Updated
Updated · Business Insider · Jul 18
Billionaires Push 5 Food Upgrades as 80% Prioritize Health and Longevity
Updated
Updated · Business Insider · Jul 18

Billionaires Push 5 Food Upgrades as 80% Prioritize Health and Longevity

3 articles · Updated · Business Insider · Jul 18

Summary

  • Around 80% of ultrawealthy clients now ask private chefs to prioritize healthy eating, with a growing share focused on longevity through macro tracking, calorie counts and Mediterranean-diet plans.
  • Chris Demaillet, founder of chef-placement agency Montclair Chef, said that shift has made nutrition knowledge more valuable than prestige skills like sushi training, and chefs increasingly work alongside nutritionists and personal trainers.
  • Five upgrades now commonly requested are extra-virgin olive oil, wild line-caught fish, grass-fed or free-range meat, seasonal organic produce and less plastic use to limit potential BPA exposure.
  • Demaillet said the change extends beyond traditional wellness-focused markets and reflects a broader move by billionaire households to treat food sourcing and preparation as part of long-term health management.

Insights

As the rich hire chefs to extend their lives, are the basics of healthy eating becoming a luxury for everyone else?
What does the shift from sushi to science-based diets reveal about the new anxieties of the world’s wealthiest people?