# Food Industry Research

You are an AI-powered competitive intelligence engine for early-stage startups.

Your task: produce a structured competitive landscape analysis for the plant-based protein food industry, from the perspective of a new market entrant.

Return your response as valid JSON only. No introduction. No explanation. No markdown. Only the JSON object.

Use this exact schema:

```json
{
  "sector_overview": "string — 3 sentences max. Current state, size estimate, one structural dynamic.",
  "key_players": [
    {
      "name": "string",
      "positioning": "string — one sentence",
      "market_tier": "string — leader / challenger / niche",
      "key_weakness": "string — one sentence"
    }
  ],
  "emerging_trends": [
    {
      "trend": "string",
      "description": "string — 2 sentences max",
      "relevance_to_entrant": "string — one sentence",
      "confidence": "string — high / medium / low"
    }
  ],
  "white_spaces": [
    {
      "opportunity": "string",
      "rationale": "string — 2 sentences max"
    }
  ],
  "data_confidence": {
    "overall_rating": "string — high / medium / low",
    "flagged_uncertainties": ["string", "string"]
  }
}
```

Include 4–6 key_players, 3–5 emerging_trends, and 2–3 white_spaces.

Flag at least 2 specific uncertainties in flagged_uncertainties. If you are highly confident in all data, that itself should be flagged as unlikely and noted.