Caroline Cotto on why taste is plant-based's defining problem
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Caroline Cotto on why taste is plant-based's defining problem
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Our nineteenth guest is Caroline Cotto, a Director at Food System Innovations who oversees NECTAR, an initiative accelerating the alternative protein transition through taste. Her commitment to saying “yes” has led her on an unconventional path to transform the global food system, taking her from White House intern to Fulbright Fellow to UN World Food Programme assistant to regenerative farmer and ultimately to Forbes 30 Under 30 start-up founder and advisor. Caroline grew up in food, working for her family’s ice cream business in the town of Sandwich, MA.
Welcome to Fork The System — a podcast spotlighting the innovators, researchers, and advocacy leaders reimagining how we feed the world.
Resources:
- Sign up for the 2026 Reducetarian Summit to meet people and organizations working to increase plant-based eating: https://www.reducetarian.org/summit-2026
- NECTAR's website (sign up for their newsletter to stay up-to-date with their initiatives): https://www.nectar.org/
- Caroline's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinecotto/
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