
Garden Gourmet® Trends & Insights

Discover how to grab the attention of new customers this next Veganuary. We’ve broken down the essential marketing tactics for restaurants and their vegan menus

Veganuary 2021: Our Vegan Menu Tips for Restaurants & Pubs
Every year, hundreds of thousands of consumers sign up for Veganuary – a pledge to follow a vegan lifestyle for a month. Since it started in 2014, over 600 businesses and 100,000 people have taken part, with sign ups in 2020 peaking at 400,000 & over 500 businesses joining in1.

Veganism on the Rise: How to Get Your Food Business Ready
As the industry takes steps to get ready for the new post COVID-19 reality, our in-house team of chefs have been busy developing inspiring recipes for food businesses just like yours. These plant-based menu inspirations are for everyone who is trying to reduce their meat consumption.

NAVIGATE CONSUMERS DINING DEMANDS

A Quick Guide to Sustainable Diets
Will the world be able to sustainably feed the growing global population? It’s a question environmentalists hope sustainable diets will be able to give a positive answer to.

Vegan Alternatives to Essential Animal-Based Ingredients
Milk, eggs, and other animal-based ingredients often perform functional roles in cooking, so it can be a challenge to replace them. We’re breaking down the vegan alternatives so when cooking time comes you know exactly what to use for you vegan customers’ meals.

Plant-Based Menu Options For Your Customers
Integrating more plants into your menu that your customers won't get tired of? Here are some ideas to expand your plant-based menu options.

Keeping a Watchful Eye – Anti-Nutrition
Some plants have anti-nutritional factors that can interfere with the absorption of nutrients or can even be toxic. Furthermore, some foods contain hidden animal-based ingredients that you may be unaware of.

Plant-Based Nutrition: What You Need to Know to Get It Right
Plants are more than just a source of protein - it’s no wonder that they make up so much of what people eat. They’re colourful, flavourful, and as shown here, full of nutrients that are beneficial for human health.

Why Are Protein Sources Important for Vegetarians and Vegans?
What is protein? How are complentary proteins used across cultures?

What Are Plant-Based Diets and Why Do People Commit to Them?
There are many different approaches to plant-based eating, from people who simply want to eat meat less often, to people who consume no animal products or by-products of any kind.

What’s on the menu? Increasingly vegan or vegetarian options
For a growing number of consumers, there’s one thing that’s not on the plate anymore: meat. Vegan and vegetarian eating habits are taking the food service industry by storm. Here’s what you need to know to stay ahead.
