With Charlie cooking more and more in his #Homeschool Cooking Classes I like to share informatiiion related to food with Charlie. As I read through the post I thought you might like to know Spero’s Smoked ‘Salmon’ Sunflower Cream Cheese won the prestigious award.
Spero Foods, the makers of plant-based dairy and meat alternatives, announced today that they have won the prestigious Expo East 2022 NEXTY Award for Best New Dairy or Meat Alternative. This award is a testament to the quality of Spero’s products and their commitment to bringing healthier, more sustainable options to consumers.
The NEXTY Awards are presented by the largest natural products expo in the United States and spotlight the best of the natural products industry. More than 500 products were nominated during the first round of NEXTY’s judging, and Spero was named a finalist in the first round, along with two other brands.
During the final round, Spero Smoked ‘Salmon’ Sunflower Cream Cheese was selected as the Winner for The Best Meat or Dairy Alternative. The judges chose Spero because of the brand’s commitment to delicious, sustainable, and healthy food products.
NEXTY’s judges said, “This is pretty unbelievable. This tastes like real ‘Salmon’ Cream Cheese.”
They were floored, and continued to elaborate, “It’s so good, and it’s neither Salmon nor dairy.” They added, “[Spero is] using Sunflower Seeds in this particular product, which is very notable because a lot of these products we are seeing use Almonds [or Cashews], which is a good alternative as well, but we see that Sunflower Seeds and Pumpkin Seeds use less water for production. So there are a lot of layers of sustainability with it in there.”
Spero’s Smoked ‘Salmon’ Sunflower Cream Cheese is a plant-based Cream Cheese that captures the flavor and texture of smoked Salmon. The Cream Cheese is light and creamy, with notes of dairy and a rich, delicious, and delightful flavor profile. It is perfect for spreading on Bagels or Crackers or for use in recipes that call for Smoked Salmon. Spero Smoked ‘Salmon’ Sunflower Cream Cheese uses no dairy, soy, Nuts, gluten, grains, additives, “bad” Oils, or starches.
The brand selected Sunflower Seeds because of their minimal land and Water use and near negligible CO2 and CH4 (methane) emissions. Spero uses cutting-edge patented technology focused on low-cost, sustainable, and scalable ingredients such as Sunflower and Pumpkin Seeds—which require much less Water than Almonds. Spero’s products are also nutritious, featuring unmatched bold tastes and creamy textures without using any dairy, Soy, Canola, Nut ingredients, or additives and are allergy-friendly.
“At Spero, we believe healthy food is a human right. We believe sustainable food is a planet right,” said Phaedra Randolph, Founder and CEO of Spero. “When I thought about creating food to help solve our imminent global climate crisis, I knew that the ingredients we chose would be imperative. We had to pick something sustainable and healthy, something grounded in Science.”
For more information or to find out where to purchase Spero products, visit
About Spero
Spero is a plant-based Dairy tech company on a mission to compete head-to-head with Animal-based dairy on price and taste by employing internationally patent-pending technology that transforms low-cost, sustainable, and scalable ingredients (seeds) into plant-based dairy.
Since launching in 2019, Spero has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Food Network, NEXTY Awards, Forbes 30 Under 30, and featured at TED. Spero’s technology allows them to create plant-based dairy products that are indistinguishable from their Animal-based counterparts in both taste and texture. Spero believes that everyone should have the opportunity to enjoy delicious, nutritious, and sustainable plant-based dairy products, and they are committed to making products available to as many people as possible.
Spero Foods is thrilled to have won several awards in recent years, including the 2022 Food Network Supermarket Award for Best New Vegan Product for their Pepita Egg Alternative, Whole Foods Trends for 2022, and Fast Company World Changing IDeas. For more information, visit Spero online at follow us on TikTok or Instagram.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
