Intake participates in 'SIAL Paris'... "Alternative meat tastier than real meat"

Alternative food tech company Intake (CEO Han Nokyeop) announced that it received favorable reviews from overseas buyers by participating in the world’s largest food exhibition, ‘SIAL Paris 2022.’

SIAL Paris is one of the world’s top three food exhibitions and was held for five days from October 15 to 19. A total of 7,200 companies from 120 countries participated, and Intake also took part directly by operating a booth.

The cumulative number of visitors over the five days of SIAL Paris exceeded 310,000. Intake showcased three products from its sugar-free dessert brand Sugarrolo?sparkling drinks, konjac jelly, and vitamin gummies?as well as five products from its vegan food brand Innocent: veggie balls, vegan crispy pork cutlet, veggie grilled rice balls with soy sauce bulgogi flavor, plant-based tomato red curry, and plant-based chicken breast cubes.

Overseas buyers who visited the Intake booth were amazed after tasting Sugarrolo sparkling, saying, “It’s hard to believe it’s sugar-free and zero calories.” After sampling Innocent’s vegan crispy pork cutlet, they praised it, saying, “The texture of the meat is well replicated, and it tastes even better than real meat.” Especially for Innocent’s plant-based chicken breast cubes, many responded, “The texture and taste are so perfected that you wouldn’t know it was made from chicken,” and “The flavor of Cheongyang chili pepper is cleanly felt.” Intake stated that they also received very positive evaluations overall for their alternative sugar and alternative meat products.

Intake CTO Kim Jeonghun emphasized, “Not only overseas buyers but also the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to France and officials from the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT) visited our booth and praised Sugarrolo sparkling and plant-based chicken breast cubes after tasting them.” He added, “Compared to Korea, Western countries have higher obesity rates, so there was a lot of interest in low-calorie and alternative sugar products,” and “We received a lot of positive feedback such as ‘If these products are sold locally, they will be very popular among consumers.’”

Currently, Intake sells its alternative food products mainly in Asia. The company is preparing to expand beyond Asia into North America and Europe, and plans to export alternative proteins and alternative sugars to 14 countries through its global distribution network starting in the second half of this year.