TagTaste

As the world increasingly conducts business online, most of the food industry remains stuck in slow, offline processes. Talent and good food are still the main components of success, but the industry’s potential remains largely untapped because chefs, restaurants, hotels, food suppliers and farmers don’t yet have an easy, seamless way to share knowledge with each other.

Even simple requirements like sourcing the right ingredients can become a long-drawn complicated task. For example, it is difficult for a Mumbai-based chef to know about an organic tangerine farmer in Himachal Pradesh — even if that’s exactly what the chef is looking for.

There’s never been a better time to collaborate and innovate in the food industry. We just have to start by bridging the gaps between food professionals and their knowledge, talents and ideas. Which is why we started TagTaste.

Here’s what the platform offers:

1. A network of food professionals: TagTaste hosts professionals from across the food industry: chefs, farmers, hoteliers and restaurateurs, caterers, researchers and academics, tasters, purchase managers, culinary students, flavorists, nutritionists, F&B companies, regulators and more.

If you have an idea and are looking for the right collaborator, all you have to do is hit the search button on TagTaste. Whenever you come across interesting people, just follow them for updates, comment on their posts or message them privately to start collaborating.

2. Product reviews: Food and beverage tasting is a scientific process which relies on the precision and sensitivity of our five senses. We’ve created a specialised learning module for budding tasters to hone their skills. This way, anyone who’s interested in the science of tasting can learn more about the process and professionally review new products for companies and restaurants.

3. Product development: If you’re in the process of developing a new product and looking for expert feedback, you can just reach out to TagTaste’s community of professionals. Whether it’s a new burger patty, a health drink, salty snack or even an operational issues in an F&B company, you’re sure to find someone on the platform who can help you.

4. Easy access to markets: Remember the Mumbai-based chef and Himachal-based farmer? We’ve simplified the process so good products can find the right markets without procedural hassles. Every week, TagTaste shares a list of new high-potential products with thousands of restaurants, hotels and caterers across the country. This way purchase managers are always up to date about what’s on the market and how best to use it.

5. Collaborations: At TagTaste, we want to help you go beyond networking, and turn your social media followers into real life collaborators. If you have a project in mind — describe your idea, the kind of people you’re looking for, and click ‘start a collaboration’ to invite responses from the TagTaste community.

Whether you’re working alone or as part of a company — there’s no limit to what you can do through TagTaste.

At the end of the day, TagTaste is about food. And food is about community. As a company, we strongly believe in the values of inclusion and giving back to society. To this end, we offer special attention to students, farmers and unfunded startups.

So, join us and help turn this platform into a vibrant community.