer, everyone is looking for something to help cool them down when the hot weather hits. Adding different summer drinks to your menu can not only attract more customers but also encourage additional purchases. 

It may feel like there are too many options out there, and you need to compete with premade soft drinks. But offering something cool and refreshing is your opportunity to stand out from the crowd. 

We have compiled some options for you that may inspire your menu, while bringing a taste of summer to refresh everyone. No matter the weather. 

Iced Coffees 

Iced coffees are a perfect addition to your menu if you are already serving coffee. The only difference is adding ice cubes to make them ice-cold. Research suggests that younger consumers enjoy iced coffee, bringing a different demographic through your door. 

One of the deciding factors for customers is the range of flavours and milk options, such as oat or coconut milk. So having a range of flavoured syrups is a must. The Toschi Syrup are perfect for this as they have a huge catalogue of flavour options. 

An added benefit is that you can use the same syrups to make your iced coffee and milkshakes. So, one product can produce two (or three if we include hot coffee) new options to your menu. Maximising options while keeping the menu simple and easy to produce. 

Milkshakes 

Milkshakes are an easy option to add to any menu, quick to make, with a huge number of flavour options. While people typically make them with cows’ milk, they can also use oat milk or other milk alternatives. Doing this would open the menu up to different dietary requirements and attract more customers.  

Adding flavoured syrups is an easy way to expand your flavour options and requires minimal prep work. For example, Toschi Syrups come in many flavours, including fruity. They are available in 1 litre bottles, and a 15 ml shot per drink would create up to 60 milkshakes. 

Alternatively, our Liquid Chocolate range, or spreads would make perfect milkshake additions. Creating rich drinks full of flavour, that will keep customers coming back for more.  

Bubble Tea 

We can’t discuss cold drinks without discussing the biggest drinks craze to hit the UK in years. The bubble tea industry is fast-growing, and incredibly popular. Research suggests that the bubble tea worldwide market reached a value of over £2 billion in 2022. Since then, its value has only increased. 

While it looks complicated, bubble tea can be a simple addition to add to any menu. Once you have your iced tea base, it is a simple case of adding your fruit syrup flavour and boba, plus ice to keep it cold. A combination of 3 flavours of syrup and 3 flavours of boba can create 9 different refreshing drink options. 

Our 3.2 kg tub of Popping Boba contains over 100 portions and you can get 80 drinks from one bottle of Fruit Syrup. This means the costs of making the drinks are relatively low, especially compared to the price of the drinks. For more information on bubble tea, check out our Bubble Tea Blog. 

Slushies And Smoothies

Making slushies is the only suggestion that needs a special machine. This can make the initial cost higher than the others. However, it is the easiest of the drinks to produce, as the machine does most of the work for you. 

Adding a product like Toschi Slush Syrup and water to your slush machine will quickly produce ice-cold drinks. The perfect product to entice younger generations through the door in the search for something cold and sweet. 

For making smoothies, while using fresh fruit can become expensive and messy, Fruit Purées are an easy alternative. Adding the purée to a fruit juice base easily creates the flavours you want, and allows for more variety. 

Cocktails and Mocktails 

Being able to offer a range of cocktails and mocktails is another great way to appeal to customers of all age groups. Depending on your licence would determine if you can offer alcoholic drinks or only alcohol-free. Whether following existing recipes or creative flavours of your own, adding a unique twist will help get you noticed. 

They also have the bonus of being photogenic for use across marketing, helping catch the eye of prospective customers. Both drink options start with a fruit juice base such as passion fruit or orange juice. Our Toschi Syrup range has a huge variety of flavours that will help you create a signature flavour all of your own.  

Your Summer Drink Solutions 

As you can see from our suggestions, adding drinks to your menu can be as simple as you need it to be. But by adding even just one of these, you can invite a new customer demographic in your store. To check out the full range of products we have on offer, check out our website.