HTG Managers Guide 2026

Make Every Holiday Easy for Your Guests and Boost Incremental Sales

The popular Holidays to Go program offers seasonal take-home meals and desserts for family celebrations. For each holiday, you can offer the full range of mix-and-match meals and desserts, the pizza bundle or any individual items that suit your guests’ tastes and your unit’s capabilities.

USING THIS GUIDE: You’ll find helpful information about this year-long program on pages 2 to 7. Starting on page 8, discover menus and highlights of specific holidays throughout the year

Mix-and-Match Holiday Meals and Desserts

Guests choose ready-to-heat options that include a protein

and a choice of

Pizza Meal to Go

Whenever guests gather, pizza is always popular. Pizza bundles (hot pizza, salad, dessert and soda offer guests a quick, takehome meal every day!

Ready-to-Serve Desserts

For some holidays, you can generate revenue for your café by offering a delicious lineup of Sara Lee’s restaurant-quality pies for guests to take home and enjoy.

Your unit can receive complimentary cases of cookie tins or cookie jars (depending on the holiday) with your cookie orders, while supplies last.

Turnkey Resources

Easy-to-follow instructions, order forms and promotional assets help you market and launch Holidays to Go in your café.

Easy Steps to Success

Holidays to Go is easy to implement at your location. We provide all the tools you’ll need to run a successful promotion. Simply click on the arrow below to access operational and marketing resources.

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GETTING STARTED

• Review the operational assets by clicking on the Download Resources Here arrow below.

• For each holiday, share the Menu List with your chef to find the NBO and FMS recipe numbers for all Holidays to Go items.

• Review the Ingredient List.

• Select the most appealing menu items for your guests for each holiday.

• Meet with your client and explain the program.

LOCATION SETUP

• Set your pricing using the Holidays to Go Pricing Guide

• Package orders during select date and time windows, providing At-Home Reheating Instructions with each order. 02 03 04

• Add Holidays to Go to POS system, if not using Infor. Or use the Everyday and Info Item Request Portal to request access to Holidays to Go items.

• Determine run dates for each holiday’s menu at your location.

• Determine staffing needs and decide how quickly you can fulfill orders.

• Identify adequate safe storage, following policies outlined in 1.2.6 Packaged Goods for Retail Sale.

• Designate a team member to oversee the guest ordering process and designate one area where guests can pick up their orders.

MARKETING AND SALES

• Download Digital Marketing Assets, such as digital screens and social media images.

• Download Printable Marketing Assets, such as a customizable marketing brochure, counter cards, napkin inserts and Word templates.

• Locate printed marketing assets, such as banners and posters; these may be included in the Mutualized Promotions Kit shipped to you.

• Display all marketing assets in your café.

• Host preview and sampling days in your café to announce and market Holidays to Go to your guests.

• Guests use the Holidays to Go Order Form to place orders.

• Collect customer payment by any means currently available at your site.

PREPARING ORDERS

• Order ingredients and vendor partner products, based on guest orders.

• Using the Visual Guide to Packaging and Labeling and the Packaging Guide, order packaging and labels.

• Schedule culinary team for order prep.

• Prepare and assemble meals for takeaway orders.

Operational Resources

Utilize these resources to run Holidays to Go at your location.

Ingredient List

Consolidated list of ingredients by distribution centers with manufacturer information.

Order Form

Use this editable form to highlight the specific menu you’re offering at your location.

Visual Guide to Packaging and Labeling

Illustrated guide showing how to package and label menu items. For labeling, please use the templates found on Printables+.

Packaging Guide

The packaging guide lists manufacturer names, product numbers, pack sizes and links.

Pricing Guide

Set, review and adjust pricing for each holiday campaign with this price optimization guide.

At-Home Reheating Instructions

Attach reheating instruction sheets to each order.

Food Safety Guidelines

Food safety is of utmost importance and HACCP food safety guidelines and procedures must be followed for Holidays to Go products offered for sale to guests for take-home through all stages of preparation, cooking, cooling, holding, packaging, display and storing.

Take-home products must be labeled with this information:

• Product name, ingredients and potential allergens

• Storage instructions

• Reheating instructions (as applicable)

Check local and state Health Department regulations for additional labeling requirements.

Refer to Sodexo’s 1.2.6. Packaged Foods for Retail Sale Guidelines for additional information.

Guest’s name and contact information

Pickup day and time noted REQUIRED GUEST INFORMATION WHEN ORDER IS PLACED

SAMPLE ORDER FORM

Choices selected in each menu category

HOW TO CUSTOMIZE FORM FOR YOUR LOCATION

Edit ordering requirements and availability dates

Helpful Resources

PRICING

Explore the Holidays to Go Pricing Guide on Retail Ranger. Guests will appreciate the talents and time of your café staff in preparing takeaway desserts, allowing you to place a higher value and price on Holidays to Go menu items than on regular café selections. The pricing guide will help you determine the most appropriate pricing for the Holidays to Go program at your location.

DIGITAL ORDERING PLATFORM

To advertise the menu on your CaterTrax site, download the Holidays to Go Order Form from the Download Resources Here arrow below and customize it with the menu items you’re offering, adding run time, payment and pickup instructions. Submit a support ticket to CaterTrax, add the appropriate holiday from the list below and attach your order form to the ticket:

“Advertise Valentine’s Day to Go”

“Advertise Spring Holidays to Go”

“Advertise Mother’s Day to Go”

“Advertise Commencement to Go”

“Advertise Fall Holidays to Go”

Request that the menu be advertised on your home page. CaterTrax has an advertising graphic for each holiday menu and will link your order form to the graphic.

OFFER IMPULSE DESSERTS EVERY DAY

Prepare a variety of desserts each day and place at checkout registers to encourage impulse purchases as guests pass through your café.

Marketing Resources

Find digital and printable marketing assets by clicking on the Download Resources Here arrow below. Printed banners and posters are often included in Mutualized Promotions Kits. This comprehensive set of marketing materials will help you advertise and build interest in each holiday’s campaign.

Counter Cards

Print these designed ads to insert in countertop signage holders.

Digital Assets

You’ll find dozens of designed assets to download for digital displays, social media and more.

Editable Brochure

Advertise your program with a customizable marketing pamphlet you can print.

Napkin Inserts

You can print these designed napkin inserts in horizontal and vertical formats for your location.

Word Templates

These editable blank forms with Holidays to Go logos allow you to craft messaging for your guests.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT HOLIDAYS TO GO, CONTACT:

Erica Milios Vice President, Guest and Operator Experience

Erica.Milios@Sodexo.com

Valentine’s Day Menu Range

The sweets and treats featured in Holidays to Go Valentine’s Day program are guest favorites and ideal for celebrations. These items were carefully selected for their ease of production and packaging for your team members. Pizza bundles are also a great mid-winter offering because they make it easy for guests to host a small gathering.

Desserts

(Sold A La Carte)

COOKIES: 9 Flavors

Butter Sugar Carnival

Chocolate Chip

Double Chocolate Chip

Lemon Burst

Oatmeal Raisin

Peanut Butter Turtle

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut

Complimentary tins available with order.

Cookie Program Information

ASSORTED TRAYS: 3 Choices

Chocolate Lovers Tray (24 assorted cookies and 12 assorted brownies)

Cookie Lovers Tray (assortment of 32 cookies)

Sweet Tooth Tray (assortment of 24 brownies and bars)

DESSERTS: 2 Choices

Molten Chocolate Bundt Cakes (9)

Chocolate-Covered Strawberries (12)

Pizza Meals to Go (Serves 3-4)

16" PIZZA

(prebaked and hot when guest arrives for pickup)

Choose 1

• Cheese

• Margherita

• Pepperoni

SALAD

Choose 1

• Classic Caesar

• Sausage

• Supreme

• Vegetable

• Traditional Garden

SODA

Includes 2-Liter Soda

DESSERT

Choose 1

• Chocolate Brownies

• Rice Krispies Bars

Valentine’s Day Highlights

The immensely popular Holidays to Go program offers delicious sweets and treats for Valentine’s Day celebrations and parties. You can offer the full range of desserts, the pizza meal bundle or any single component of the program to suit your guests’ tastes and your unit’s capabilities and staffing levels. You’ll find helpful operational resources and marketing assets by clicking on the Download Resources Here arrow below to make Holidays to Go a success at your location.

Sweets and Treats

Guests celebrating with friends, family and that special someone will LOVE our lineup of cookies, sweets and treats trays and decadent desserts.

Whenever guests gather, pizza is always popular. Pizza bundles (hot pizza, salad, dessert and soda offer guests a quick, take-home meal every day!

Marketing Assets

Exclusive Offer from Otis

Your unit can receive complimentary cases of cookie tins with your cookie orders, while supplies last.

Spring Holidays Menu Range

The menu items featured in Holidays to Go are traditional dishes beloved by families at their spring gatherings. These recipes were carefully reviewed and selected based on their ease of production and packaging for your team members.

PROTEIN

Choose 1

Carved Smoked Pit Ham with Pineapple Chutney

Herb and Pepper Crusted Roast Beef with au Jus

Italian-Style Roasted Whole Chicken with Tomato and Kalamata Olive Relish

Roasted Pork Loin with Apricot Mustard Glaze

BREAD (includes 1 dozen with each order and Smart Balance Buttery Spread)

Choose 1

Cracked Pepper and Parmesan Drop Biscuits

Parker House White Dinner Rolls

SIDES

Choose 3

Charred Carrots with Thyme

Country Mashed Potatoes

Creamed Spinach

Green Beans with Toasted Almonds

Macaroni and Cheese

Roasted Balsamic Vegetables

Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Roasted Rosemary Red Bliss Potatoes

Sautéed Asparagus and Grape Tomatoes

Scalloped Potatoes

Desserts

(Sold Separately)

DESSERTS

Choose 1

Double Chocolate Layer Cake

Iced Carrot Layer Cake

Red Velvet Layer Cake

Butter Sugar Cookies

Carnival Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

Coconut Meringue Pie

Lemon Meringue Pie

Cakes

Double Chocolate Layer Cake

Iced Carrot Layer Cake

Red Velvet Layer Cake

Pies

Coconut Meringue Pie

Lemon Meringue Pie

Take-Home Pie Program

Information

Butter Sugar

Carnival

Chocolate Chip

Double Chocolate Chip

Lemon Burst

Oatmeal Raisin

Peanut Butter

Turtle

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut

Complimentary tins

available with order.

Cookie Program

Information

Spring Holidays Highlights

The immensely popular Holidays to Go program offers take-home meals and desserts for family gatherings during Easter. You can offer the full range of mix-and-match meals and desserts, the pizza bundle or any single component of the program to suit your guests’ tastes and your unit’s capabilities and staffing levels. You’ll find helpful operational resources and marketing assets by clicking on the Download Resources Here arrow below to make Holidays to Go a success at your location.

Mix-and-Match Meals and Desserts for Easter

Guests choose ready-to-heat options that include a main course of ham, roast beef, roast pork or chicken and savory sides, bread and a choice of cake, cookies or pie.

Marketing Assets

Pizza Meal to Go

Whenever guests gather, pizza is always popular. Pizza bundles (hot pizza, salad, dessert and soda offer guests a quick, take-home meal every day!

Desserts and Pies

We’ve paired with vendor partners Otis Spunkmeyer® and Sara Lee® to offer delicious a la carte desserts, along with Sara Lee’s takehome pie program to generate revenue.

Mother’s Day Menu Range

The menu items featured in Holidays to Go are traditional dishes beloved by families at their Mother’s Day gatherings. These recipes were carefully reviewed and selected based on their ease of production and packaging for your team members.

MIX-AND-MATCH MEALS

Serves 4–6

MAIN DISHES

Choose 1 Protein and 1 Brunch Dish

PROTEINS

• Carved Smoked Pit Ham with Apricot Mustard Glaze

• Italian-Style Roasted Chicken with Tomato and Kalamata Olive Relish

BRUNCH DISHES

• Banana Nut Nutella Stuffed French Toast (6 servings)

• Quiche Lorraine (1 quiche with 6 wedges)

• Mini Brunch Sandwiches (6 Smoked Salmon and Cucumber on Mini Bagels and 6 Ham and Gruyère on Mini Croissants)

SIDES

Choose 3

HEATABLE

• Charred Carrots with Thyme

• Green Beans Southern Style

• Macaroni and Cheese

• Oven-Roasted Greek Fries

• Roasted Balsamic Brussels Sprouts

• Roasted Beets with Thyme

• Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

• Roasted Sweet Potatoes

SALADS

• Classic Caesar Salad with Dressing

• Country-Style Potato Salad

• Garden Salad with Dressing

• Lemony Chickpea Salad

• Quinoa Cucumber Salad

• Toasted Lentil and Feta Salad

Desserts

(Sold Separately)

Cookies

• Butter Sugar

• Carnival

• Chocolate Chip

• Double Chocolate Chip

• Lemon Burst

• Oatmeal Raisin

• Peanut Butter

• Turtle

• White Chocolate Macadamia Nut

Complimentary tins available with order.

Cookie Program Information

• Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies

DESSERTS

Choose 1

• Dutch Apple Pie

• Lemon Meringue Pie

• Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies (6)

• Red Velvet Layer Cake

BREAD

(includes 1 dozen with each order and Smart Balance Buttery Spread)

Choose 1

• Cracked Pepper and Parmesan Drop Biscuits

• Parker House White Dinner Rolls

Cakes and Pies

• Dutch Apple Pie

• Lemon Meringue Pie

• Red Velvet Layer Cake

Take-Home Pie Program Information

Mother’s Day Highlights

The immensely popular Holidays to Go program offers take-home meals and desserts for Mother’s Day, inspiring families to spend time making memories with each other, rather than being busy in the kitchen. You can offer the full range of mix-and-match meals and desserts or any single component of the program to suit your guests’ tastes and your unit’s capabilities and staffing levels. You can also offer Pizza Meals to Go throughout the year. You’ll find helpful operational resources and marketing assets by clicking on the Download Resources Here arrow below to make Holidays to Go a success at your location.

Mix-and-Match Meals and Desserts

Ready-to-heat options include a main course of roast chicken or ham, a brunch main of stuffed French toast, quiche or mini sandwiches, plus savory sides, bread and a decadent dessert.

Marketing Assets

Pizza Meal to Go

Whenever guests gather, pizza is always popular. Pizza bundles (hot pizza, salad, dessert and soda offer guests a quick, take-home meal every day!

Desserts and Pies

We’ve paired with vendor partners Otis Spunkmeyer® and Sara Lee® to offer delicious a la carte desserts to sweeten up the gathering.

Commencement Menu

The menu items featured in Holidays to Go are traditional dishes beloved by families at their celebrations. These recipes were carefully reviewed and selected based on their ease of production and packaging for your team members.

TRAYS, ENTRÉES AND DESSERTS

APPETIZER TRAYS

Serves 12

• Farmer’s Market Vegetables and Dijon Ranch Dip

• Fresh Fruit

• Naan and Hummus

• Pepperoni and Cubed Cheese

• Vegetable Antipasto

BONELESS BUFFALO WINGS

36 wings Includes celery and carrot sticks and ranch dressing.

• BBQ Boneless Chicken Wings

• Crispy Boneless Buffalo Wings

• Crispy Boneless Plain Wings

• Honey Mustard Boneless Wings

• Parmesan Herb Boneless Wings

SALADS

Serves 12

• Classic Caesar Salad with Dressing

• Country-Style Potato Salad

• Garden Salad with Dressing

• Lemony Chickpea Salad

• Quinoa Cucumber Salad

• Toasted Lentil Salad

GLOBAL ENTREES

Serves 12

• Chicken and Cheese Enchiladas Verde

• Chicken Pad Thai

• General Tso’s Tofu Stir-Fry

ITALIAN ENTREES

Serves 12

Includes 12 dinner rolls and Smart Balance Buttery Spread.

• Baked Ziti

• Chicken Alfredo

• Meat Lasagna

BREAD

Includes 12 with each order and Smart Balance Buttery Spread.

• Garlic Breadsticks

• Parker House White Dinner Rolls

MINI SANDWICH TRAYS

Serves 12

Includes potato chips or Red Delicious apples.

• Assorted Mini Sandwiches (24 total with 8 turkey, cheddar and chipotle mayo sliders; 6 grilled chicken Caesar half-wraps; 6 rustic antipasto mini sandwiches and 4 vegetable tarragon sliders)

• Grilled Chicken Caesar Half-Wraps (24)

• Rustic Antipasto Mini Sandwiches (24)

• Turkey, Cheddar and Chipotle Mayo Sliders (24)

• Vegetable Tarragon Sliders (24)

DESSERTS

• Chocolate Lovers Tray (24 assorted cookies and 12 assorted brownies)

• Cookies (12)

• Cookie Lovers Tray (assortment of 32)

• Glazed Cinnamon Rolls (18)

• Luscious Lemon Bars (12)

• Mini Butter Croissants (18)

• Molten Chocolate Bundt Cakes (9)

• Sweet Tooth Tray (assortment of 24 brownies and bars)

Commencement Highlights

It’s time for commencement and summer parties, filled with family celebrations and great food. The immensely popular Holidays to Go program offers take-home appetizers, party trays, meals and desserts, inspiring families to spend time making memories, rather than being busy in the kitchen. Since pizza is always popular for family gatherings, you can also offer Pizza Meals to Go at the same time. You’ll find helpful operational resources and marketing assets by clicking on the Download Resources Here arrow below to make Holidays to Go a success at your location.

Trays, Entrées & Desserts

No better way to celebrate a special occasion than with popular party trays, composed salads, and global and Italian main dishes.

Marketing Assets

Pizza Meal to Go

Whenever guests gather, pizza is always popular. Pizza bundles (hot pizza, salad, dessert and soda offer guests a quick, take-home meal every day!

Desserts and Pies

We’ve paired with vendor partners Otis Spunkmeyer® and Sara Lee® to offer delicious a la carte desserts to sweeten up the gathering.