Keto Considerations
Consumers consistently care about our food safety practices and that we’re serving
up delicious cuisine, but their diets are always evolving.
Good news: It appears that the keto diet isn’t going anywhere – billions of people
follow the ketogenic diet, and those numbers are predicted to increase each year
until at least 2024.​ix
Here are some ways to accommodate more keto dietary restrictions—
● Using chocolate with low sugar and high cocoa content (for example, >72%
dark chocolate)
● Putting options on the menu with about 75% calories from fat, 20% from
protein and only 5% from carbohydrates
● Providing meat or seafood dishes served with veggies and salad (no grains)
● Utilizing egg and omelet variations, which are also keto-friendly​x
To make matters even simpler, you could tweak your menu just slightly to offer keto
versions of your usual hits. For example, the keto version of this ​Pan Seared Cod
with Purple Kale recipe​ would be almost the same – just hold the beans and rice!

Plant-Based Food
On the flip side of the keto diet is the ever-growing plant-based fad. Consumers want
to see menus full of colorful plant-based proteins, healthy bowls and specialty
veggie-burger blends!
Meatless meat dishes and snacks have also become popular. It’s a good time to try
out meat alternatives made from fruit and veggies (like mushrooms, pea protein, and
soy protein) and flavor them with sweet and savory spices, from chili to cacao.
One of the biggest plant-based food fads is ​the humble chickpea​. ​No, the
chickpea’s run is not done! In 2021 we can expect to see:
● Chickpea tofu
● Chickpea chips
● Chickpea flour
● Chickpea cereal

Of course, we can always appeal to health-conscious consumers by bumping up the
vegetable ratio in our dishes, especially if they’re organically-grown, foraged or
sustainable vegetables!
An excellent meat-free dish featuring the favored chickpea would be a ​Middle
Eastern Chickpea and Swiss Chard Bowl with Delicata Squash, Pomegranate and
Pistachio.
Customers also appreciate knowing plant-based, biodegradable professional
cleaning products like Seventh Generation Professional are used in the places they
eat.