Accelerating the
protein transition
with taste.

NECTAR empowers stakeholders across the value
chain with a robust evidence-base of sensory data.

Why NECTAR?

Taste is a primary purchase driver for most consumers. Taste is therefore necessary for plant-based foods to achieve mainstream adoption.

By conducting large-scale sensory panels of plant-based foods and operationalizing the resulting data in a diversity of pre-competitive ways, NECTAR hopes to accelerate the mainstream adoption of plant-based foods.

Why Now?

Reducing global meat consumption is essential to ensuring planetary and public health. Despite challenging cultural & media narratives currently surrounding plant-based meats, our research tells a more optimistic story about the category’s taste potential.

NECTAR leverages data to:

  • Inspire product innovators to continue reaching new heights

  • Identify clear calls to action for stakeholders across the alternative protein value chain

  • Educate eaters about delicious products in distribution

With no time to waste, NECTAR
aims to accelerate the protein
transition with taste.

Read our Taste
of the Industry

Report 2024

The world’s largest public sensory
analysis of plant-based meats

Read our Future
of the Industry

Report 2024

The world’s largest public sensory
analysis of plant-rich meats

Learn more about NECTAR.

  • Learn more about NECTAR’s vision & mission, and the pioneers bringing both to life.
    Our Mission & Vision
    Our Team

  • Explore our seminal sensory research and dive deep into category-level insights. Read here.

  • Connect with us & learn how you can join the movement to the accelerate protein transition with taste.
    Find out how.

Meet Our Team

  • Caroline Cotto

    Director, NECTAR

  • Max Elder

    Managing Director, FSI

  • David Meyer

    Advisor, NECTAR

  • Galina Hale

    Advisor, NECTAR

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