--- title: "How Sunny Street Café’s Focus on Catering Sets It Apart in the Breakfast Franchise Space" url: https://burnaze.com/article/0b58d4cf-bad0-4eb0-85c1-6a4e0a725457 source: "1851 Franchise" original_url: https://1851franchise.com/how-sunny-street-cafes-focus-on-catering-sets-it-apart-in-the-breakfast-franchise-space-2722676 category: "Bakery & breakfast" industry: "Restaurants" segment: "Bakery & breakfast" published: 2023-06-15T14:09:00.000Z modified: 2026-11-01T02:07:39.310Z image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/5bd055b936b732ac0b546f1cc463e0614836.jpg --- # How Sunny Street Café’s Focus on Catering Sets It Apart in the Breakfast Franchise Space **TL;DR:** Sunny Street Café, a Columbus, Ohio-based breakfast and lunch concept, has distinguished itself in the better breakfast franchise space through its emphasis on catering services. The brand's catering program has contributed to its success, with successful off-premises operations accounting for up to 30% of total sales. *originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2023-06-15. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/how-sunny-street-cafes-focus-on-catering-sets-it-apart-in-the-breakfast-franchise-space-2722676).* ## Story Sunny Street Café®, the Columbus, Ohio-based breakfast and lunch concept with 22 units and counting, has consistently distinguished itself in the better breakfast franchise space. One of the key factors contributing to the brand’s success is the emphasis it places on its catering services. Mike Stasko, the Vice President of Brand Strategy at Sunny Street Café, reveals that the brand has invested substantial time and energy over the past eight years to develop what has become the brand’s fully functioning catering program. “We started with an in-store menu that naturally lent itself well to off-premise catering,” said Stasko. “That gave us a great backbone to build the program. From there we expanded to accommodate larger groups, everything from recipes, prep and holding, to packaging that was cost effective and made a great display .” He says this advantage helped Sunny Street Café quickly become a contender in the catering landscape. Another factor that has helped the brand stand apart from its competitors is the scarcity of other breakfast catering options available. Stasko says there aren’t many other brands who actively offer high quality breakfast options for breakfast catering. This, in addition to the brand’s commitment to quality, has ensured that Sunny Street Café is in a league of its own. “There’s not a whole lot of other people in the breakfast space that do catering, outside of a continental breakfast approach,” he said. “We saw the opportunity early on, and spent the time in R&D to create an offering that our cafe’s could execute and would ‘WOW’ our customers. While others may settle for pre-cooked or bagged eggs, our dedication to cooking eggs and preparing breakfast burritos to order using fresh ingredients sets us apart. The quality of our products speaks for itself and creates devoted repeat customers,” Stasko added. Because there aren’t many brands offering the type of catering available through Sunny Street Café, Stasko believes there’s plenty of room for growth. “There’s a lot of whitespace in the breakfast catering segment, and we’ve positioned ourselves exceptionally well to capitalize on that opportunity,” he said. Placing a catering order with Sunny Street Café is convenient and straightforward. According to Stasko, it’s all done online, where customers can customize their orders based on the number of people they’re serving. The brand caters to a wide range of establishments and is perfect for meetings, showers, holidays, “and pretty much any meal you don’t want to be responsible for.” The success of Sunny Street Café’s catering program is reflected in its overall sales performance. Stasko says that successful off-premises operations can contribute up to 30% of total sales, with mature catering programs accounting for upwards of 20% of that figure. Looking to the future, Sunny Street Café envisions continued expansion within existing and emerging markets and intends to continue to meet the growing demand for catering services. “The sky's the limit,” said Stasko, “but right now we’re focused on expanding in our current markets and ensuring our guests are having an excellent experience every time they try our food, both in store and off-premise.” ## Entities - 1851 Franchise (publication) - Restaurants (sector) - brand expansion (topic) - market growth (topic) - Sunny Street Café (company) - catering services (topic) - breakfast franchise (topic) - Mike Stasko (person) - off-premise sales (topic) --- Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/how-sunny-street-cafes-focus-on-catering-sets-it-apart-in-the-breakfast-franchise-space-2722676). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0b58d4cf-bad0-4eb0-85c1-6a4e0a725457).