Innovation in the protein space has most recently seen a lot of hype around “alternative” proteins, from high tech microbe engineering to proprietary science that makes plants into something magically similar to juicy burgers or satisfying nuggets. But innovation in protein is a much deeper field. And when it comes to actually getting products to customers, protein innovations are just as likely to happen on the production floor as the lab bench. 

Today, we’re talking about how protein companies are thinking about innovation. We talk to Ashli Blumenfeld and Ben Rosenthal, Co-Presidents at Standard Meat Company, a family owned meat company founded in the 1930’s. Ashli and Ben chat about how they’re future-proofing their business, from how they make decisions about products and partnerships, to how they invest in innovations that might come to define the protein space. 

Ashli and Ben also speak about:

• What they look for when evaluating new partnership and investment opportunities
• How the realities of a family business affect their internal innovation processes
• Why they decided to partner with alternative protein company Nowadays (a Tenacious Ventures portfolio company)

Useful Links:

• Check out our Investment Notes on Nowadays and read the latest news that Nowadays will “cease operations." ‍
• Hear experts tackle the alternative protein debate with Alternative Protein Disruption or Untapped Opportunity‍
• Learn more about an adjacent protein space - eggs - with Unscrambling Go to Market and Brand in Alternative Protein‍
• We’re fundraising for Tenacious Ventures Fund II, out loud To learn more about investing in Fund II, click here

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