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Sensory Spectrum
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From Fortune 500 household names to innovative startups, we're the brand behind your favorite brands. Tasting snacks, applying skincare, smelling garbage, and more as we empower clients with data-driven sensory and consumer insights.
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Can you experience a taste without actually tasting it?

Our expert sensory panels create detailed product profiles that capture flavor, aroma, and texture so vividly that you can imagine the experience without taking a bite.

Check below to see if you've guessed correctly!

#GuessTheFood
What am I? Can you taste something without actually tasting it? Flavor: Low Moderate: - Dairy Complex - - Cultured Dairy - - Cooked Milk - - Butter Impression Moderate: - Sweet Low: - Vanilla - Sour Slight: - Caramelized - Astringent Texture: Very High: - Denseness - Uniformity of Compression Moderate: - Semi-solid Firmness - Mixes with Saliva Low Moderate: - Semi-solid Cohesiveness Slight: - Dairy Mouthcoat - Chalky Mouthcoat Can you guess? Image: woman eating a mystery food from a spoon.
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Need-driven buyers want solutions, not guesswork.

Our latest Testing That Talks post shows how consumer research uncovers real customer problems and the language they use to find answers. Explore the rest of this thread for more.
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February 3, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Ready to advance your descriptive panel leadership skills?

DPL 2 is our highly applied, data-focused course for experienced panel leaders ready to level up.

For more info, check out the rest of this thread or visit: https://sensoryspectrum.odoo.com/r/uq5
Sensory Spectrum's Descriptive Panel Leadership 2 course, focusing on advanced leadership and analytical expertise.
January 29, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Lip Balm in Focus | Phase 4: Linking

Our final chapter in the Lip Balm in Focus series brings it all together. The linking phase bridges how consumers feel a lip balm with how formulators create that feeling. Check out the rest of this thread to find out how.

#BeautyScience #SensoryAnalysis
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January 28, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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🎓 Master Sensory Evaluation for R&D, Product Development, and Consumer Insights with our Sensory Evaluation Techniques Course

2026 Registration Open Now!

🔗 To Register, visit: https://sensoryspectrum.odoo.com/r/6sM
Sensory Evaluation Techniques comes to life in this expert-led course Photos of course instructors: Gail Vance Civille, B. Thomas Carr, and Lee Stapleton Sensory Evaluation Techniques October 20-22 Live New Providence, NJ www.sensoryspectrum.com Sensory Spectrum Training and Education logo, top right Top left, text: complimentary copy of the SET 6th edition text included!
January 27, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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Fun fact: the color of your coffee mug can actually change how you perceive flavor. ☕🎨

What color is your go‑to mug?

#SensoryExperience #Coffee #Taste
Image of 6 coffee cups in different colors with descriptions: white (bolder flavor, more bitter), blue and/or clear mugs (milder flavor, less bitter), green (more acidic), orange (sweeter, more pleasant), and light pink (most sweet). Studies from 1964 to recent years have shown that the color cup being used affects the perceived flavor of coffee both before and after tasting. The cup color influences not only the perception of intensity of various sensory attributes but also hedonic judgements
January 21, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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New to leading descriptive panels? Build your foundational skills in Descriptive Panel Leadership 1, May 12–14, 2026.

Check out the rest of this thread for more info.

Sign up here: https://sensoryspectrum.odoo.com/r/qbJ
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January 20, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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The wisdom left behind by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is vast & as relevant today as it ever was.

May we take every opportunity to dig deeper than the short quotes shared on online, and in ever greater understanding, move through each day better equipped to walk the path to a better world.
Martin Luther King Jr. statue pictured on left, quote on right: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” Martin Luther King Jr.
January 19, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Impulse buyers act fast, so your consumer insights need to do the same!

Welcome to our Testing That Talks series where we look at how impactful consumer research sets you up for success with a variety of consumer types!
January 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Can you taste something without tasting it? Our food panels make it possible. Explore the thread to guess today’s product!
Large text: "WHAT AM I?" followed by "Can you taste something without actually tasting it?" A woman below holds a food sample near her mouth. Prompt: "Can you guess correctly? Swipe through to find out!" Our expert food panels create product profiles that evoke experiences, enabling one to imagine how something tastes without actually experiencing it. Sensory Spectrum logo at top.
January 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Sensory evaluation is the product developer’s ally. It confirms when appearance, flavor, and texture truly hit the mark.

Want to learn more about how we support smarter product decisions? Reach out! 

🔗 https://sensoryspectrum.odoo.com/r/SNn

#SensoryEvaluation #RAndD #SensoryScience #CPGInnovation
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January 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Start 2026 with actionable insights. Sensory Spectrum offers turn-key research solutions + nationwide facilities. Check out the rest of this thread for more & check the link below for more info:

https://sensoryspectrum.odoo.com/r/pQD

#ConsumerInsights #MarketResearch #SensoryTesting
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January 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Make 2025 a resounding success with actionable consumer insights!

Sensory Spectrum offers nationwide testing excellence through company-owned sites + trusted partners all backed by our expert team & over a decade of excellence.

Learn more: https://sensoryspectrum.odoo.com/r/pQD

#ConsumerResearch
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January 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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Our CEO Gail Vance Civille teamed up with her granddaughter Alie Urquhart for a new Snack of the Week!

Fun + flavor science in one clip. 🍿🎥

Checkout our Instagram for more:
https://sensoryspectrum.odoo.com/r/uMW

#SnackOfTheWeek #SensoryScience #Video #Collaboration #TasteTest
December 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Wishing you a peaceful, joyful, and healthy holiday season and 2026!

Happy holidays from all of us at Sensory Spectrum!

#HappyHolidays #Happy2026
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December 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Our NJ Office recently completed our food drive to benefit Fish Inc.

We want to thank everyone for their generous donations!

For more information or to find out how you can help, please check out their website:

https://www.fishdunellenarea.org/

#SpectrumShares #FishInc
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December 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Visitors to the largest gingerbread house on record were able to meet Santa in exchange for a donation to St. Joseph's Hospital, raising money for a new trauma center.

Giant gingerbread houses for a good cause! Now, that's sweet!

#FunFacts #GingerbreadHouse #GuinnessWorldRecords #FoodFacts
A large gingerbread house with candy decorations and snow icing, twinkle lights in the background. Text reads: The largest gingerbread house on record, according to Guinness World Records, was built in November 2013 and was a whopping 60 ft. long, 42 ft. wide, and just over 10 ft. tall at its highest point. Did you know? Sensory Spectrum logo, top right.
December 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Phase 3: Consumer Insights

After defining the sensory space, it's time to ask 150 consumers to share what they really want in lip balm. Here’s what we learned.

#SensoryScience #LipBalm #BeautyInnovation
A woman applying lip balm, with text: "Lip Balm in Focus: Bridging Skinfeel & Consumer Experience. Phase 3: Consumer Insights."
December 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Calling all panel leaders! Do you need to expand your sensory panel?

Join our upcoming Panel Leader Development Network webinar:

Panel Augmentation: Identifying New Panelists for an Established Panel

📅 Dec 15 | 1 PM ET

👤 Hosted by Lee Stapleton, Senior Director of Training and Education
Sensory Spectrum event poster featuring Lee Stapleton discussing panel augmentation. Event on Dec 15 at 1:00 PM ET for members only. Join the Panel Leader Development Network via the link provided in post caption of last thread. Sensory Spectrum Training and Education logo, top right.
December 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Join us for Winter Feels: Defending Your Skin ❄️

Lee Stapleton and Laura Finnimore explore lotions, creams, & festive scents from a sensory perspective in this on-demand webinar. 

Watch now: https://sensoryspectrum.odoo.com/r/lFJ

#WinterSkincare #SensoryExperience #OnDemandWebinar
Large lettering at top reads: WINTER FEELS Seasonal Sensory Sentiments with Lee Stapleton Winter Feels: Defending Your Skin Free Webinar Available On-Demand Woman's hands extend into the frame of image from the bottom, white sweater sleeves, on open palm holds skin cream in the shape of a heart. Blue background, white lettering, subtle snowflake backdrop.
December 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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We hope this seasonal origin story will help get your week off to a sweet start! 😋

#GingerbreadMan #FunFacts #DidYouKnow #FoodHistory
December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Evergreen and wood smoke. Cinnamon and frost. December’s scent hits different.

What smell transports you instantly into the season? ☃️🎄❄️

#DecemberVibes #SensoryQuote #CozySeason #ScentOfTheSeason
Quote by Lisa Kleypas: "May and October, the best-smelling months? I'll make a case for December; evergreen, frost, wood smoke, cinnamon." Dark green background with snowy mountain and pine trees in the background with snow falling all around. Sensory Spectrum logo at the top.
December 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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🌲 Tasting Alaska: Final Installment

We’re wrapping up our flavor-filled journey through Alaska with something sweet...and a little wild.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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How do you define the sensory space of lip balm? 💄

Before we can understand what consumers love, we need to know what’s out there.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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📸 SpectrumSnaps: Descriptive Panel Leadership, Fall 2025

This season, we welcomed professionals from across industries for an immersive learning experience focused on leading descriptive panels.

Explore this thread for some highlights!
December 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM