# #183 – Cheese, Reimagined: Sorosh Tavakoli on Challenges and Change

An episode of [Eat For The Planet with Nil Zacharias](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1247309897), 12 Dec 2024, 1 h 18 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WIZD1500345399.mp3?updated=1734037159

In this episode, Sorosh Tavakoli, the CEO of Stockeld Dreamery shares his journey from tech to founding Stockeld Dreamery, a plant-based cheese company. He highlights the shortcomings of plant-based cheese—poor taste, texture, and nutrition—and discusses Stockeld’s innovative approach using fermented legume proteins to create better products. Sarosh reflects on industry challenges, from manufacturing delays to shifting market dynamics, emphasizing the importance of authenticity and adaptability in overcoming obstacles. He also reflects on the complexities of balancing innovation with the practical challenges of transforming consumer habits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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