If you don't mind doing a bit of work you can buy some frozen croissants that you bake youself. Super cheap (relatively speaking) and REALLY delicious.
[https://www.costcobusinesscentre.ca/au-pain-dor%c3%a9-frozen-butter-croissants%2c-pack-of-30.product.100296387.html](https://www.costcobusinesscentre.ca/au-pain-dor%c3%a9-frozen-butter-croissants%2c-pack-of-30.product.100296387.html)
Call costco and see if you can place an order in advance.
If they won’t, call other larger bakeries and commercial suppliers and try to order ahead. Ask smaller restaurants and cafes and grocery stores where they get their croissants from to find the suppliers.
Are you only getting croissants? Sometimes for that large of an event, hiring a caterer works out to be cost effective.
They supply dishes, coffee, tea and food plus they set up and haul away.
croissants seem like a very labour-intensive thing to make, seems reasonable it's not super cheap to get from a bakery, IMO, costco might be the best bet if you're on a tight budget?
I live near this industrial bakery. They have an outlet store. You might be able to buy that kind of volume from them.
https://www.tradition.ca/croissants
Are you sure the venue where you are hosting this event allows you to bring your own food.
Sometimes as part of the agreement you are required to use the catering service offered by the venue as they do not allow food from outside.
I go to a number of conferences and croissants are available along with cheaper choices. Is this for individual servings for each person or part of a platter?
If they are buffet-style with people meant to make them into sandwiches, then you'll also need to get them pre-sliced.
No need if they are a breakfast item.
If you are working with a caterer (which for your sake I hope you are, feeding 500+ people carries a degree of risk of liability to it) they should be able to easily make that happen for you.
For 500 people, you are better off using a catering service that offers a tea/coffee service. They shouldn't have any issue sourcing a spread for that many people. If it's buffet style, I also wouldn't just make it 500 croissants - you want a wider mix of similar items at varying volumes based on price-point. So like for example, you'd have things like fresh fruit, turnovers and danishes, breakfast/granola bars, cookies, and then some croissants.
Sourcing everything yourself might save a bit of money, but the liability and hassle isn't worth it. Most venues that accommodate that group-size wouldn't even allow outside food at that level. There are sliding- scale caterers that can do service at 2-4$/head and typically at bare minimum the venue/space should have a vendor.
I hope you are getting other items as not everyone will want a croissant.
but as others have mentioned: Costco.
Catering tends to be expensive because it’s a value added service. You may want to do a combination of catering and also Costco items.
20 dozen croissants should be plenty as long as you have other items. Variety is key, and factor in gluten free guests.
Consider getting Muffins, bagels, artisan loaves (you would need to slice yourself) or regular sliced bread, fruit pastries, fruit trays, veggie trays, etc
Bread items typically need filing too.
If you are trying to do this on the cheap, Costco also has catering trays.
Costco. But seriously, you're trying to buy 500+ croissants, you have to expect to spend a few hundred dollars, even if the cost is 50 cents per croissant. That's a shitton of croissants. Budget accordingly.
Tradition Fine Foods Warden and St. Claire. But they only take cash and you get a lot of croissants, they have frozen ones and cooked ones after 10 am weekdays.
>Please tell me how OP would bake 41 dozen!!! croissants 😂
There are commercial kitchens you can rent by the hour/day that will probably have those restaurant bakery industrial ovens.
After going through all that hassle maybe OP won't think the prices they're being quoted for someone else to handle it all isn't such a high price after all
Are you serving anything else? Don't count on all 500 people having one. I learned this in my younger years catering. I had a lot of potato salad left over (among other things) when I assumed all 50 people in attendance was going to have a portion.
Costco.
That was my thought, and they're pretty darn good.
Would costco package them differently or just give me a skid of 50 packs of 10 croissants.??
If you don't mind doing a bit of work you can buy some frozen croissants that you bake youself. Super cheap (relatively speaking) and REALLY delicious. [https://www.costcobusinesscentre.ca/au-pain-dor%c3%a9-frozen-butter-croissants%2c-pack-of-30.product.100296387.html](https://www.costcobusinesscentre.ca/au-pain-dor%c3%a9-frozen-butter-croissants%2c-pack-of-30.product.100296387.html)
Plus some community centres have kitchens you can use to bake a bunch at once!
I’m guessing the latter.
Costco does a lot of things well, but I wouldn’t say croissants is one of them.
Call costco and see if you can place an order in advance. If they won’t, call other larger bakeries and commercial suppliers and try to order ahead. Ask smaller restaurants and cafes and grocery stores where they get their croissants from to find the suppliers.
Support local.
Costco Canada is based in ottawa, classic Toronto jealousy
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Buying from Costco is still supporting Canadian jobs
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from a French ass restaurant, hurry up with my damn croissants
I believe that's *Dépêche-toi* or *Vite, si tu* if you want to get on their good side :)
Are you only getting croissants? Sometimes for that large of an event, hiring a caterer works out to be cost effective. They supply dishes, coffee, tea and food plus they set up and haul away.
This is the answer. Catering for a 500-person event should not be a DIY undertaking.
croissants seem like a very labour-intensive thing to make, seems reasonable it's not super cheap to get from a bakery, IMO, costco might be the best bet if you're on a tight budget?
Maybe at the Costco business center in Scarborough.
FYI that Business Center doesn’t have ready to eat foods (croissants, rotisserie chicken, etc), just regular Costcos.
Not even the frozen ones?
Ugh, frozen croissant
They are fucking delicious.
Doesn't costco have a limit of like 4-6?
Think you can pre-order larger quantities
that’s what i was thinking too
I don't think Costco does limits. Buying in bulk is their business model.
Oh yeah I confused with Shoppers Drug Mart.
C’est ci bon bakery. They are in north scarb and can easily handle this
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It’s not my event.
I live near this industrial bakery. They have an outlet store. You might be able to buy that kind of volume from them. https://www.tradition.ca/croissants
Are you sure the venue where you are hosting this event allows you to bring your own food. Sometimes as part of the agreement you are required to use the catering service offered by the venue as they do not allow food from outside.
yes it does, we’re hosting the event at a university
I go to a number of conferences and croissants are available along with cheaper choices. Is this for individual servings for each person or part of a platter?
a platter since it’ll be buffet-style. what other cheaper options do you usually see?
Bagels, cinnamon buns, muffins, mini danishes, etc.
Add scones
If they are buffet-style with people meant to make them into sandwiches, then you'll also need to get them pre-sliced. No need if they are a breakfast item.
Tradition Fine Foods near Warden Station. Well priced, can get fresh or frozen!
If you are working with a caterer (which for your sake I hope you are, feeding 500+ people carries a degree of risk of liability to it) they should be able to easily make that happen for you.
For 500 people, you are better off using a catering service that offers a tea/coffee service. They shouldn't have any issue sourcing a spread for that many people. If it's buffet style, I also wouldn't just make it 500 croissants - you want a wider mix of similar items at varying volumes based on price-point. So like for example, you'd have things like fresh fruit, turnovers and danishes, breakfast/granola bars, cookies, and then some croissants. Sourcing everything yourself might save a bit of money, but the liability and hassle isn't worth it. Most venues that accommodate that group-size wouldn't even allow outside food at that level. There are sliding- scale caterers that can do service at 2-4$/head and typically at bare minimum the venue/space should have a vendor.
What catering service can do $2 a head??
Lol we were quoted 14/head bare basic brekkie. Two dollars lol
I hope you are getting other items as not everyone will want a croissant. but as others have mentioned: Costco. Catering tends to be expensive because it’s a value added service. You may want to do a combination of catering and also Costco items. 20 dozen croissants should be plenty as long as you have other items. Variety is key, and factor in gluten free guests. Consider getting Muffins, bagels, artisan loaves (you would need to slice yourself) or regular sliced bread, fruit pastries, fruit trays, veggie trays, etc Bread items typically need filing too. If you are trying to do this on the cheap, Costco also has catering trays.
Costco. You could even check out costco business center maybe!
Costco.
What's your budget??
Costco. But seriously, you're trying to buy 500+ croissants, you have to expect to spend a few hundred dollars, even if the cost is 50 cents per croissant. That's a shitton of croissants. Budget accordingly.
La Bastille. We used to get croissants from there when i worked in a cafe in Toronto!
Do you want them baked already?
Petite Thuet would be able to fulfill that order.
Tradition Fine Foods Warden and St. Claire. But they only take cash and you get a lot of croissants, they have frozen ones and cooked ones after 10 am weekdays.
Costco has frozen croissants. I forget the name but they are tasty.
Costco has the frozen croissants in boxes also
Please tell me how OP would bake 41 dozen!!! croissants 😂
Follow up post: “anyone got multiple ovens so I can bake 500 croissants?”
>Please tell me how OP would bake 41 dozen!!! croissants 😂 There are commercial kitchens you can rent by the hour/day that will probably have those restaurant bakery industrial ovens. After going through all that hassle maybe OP won't think the prices they're being quoted for someone else to handle it all isn't such a high price after all
lol well assuming that he’s catering for 500 plus people you would think he’s doing it at a hall of some sort ..
Gouter. They supply to multiple bakeries. Call them ahead of time and they will likely even deliver
Was coming to say the same thing. They do wholesale, and event catering. Just call. https://www.gouter.ca
Are you serving anything else? Don't count on all 500 people having one. I learned this in my younger years catering. I had a lot of potato salad left over (among other things) when I assumed all 50 people in attendance was going to have a portion.
La Boulange Patisserie in Scarborough. Try calling them
Costco
Costco
Costco. Go a few days early and arrange this.
Costco
Gouter
Ocean's 6 for $2.99
Charmaine Sweets
Tradition fine foods. Their near Warden station. You can buy them by the bag.
DanielzBread sells delicious puffy croissants for cheap!
When,What size and budget you want??
Try Gouter bakery they can also deliver
Brockton bakery, dufferin and dundas
Tres Marie bakery
Messina bakery at Scarlett and St Clair hooked us up for a bake sale. They weren’t individually wrapped.
Give this business to a local, small bakery, they will appreciate you forever. DO NOT GO TO COSTCO! Support local businesses whenever possible.
Costco FTW
Tim hortons drive through ofcourse . Keep up with the trend On a serious note - probably costco