As more people are choosing to change their diets to plant-based or vegan, restaurants and retailers are noticing the demand. A restaurant with an almost entirely plant-based menu recently opened in Fayetteville and other local restaurants are adding vegan options to their menus. Large and small grocers are also putting numerous plant-based items on their shelves as companies continue to develop new products.
As Plant-Based Eating Booms, Restaurants and Retailers Get on Board
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The restaurant Conscious Coco serves up an entirely plant-based menu in Fayetteville.
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Restaurant owner Shayla Holder says the raw pad thai is their most popular dish.
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Conscious Coco also serves up plant-based cheesecakes.
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Pedaler's Pub, a restaurant in downtown Bentonville, recently added a separate plant-based menu.
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The menu includes about a dozen items mostly made from ingredients the restaurant already uses in their other meals.
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Kelsey Foss is a vegan-friendly consultant that aims to help restaurants add plant-based options to their menus.
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Cook's Natural Market in Rogers has been offering plant-based products since they opened in 1994.
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Innovative products include plant-based cheesecakes and other desserts.
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The selection of plant-based milks has also expanded over the last few years to include many other varieties other than soy.
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