View of ‘We Meet’ booth at AFRO 2023 | Filming – AVING NEWS
WeMeet (CEO Ahn Hyun-seok) will be holding ‘Agri & Food Tech Start-up Rising Expo 7’ held at COEX Hall A in Seoul for 26 days from July 28th (Wed) to 3th (Fri). participated in
At this exhibition, We Meat presented ‘We Fried’, a chicken dish made with king oyster mushroom meat developed in-house. This product is the first in Korea to develop meat made from king oyster mushrooms and introduce it in the form of HMR. It is a microwaveable chicken dish that can be eaten immediately.
In particular, it is attracting attention from the related industry by developing meat with mushrooms that eliminate the digestive burden caused by the fishy smell and dietary fiber unique to soybean meat. there is.
In particular, when making meat with mushrooms, it was not easy to manufacture because it turned into a powder form without moisture through the extrusion process.
Through AFRO 2023, they introduced cup rice with meat made from king oyster mushroom, and plan to supply it to convenience stores or corporate cafeterias in the future.
Ahn Hyun-seok, CEO of We Meat, said, “While mushroom cultivation technology and production volume are world-class in Korea, there are not many processed foods, so products using mushroom meat are greatly welcomed by mushroom farmers.” We plan to make it possible to cook.”
Ahn Hyun-seok, CEO of ‘We Meet’, who participated in AFRO 2023, introduces his products | Filming – AVING NEWS
Meanwhile, at AFRO 2023, the largest Agtech & Foodtech event in Korea, domestic startups with global growth potential in Agtech, Foodtech, and Green Bio will exhibit products and services to solve various problems in the agriculture and food industries, Various programs such as conferences discussing the present and future of Agtech and Foodtech and investment briefings (IR competitions) are held. This exhibition is hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and supervised by the Korea Agricultural Technology Promotion Agency, NH Nonghyup, COEX, and the Korea Food Tech Council.