Keto Kitchen Lytham was founded towards the end of the first lockdown, born out of a personal journey that transformed into a mission to help others achieve better health through the power of a keto diet.
It all started in Kate's home kitchen. After years of struggling with multiple health issues, including ME, gallstones, autoimmune disease, and a recent diagnosis of being pre-diabetic, Kate found herself bed-bound for up to 18 hours a day. The situation seemed dire until she decided to make a significant change in her lifestyle during lockdown. Recalling her previous success with the Atkins diet, she embarked on a keto journey that would change her life. As part of that journey she decided to exclude gluten from her diet and even now, our entire range of meals and cakes are gluten free.
Within a few months, Kate saw remarkable improvements in her health. Her blood sugar levels normalised and she was no longer pre-diabetic, her planned gallstone surgery was cancelled, and she shed an impressive five stone. Most importantly, she regained her energy and zest for life, leaving behind the limitations of her previous health struggles.
The transformation was so profound that it sparked a conversation between Kate and her son, James. They recognized the potential of the keto diet to help others and decided to share their success with the world. Thus, Keto Kitchen Lytham was born, aiming to provide delicious, low-carb meals and cakes to those on a keto or low-carb diet.
Starting from humble beginnings in Kate's kitchen, the business quickly gained a following. Initially, we created a website and offered delivery to local addresses only. The interest was immediate—our first week saw one order, and by the second week, we had 30 orders.
We quickly realized that we needed to move out of the home kitchen and into a professional kitchen. The biggest challenge was finding a suitable location, made much harder by the yo-yo lockdowns with everyone working from home and tradesmen being in demand. After about six months, we finally moved into our current premises—previously a restaurant, now transformed into a kitchen, a large prep and storage area, with a small shop at the front where customers can view our products and chat about everything keto and low carb with our friendly team.
As word spread about our meals, we knew we had to offer delivery further afield. After a lot of trial and error with different couriers and packaging options, we now offer delivery to most of mainland UK. Our product line also expanded from just meals to include a range of cakes and pizzas. Additionally, we stock a variety of other low-carb products that we personally enjoy and can vouch for in terms of taste and quality.
In the three years we have been trading, we have received notable recognition. We were recently featured on Vogue's list of best meal delivery companies and selected by Oxford University to provide keto meals and snacks for their clinical trial into the keto diet. We have also had other universities contact us for potential collaborations—watch this space for more exciting developments!
As we look to the future, we aim to increase the variety of meals and cakes we offer. All our recipes are meals that Kate made for herself at the start of her keto journey, ensuring they are both delicious and healthy. Our mission remains the same: to help others achieve better health through tasty, keto-friendly foods.
We are still the family business that we were when we first started, Kate is busy heading up the kitchen, producing all the meals the same way you would at home, just on a slightly larger scale. James manages the logistics and finances and Kate's daughter Lucie joined us not long after we moved into our kitchen and handles our communications and customer service, managing the orders and requests along with ensuring the orders are picked and packed correctly ready for the couriers.
Thank you for being a part of our journey. We look forward to continuing to serve you and support your health goals with our delicious, low-carb products.