NECTAR

ICYMI: Check out NECTAR on a recent episode of the The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano talking about #plantrich [blended] meat and the importance of transitional technologies to reduce meat consumption. Thanks to Tim Dale and Elysabeth Alfano for a great conversation! #podcast #plantrich #innovation

Today, NECTAR is excited to announce that we have officially acquired the data assets of Taste Like, an online platform founded in 2021 to aid the discovery of alternative protein products across the globe. Founded by alternative protein entrepreneurs Maya Benami, PhD, Emily VanderMey, and Tarika Vijayaraghavan, Ph.D., Taste Like aggregated an extensive CPG product directory, featuring the ingredient, nutrition, and allergen meta-data for more than 1,200 plant-based and fermentation-based products from 147 companies. At NECTAR, we know that the Taste Like's nutritional and ingredient data will help enable data-driven research for years to come. We hope that our combined novel datasets can be used for ML and AI-training applications that will offer predictive analytics and foster innovation in alternative protein product development. A huge thank you to the Taste Like team - congrats on all you've accomplished! We're looking forward to this next chapter together. Read the full press release here >>> https://lnkd.in/gQQvaWnZ

Yesterday NECTAR had the pleasure of joining Elysabeth Alfano & Tim Dale (Food System Innovations) on the The Plantbased Business Hour with Elysabeth Alfano podcast! We discussed: - What #plantrich meat is? - Why we should all be paying attention to this growing category - How #plantrich meat tastes - What this all means for #plantbased meat companies Check out the full conversation below ??????

Want to learn more about the emerging category of #plantrich ("blended") meat? Join NECTAR (Caroline Cotto), Food System Innovations (Tim Dale), and Palate (Alex Weissman) on Thursday, October 17th (9 am PST) for a deep dive into ??+?? blends and their potential as a #climate solution. Our conversation will explore: ? Why this category is important to the protein transition ??What consumers think of the category today ??In-depth sensory data on how #plantrich products taste (including top brands) ??What's needed to scale mainstream adoption Sign up today: https://lnkd.in/g_Ej2BzX #webinar #plantrich #climate

ICYMI: #Plantrich ("blended") meat scored highly in taste tests with more than 1,192 omnivores, outperforming 100% beef burgers and chicken nuggets in overall liking! Read more about NECTAR's Future of Industry: Plant-Rich Meat report at Food Business News. Huge thanks to Keith Nunes & Cathy Siegner for the coverage! https://lnkd.in/gkvvNGK9 #altprotein #tastetests #plantrich #blendedmeat

??NEW #Report out TODAY! ?? How do plant-rich (“blended”) meats taste and why do they matter? Today, we’re announcing the launch of our latest report—Future of the Industry 2024: Plant-Rich Meat—the world’s largest public #sensory analysis of plant+meat (??+??) blends! NECTAR, an initiative from Food System Innovations, analyzed data from sensory panels with 1,192 American #omnivores across 9 plant-rich meat product categories. ?? Download the free report to see: ??Which #plantrichmeat products outperformed animal-based benchmarks ?Which brands are top taste performers (see comments for shout-outs) ?What consumers are demanding from plant-rich products ?????Why plant-rich meats hold potential as a taste-forward #climate solution Access the full report ????: www.nectar.org/research Read Green Queen Media's takeaways (thank you Anay Mridul!): https://lnkd.in/evMwvQMx NECTAR is setting a new standard for taste and transparency in the alt protein sector. Learn more & get involved at www.nectar.org. #PlantRich #BlendedMeat #AlternativeProtein #ClimateWeekNYC #Innovation #Taste #NECTAR #ProteinTransition #FutureOfFood

Join NECTAR at Tilt Collective's Food Day (9/24) during NYC Climate Week (Sept 22-28) where we'll be discussing #plantrich ("blended") meats as an impactful, taste-forward tool in our sustainable food system toolkit. In our panel, "Beyond the Binary" (sign up here >> https://lnkd.in/gk9deEf9) you'll hear from: ??? Tim Dale who will frame the discussion, helping attendees better understand what plant-rich meats are and why they matter. ?? Michael Fox who will share his journey launching a plant-rich product in foodservice at Fable Food Co. ?? Andrew Arentowicz from 50/50 Foods, Inc who will discuss launching the world's first plant-rich product on a publicly-traded company's menu. ?? Phil Wong who will chronicle his almost decade-long journey building the plant-rich meat category with Phil's Finest. and....?? NECTAR's Director, Caroline Cotto who will be launching the world's largest public sensory analysis of plant-rich meats at the event! Stay tuned & see you in NYC! #plantrich #altprotein #foodday #climateweek2024

Join our Director, Caroline Cotto, at the Reducetarian Foundation Summit in Dallas this October to learn more about NECTAR, Food System Innovations, and the work that the larger food ecosystem is doing to end factory farming. Get your tickets today before they sell out!

Join NECTAR at this month's The Good Food Institute "Business of Alt Protein" #webinar on August 28th! We'll be discussing how to improve plant-based meat by leveraging sensory data. Sign up today --> https://lnkd.in/dFRh6bYe

We need evidence-based #taste data about #plantbased products to inform public opinion, institutional purchasing, and areas for R&D improvement. That's why we started NECTAR! We'd love to share an exclusive preview of the findings from our next large-scale sensory analysis, Taste of the Industry 2025, on the SXSW stage in March. But we need your help! This will be a fascinating conversation full of interesting tidbits for all eaters, whether your plant-based or just plant-curious. Vote before Aug. 18th ??? https://lnkd.in/gcnn5hxC #ApplicantatSXSW #taste