Tastewise Overview
Tastewise enables agile food brands to place consumers at the heart of marketing campaigns, product development, and innovation process with the power of customizable generative AI solutions. From ideation to product development, marketing execution, and sales enablement, Tastewise's SaaS solutions fuel cutting-edge AI models with the industry's largest dataset to meet today's pace of change. Tastewise captures food innovation instantly from millions of restaurant and delivery menus, recipes, retail shelves, and consumers - and billions of moments of consumption captured on social media - across all food and beverage categories in 10 global markets.Tastewise works with the world's most impactful food brands, manufacturers, ingredient companies, and flavor houses, including Nestle, PepsiCo, Givaudan, Campbell's, and Kraft Heinz. The company is an allied member of IFDA (the International Foodservice Distributors Association), and IFMA (the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association).
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$1.5MDec 2018
$51.5MJun 2025
$68.5MMar 2022
$68.5MMar 2024
$71.5MSep 2019
Latest News
growth-positive
The Israeli startup's GenAI platform monitors recipes, eating habits, and social trends to create real-time product pitches.
Tastewise, an Israeli startup, has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round led by TELUS Global Ventures, with participation from several other investors. The company has developed a generative AI platform that analyzes food consumption data to create marketing and commercial strategies for the food and beverage industry. With this new funding, Tastewise plans to expand its AI-driven tools and increase its presence in North America and Europe. The platform is already used by 80% of the top global food and beverage companies, including Mars, Kraft Heinz, and Campbell’s. The company aims to recruit more employees, particularly in AI, data science, and prompt engineering.
InvestmentExpandCustomers
growth-positive
חברת טייסט־ווייז (Tastewise) פיתחה מערכת בינה מלאכותית שיודעת לזהות מה אנשים באמת רוצים לאכול – רגע לפני שזה נהפך לטרנד
Tastewise, an Israeli startup specializing in real-time consumer preference analytics, has successfully raised $50 million. The company provided data that helped Waitrose, a UK supermarket chain, identify a trend in Basque cheesecake, leading to the launch of a popular local version. This investment highlights Tastewises growth potential and its impact on consumer product development. The article also mentions other unrelated business news, including Apples product upgrades and a recruitment drive by Qualcomm in Israel.
Investment
growth-positive
How can AI understand the functional food market and the needs that drive it?
Israel-based Tastewise uses artificial intelligence (AI) to understand functional food trends and the motivations behind them. The platforms AI analyses a wide range of sources, including menus, social media platforms, and cooking sites, to understand how different audiences are eating and drinking. The AI can also predict future trends with an accuracy rate of over 90%. Tastewises TasteGPT tool, a large language model, can generate concepts, analyse potential success, and develop images, recipes, market insights, and potential health claims. The companys co-founder and CEO, Alon Chen, believes AI is not the future but the present, and is already making a significant impact on productivity and success rates.
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growth-positive
AI Predicts 2024 FoodBev Trends - The Food Institute
Tastewise, a food and beverage data platform, predicts that generative AI will dominate the 2024 food and beverage marketing scene. The companys AI has identified four trends to watch: increased late-night snacking with a focus on health and protein, the popularity of South & East Asian flavors, indulgent and affordable dishes, and the rise of guajillo peppers. The companys CEO, Alon Chen, believes that generative AI is revolutionizing the food and beverage industry and offers massive potential.
Customers
Growth-Positive
Digital trends: Women's health tops the charts
Tastewise, a global AI platform for the food and beverage industry, reports a significant increase in social discussions around hormonal health, menopause, and womens health. The data reveals that discussions around food and beverage for hormone health are up more than 50% YoY, and discussions around food and drink for menopause are up by more than 40%. The report also notes a shift in weight loss discourse, with consumers now seeking vitality, self-care, mood enhancement, and holistic well-being, rather than focusing solely on weight loss. This shift is reflected in the popularity of nutrient-rich foods over low-calorie options.
Customers
| Sector | Agriculture & Food Technologies |
Funding
| Total funding | $71.5M |
| Last funding | $50M |
| Stage | B |
| Rounds | 5 |
| Investors | 5 |
Team Members
10
Employees: 51-200
Web & Social Links
| Website | tastewise.io |
| Careers | Careers page |
Locations
Beit Rubinstein, Lincoln St 20, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6713412, Israel
New York, NY, USA
Photos & Videos
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Tastewise Business
Business models
B2B
Product stage
Released
Employees
51-200
Sector
Agriculture & Food TechnologiesFood TechFood Trade & ServicesTarget Customer
Food Retail & ConsumptionRestaurantsWholesaleHomeCore Technology
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Use Cases
How Treehouse used Tastewise to put the spotlight back on their pickles salesFlavorsum’s Flavorful Journey with Tastewise: A Taste of InnovationHow Kroger Harnesses Tastewise for Next-Level SuccessHow Waitrose created a top selling, own-label dish using real-time consumer dataHow Givaudan successfully answered customer briefs based on real-time consumer dataHow Campbell’s redesigned their innovation processes with an efficient, data-driven approachHow Stephan & Brady uses Tastewise to become an industry-leading marketing firmViolife’s 4X sales surge fueled by Tastewise insightsGeographic Markets
FranceMexicoIndiaUnited KingdomCanadaSpainGermanyAustraliaBrazilUnited StatesTastewise Financials
$71.5M
Total funding
Undisclosed
Capital raised
$50M
Last funding
B
Funding stage
5
Total rounds
5
Investors
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$1.5MDec 2018
$51.5MJun 2025
$68.5MMar 2022
$68.5MMar 2024
$71.5MSep 2019
Private Equity Funding
B Round
Jun 2025
$50M
TELUS Global Ventures (Lead)
,
PeakBridge , PICO Venture Partners, Disruptive AI, Duo Partners
Undisclosed Round
Mar 2024
Undisclosed
Duo Partners
A Round
Mar 2022
$17M
Disruptive AI (Lead)
,
PeakBridge , PICO Venture Partners
Seed
Sep 2019
$3M
PeakBridge (Lead)
Pre-Seed
Dec 2018
$1.5M
PICO Venture Partners
Tastewise Lifecycle
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time
$1.5MDec 2018
$51.5MJun 2025
$68.5MMar 2022
$68.5MMar 2024
$71.5MSep 2019
All Events
B Round
Jun 2025
$50M
TELUS Global Ventures (Lead)
,
PeakBridge , PICO Venture Partners, Disruptive AI, Duo Partners
Undisclosed Round
Mar 2024
Undisclosed
Duo Partners
A Round
Mar 2022
$17M
Disruptive AI (Lead)
,
PeakBridge , PICO Venture Partners
Seed
Sep 2019
$3M
PeakBridge (Lead)
Pre-Seed
Dec 2018
$1.5M
PICO Venture Partners
Tastewise News
22 articles
growth-positive
The Israeli startup's GenAI platform monitors recipes, eating habits, and social trends to create real-time product pitches.
Tastewise, an Israeli startup, has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round led by TELUS Global Ventures, with participation from several other investors. The company has developed a generative AI platform that analyzes food consumption data to create marketing and commercial strategies for the food and beverage industry. With this new funding, Tastewise plans to expand its AI-driven tools and increase its presence in North America and Europe. The platform is already used by 80% of the top global food and beverage companies, including Mars, Kraft Heinz, and Campbell’s. The company aims to recruit more employees, particularly in AI, data science, and prompt engineering.
InvestmentExpandCustomers
growth-positive
חברת טייסט־ווייז (Tastewise) פיתחה מערכת בינה מלאכותית שיודעת לזהות מה אנשים באמת רוצים לאכול – רגע לפני שזה נהפך לטרנד
Tastewise, an Israeli startup specializing in real-time consumer preference analytics, has successfully raised $50 million. The company provided data that helped Waitrose, a UK supermarket chain, identify a trend in Basque cheesecake, leading to the launch of a popular local version. This investment highlights Tastewises growth potential and its impact on consumer product development. The article also mentions other unrelated business news, including Apples product upgrades and a recruitment drive by Qualcomm in Israel.
Investment
growth-positive
How can AI understand the functional food market and the needs that drive it?
Israel-based Tastewise uses artificial intelligence (AI) to understand functional food trends and the motivations behind them. The platforms AI analyses a wide range of sources, including menus, social media platforms, and cooking sites, to understand how different audiences are eating and drinking. The AI can also predict future trends with an accuracy rate of over 90%. Tastewises TasteGPT tool, a large language model, can generate concepts, analyse potential success, and develop images, recipes, market insights, and potential health claims. The companys co-founder and CEO, Alon Chen, believes AI is not the future but the present, and is already making a significant impact on productivity and success rates.
CustomersExpand
growth-positive
AI Predicts 2024 FoodBev Trends - The Food Institute
Tastewise, a food and beverage data platform, predicts that generative AI will dominate the 2024 food and beverage marketing scene. The companys AI has identified four trends to watch: increased late-night snacking with a focus on health and protein, the popularity of South & East Asian flavors, indulgent and affordable dishes, and the rise of guajillo peppers. The companys CEO, Alon Chen, believes that generative AI is revolutionizing the food and beverage industry and offers massive potential.
Customers
Growth-Positive
Digital trends: Women's health tops the charts
Tastewise, a global AI platform for the food and beverage industry, reports a significant increase in social discussions around hormonal health, menopause, and womens health. The data reveals that discussions around food and beverage for hormone health are up more than 50% YoY, and discussions around food and drink for menopause are up by more than 40%. The report also notes a shift in weight loss discourse, with consumers now seeking vitality, self-care, mood enhancement, and holistic well-being, rather than focusing solely on weight loss. This shift is reflected in the popularity of nutrient-rich foods over low-calorie options.
Customers
Growth-Positive
'AI is not the future, it's the present,' Tastewise's CMO discusses speeding up industry's digital transformation
Tastewise, an AI-based platform, is being used to spearhead digital transformation in the food and beverage industry. The platform provides generative AI tools to create marketing assets and product photos, and offers real-time consumer insight into trends, claims, and popular ingredients based on social media data. The companys AI technology can analyze large data sets to provide timely insight into trends, allowing companies to launch products faster and reduce the failure rate of product launches. Tastewise also used its AI platform to compile its annual trends report, which predicts popular trends for the upcoming year based on social media data.
Customers
growth-positive
Waitrose turns to AI to create recipes for successful food products
UK supermarket Waitrose has partnered with AI platform Tastewise to develop its new Japanese food range. Tastewise analyses menus, social media and online recipes to identify food trends. The use of AI in the food industry has doubled since 2017, according to McKinsey’s 2022 Global Survey on AI. The technology helps retailers and food manufacturers understand what consumers will want to buy in the future. Tastewises data helped Waitrose decide to invest in its Japanese range, identifying a 15% increase in social discussions about Japanese cuisine and a 5% increase in the number of restaurants adding it to menus.
CustomersPartners
growth-positive
'If we take a conversational engine and we couple it with our data, you'll get something remarkable': How Tastewise's TasteGPT tool streamlines NPD
Tastewise, an Israeli marketing technology company, is leveraging AI to revolutionize the food and beverage industry. The companys AI tool, TasteGPT, uses data on food and beverage to streamline new product development (NPD) concepts. It works with companies such as PepsiCo, Mars, and Kraft Heinz, and has recently released a plug-in for Microsoft Teams. The AI tool can answer surveys with a large pool of data, create insights into food service, and suggest product ideas based on key food terms. Tastewise demonstrated the tools capabilities by using it to research the potential success of a hypothetical pumpkin spice tea product.
CustomersPartners
growth-positive
AI revolutionizes food and beverage industry with personalization, efficiency - SmartBrief
AI food and beverage platform Tastewise and email software marketing firm BevSuite are leveraging AI to transform consumer insights, marketing, and operations in the food and beverage industry. Tastewise analyzes data from various sources to provide user companies with market trends and insights. BevSuite recently launched an AI-enabled platform designed to build promotional emails in a shorter amount of time and with higher sales conversions. The mass availability of data across the food and beverage industry lends itself to effective AI applications, especially to produce accurate trend analysis and consumer personalization. AI can streamline operations, optimize supply chains, and reduce waste, all of which are critical factors in the food industry.
CustomersPartners
growth-positive
הישג מרשים: זו החברה הישראלית שזכתה בפרס הנחשק
Israeli company Tastewise, which developed an AI-driven data platform for the food and beverage industry, has been selected by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of the 100 most promising technology pioneers dealing with sustainability, innovation, and climate change. This recognition highlights Tastewises significant contribution to the future of food. The company empowers the food and beverage industry with real-time data analysis, enabling brands to make informed decisions for the changing and dynamic taste of consumers today.
Customers
How Mars, Colgate-Palmolive, Nestle & Coca-Cola are Exploring Generative AI
World Economic Forum Announces 100 New Start-ups Joining its Technology Pioneers Community
Tastewise’s top trends focus on indulgence, late-night occasions
growth-positive
Tastewise Unveils TasteGPT, the New Generative AI That Predicts What and How We Eat - Food Industry Executive
Tastewise, an AI-powered market intelligence platform for the food and beverage industry, is launching TasteGPT, its next evolution of generative AI solutions. The new tool will help brands like Nestlé, Campbell’s, Mars, Givaudan, and PepsiCo discover dish concepts, validate new product ideas, and generate market research reports. TasteGPT leverages a large dataset on food consumption and aims to provide speed, productivity, and increased new product success. It will enable product innovators and analysts to run multiple projects at once, shortening research time and helping to answer business-critical questions.
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growth-positive
How Tastewise uses artificial intelligence to bridge the gap between consumers and food trends
Tastewise, an Israel-based food tech company, uses artificial intelligence to analyze consumer behavior and identify food trends in real time. The company has a unique value proposition and has worked with major food makers such as Nestlé, PepsiCo, and Kraft Heinz. Tastewise has tripled its revenues and recently received a $17 million Series A investment led by Disruptive AI. The company plans to expand its coverage to new markets and capture emerging trends. Tastewises insights are more significant and useful to food companies than traditional information sources like point-of-sale data and consumer polls. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated changes in consumer behavior, and Tastewise has proven the value of its insights during this time. The company aims to help food companies launch products that meet consumer needs and demands with confidence.
CustomersInvestmentExpand
growth-positive
Craving Data: Predicting Food Trends That Delight Consumers
Tastewise, an AI-driven analytics company, is helping brands like PepsiCo expand their market by discovering new flavors, enhancing products, and developing clearer and more effective content for marketing campaigns.
CustomersPartners
growth-positive
When some of the world's biggest food companies develop new products, they go to Tastewise first
Israeli-based company Tastewise, which offers AI-driven data analytics for food brands, has raised $17 million in Series A funding. The funding round was led by Disruptive and joined by existing investors PeakBridge and PICO Venture Partners, bringing Tastewises total funding to $21.5 million. Tastewise helps food brands make informed decisions about product development, marketing, and retail sales. The company has a customer base that includes Nestlé, PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz, Campbells, and JustEgg. Tastewise plans to expand its data and workforce to several countries, including India, Australia, Germany, Canada, and France. The company aims to disrupt the $10 trillion food industry by promoting healthier foods and new flavors.
CustomersInvestment
growth-positive
Tastewise secures $17 million in Series A to bring AI to the food and beverage industry | CTech
Israeli company Tastewise has raised $17 million in a Series A funding round led by Disruptive AI, with participation from existing investors PeakBridge and PICO Venture Partners. This brings the companys total funding to $21.5 million. Tastewise uses AI to provide data-driven solutions for new product development, marketing, and foodservice sales in the food industry. Its customer base includes Nestle, PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz, and Campbell’s. The company uses AI and a large dataset to predict food and beverage trends.
InvestmentCustomers
growth-positive
Tastewise Launches Its AI-Powered Food Prediction in the UK
Tastewise, an AI-powered platform for predicting food trends, has launched in the UK and added localized data to help restaurants and food producers anticipate consumer eating habits. The platform analyzes data from restaurants, delivery menus, social interactions, and online recipes to provide insights into consumer food behavior. Tastewise counts Nestlé, PepsiCo, General Mills, Dole, and other major CPGs among its customers. The company also released a report on UK consumer food trends during the pandemic, highlighting the rise in popularity of sustainable foods and meal kits, while CBD is fading in popularity. The launch in the UK will allow local food businesses to access real-time insights into consumer food behavior.
Customers
growth-positive
Food sustainability a growing concern for US consumers, Israeli AI startup says
Tastewise, an AI-powered platform, predicts a growing consumer interest in sustainable food choices based on its analysis of online social interactions, recipes, and restaurant menus. The report reveals that 23% more consumers prioritize sustainability in their diet compared to the previous year. Health concerns and environmental considerations are the top focus, while animal rights, pollution, and ecology have seen a decline in interest. Waste and veganism are also significant topics of discussion. The study suggests that sustainability will define the food industry in 2020. Tastewise counts Campbells, Coca-Cola, and Nestle among its customers.
Customers
growth-positive
Israel AI food intelligence co Tastewise raises $5m
Israeli AI-powered food trends prediction and intelligence startup Tastewise has raised $5 million in a Series A financing round led by PeakBridge. The funds will be used to further develop Tastewises AI technology, focused on understanding human interactions with food. Tastewise aims to comprehend the deep human motivation around food trends, with insights that will shape the future of the industry. The company has received a total funding of $6.5 million to date. Tastewise is partnering with PeakBridge, whose team includes experts and executives from Nestlé, Mars, Pepsi, and Sequoia Partners.
Investment
growth-positive
Ex-Googler Alon Chen's Tastewise uses AI to identify and predict food trends
Tastewise, a Tel Aviv-based startup, has launched a platform that uses AI, predictive analytics, computer vision, and natural language processing to provide gastronomic insights for restaurants, hospitality groups, and brands. The platform scans billions of data points, including social media chatter and food photos, to identify current culinary trends and predict future popular dishes. Tastewises recent pizza market analysis revealed the most buzzed-about dishes and popular ingredients in the category. The startup also offers real-time industry data and predictive analytics to help businesses make strategic decisions. Tastewise has received investment from Pico Ventures and offers cloud-based services starting at $299 per month.
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Employee Info
| Employees (range) | 51-200 |
| Exact count | 137 |
| Team members | 10 |
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This entity has 8 classification IDs that could be used for matching.
Tastewise Internal
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Admin Info
| Confidence | 100/100 |
| Missing | markets |
| BI Verification | Yanina Wainscheinker |
| Registrar ID | 515829455 |
| Crunchbase | tastewise |
| Creator | Jenny Sotnik-Talisman |
| Creator email | genys30@yahoo.com |
| Last updater | Ortal Wein |
| Updater email | ortalw@sncentral.org |
| Last update | 2024-05-15T00:00:00.000Z |
| Created | 2017-10-22T00:00:00.000Z |
| Claimed | Yes |