As the holiday season approaches, now is a great time for operators to start getting creative with new and expanded meal options that can be added to holiday menus. Seventy-seven percent of consumers dine in, or order delivery/takeout from restaurants during the holiday season, according to 2023 data from Tastewise. As more and more diners show interest in eating meatless, plant-based or vegetarian meals, having those options on the menu ensures there’s something for everyone, whether they’re taking a break to eat between shopping trips, planning holiday parties, or attending one.
By offering plant-based options, operators set themselves apart from competitors—having the foods diners need and are looking for meets consumer demand and can help boost sales. Sweet Earth® is making it easy to join the trend with an exclusive free case* offering to help you reimagine your holiday menu.
According to Datassential’s 2023 Food Trends report, 50% of restaurants offer plant-based options, showing huge growth potential, and nearly one out of three operators plan to add more plant-based dishes to their menus this year—perhaps because of a growing category of consumers who want more plant-based options. According to Tastewise data, 82% of flexitarians want more plant-based options on menus. Nestlé Professional Sweet Earth® products help operators carefully craft festive, flavor-forward dishes that are made to satisfy consumer taste preferences as well as dietary needs.
Need some inspiration for adding plant-based fare to the holiday menu? Try these delicious recipes crafted by professional Sweet Earth® chefs to satisfy every consumer:
- Mindful Chik’n Wrap with Sweet Earth® Mindful Chik’n is a fresh and flavorful plant-based wrap that combines simple
- ingredients to create a dish consumers are sure to enjoy, and it’s so easy to make. Mix avocado, spinach and cilantro with Sweet Earth® Mindful Chik’n, and place in the center of a tortilla wrap. Add cheese sauce, fold the tortilla wrap and serve.
- White Pizza with Sweet Earth® Mindful Chik’n is a rich and flavorful pizza with prepared sauce and plant-based chik’n. Begin by stretching pizza dough and adding alfredo sauce to it. Then, top with Sweet Earth® Mindful Chik’n, arugula, garlic and mozzarella cheese. Bake and serve.
- Meatball Sub with Sweet Earth® Awesome Grounds features tender plant-based meatballs, toasted bread and marinara sauce. Mix Sweet Earth® Awesome Grounds with onion, garlic and parsley, and form into balls. Add roasted meatballs to simmered marinara sauce. When cooked through, cut a sub roll in half lengthwise, cover with marinara, meatballs and cheese, then serve.
*Between 7/1/23-9/30/23, operators can purchase two cases of qualifying Sweet Earth products and receive cash equivalent of one case (limit three free cases per operator). This offer is not available to distributors or individual locations of company-owned or franchised operations. This offer is not available to vending or office coffee services operators. Click here for more details and list of qualifying products.
This post is sponsored by Nestlé Professional