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know there is money to be made by the fi rst new products on<br />

the market in each new niche.<br />

Major players in the <strong>soy</strong>foods industry in France are<br />

Sojadoc in Albi (Started Dec. 1981; Make t<strong>of</strong>u <strong>and</strong> <strong>soy</strong><strong>milk</strong>),<br />

Cacoja in Issenheim (an affi liate <strong>of</strong> Coopérative Agricole de<br />

Colmar, or CAC; Started April 1986; Make <strong>soy</strong><strong>milk</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>soy</strong><br />

desserts), Sojalpe (Started 1986 or 1987, but bought out in<br />

early 1988 by a large agricultural cooperative, Coopérative<br />

Agricole Silos de Valence; This co-op created a company<br />

named Innoval at the end <strong>of</strong> 1987; Make t<strong>of</strong>u <strong>and</strong> yoghurtlike<br />

Innovy). Address: Founder <strong>and</strong> Owner, Société Soy, 1<br />

rue du Crêt de la Perdrix, 42400 Saint-Chamond, France.<br />

Phone: 77.31.23.66.<br />

815. Storup, Bernard. 1989. Re: Brief <strong>history</strong> <strong>of</strong> Innoval<br />

/ Sojalpe, an affi liate <strong>of</strong> Coopérative Agricole Silos de<br />

Valence. Letter to William Shurtleff at Soyfoods <strong>Center</strong>,<br />

March 3. 1 p. See p. 6. [Eng]<br />

• Summary: Sojalpe was started as a traditional t<strong>of</strong>u shop<br />

by a very dynamic <strong>and</strong> inventive guy named Martial Gonin<br />

in about 1986 or 1987. He was defi nitely in business by late<br />

1987 <strong>and</strong> located at Saint Quentin sur Isere, 38210 Tullins<br />

(near Valence), France. This is in southeast France. he fi rst<br />

made <strong>and</strong> sold plain t<strong>of</strong>u, then his “Royales au T<strong>of</strong>u,” which<br />

were kind <strong>of</strong> quenelles (specialties <strong>of</strong> that part <strong>of</strong> France,<br />

between a sausage <strong>and</strong> a souffl e, usually prepared with a<br />

sauce, <strong>and</strong> made from wheat fl our <strong>and</strong> animal fat). In these<br />

he used t<strong>of</strong>u instead <strong>of</strong> the fat, <strong>and</strong> packed the product in<br />

cans with a shelf life <strong>of</strong> at least 1 year. He also made <strong>and</strong><br />

sold “Palets au T<strong>of</strong>u,” which were kind <strong>of</strong> t<strong>of</strong>uburgers.<br />

In early 1988 he made a big deal with an agricultural<br />

cooperative named Coopérative Agricole Silos de Valence<br />

(441 bis Avenue Victor Hugo, 26000 Valence, France.<br />

Phone: 75.44.01.61). This co-op created a company named<br />

Innoval at the end <strong>of</strong> 1987. Innoval purchased 50% <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Sojalpe shares <strong>of</strong> stock, then dismissed Martial Gonin from<br />

the company by the end <strong>of</strong> 1988. Innoval had a br<strong>and</strong> new<br />

factory built, <strong>and</strong> equipped with an Alfa-Laval system (to be<br />

installed in early 1989), plus a 5 million French franc Buhler-<br />

Miag cleaning <strong>and</strong> dehulling system; all this for an total<br />

investment <strong>of</strong> nearly 20 million French francs. Sojalpe was<br />

the only way that they could enter the health food market,<br />

so they kept that as their br<strong>and</strong> for this market. Sojalpe<br />

presently sells their products directly to shops <strong>and</strong> co-ops<br />

in France, as no distributors want to work with them (the<br />

distributors are already distributing Société Soy products).<br />

As Sojalpe has low prices <strong>and</strong> large transportation expenses,<br />

with low sales, it is quite certain that they are losing money.<br />

They make an estimated 300 to 400 kg/week <strong>of</strong> t<strong>of</strong>u. Innoval<br />

also carries a line <strong>of</strong> <strong>yogurt</strong>-like products named Innovy.<br />

In fact it is to early to know exactly what this company<br />

intends to do, <strong>and</strong> it seems that they themselves don’t known<br />

exactly–which is not so rare among co-ops.<br />

Update from Bernard: 1990 March 10. “Innoval does<br />

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not seem to be doing very well, but I don’t have details.<br />

They seem to sell only some <strong>soy</strong><strong>milk</strong> in health food stores.<br />

It is very expensive but one <strong>of</strong> the best I’ve ever tasted. I<br />

have never seen even 1 pack <strong>of</strong> their Innoval t<strong>of</strong>u.” Address:<br />

Founder <strong>and</strong> Owner, Société Soy, 1 rue du Crêt de la Perdrix,<br />

42400 St.-Chamond, France.<br />

816. Storup, Bernard. 1989. Re: Société Soy <strong>and</strong> the<br />

<strong>soy</strong>foods market in France. Letter to William Shurtleff at<br />

Soyfoods <strong>Center</strong>, March 3. 8 p. Typed, with signature on<br />

letterhead. [Eng]<br />

• Summary: Contains brief histories <strong>of</strong> Société Soy, Laiterie<br />

Triballat, Sojadoc, Sojagral, Cacoja/CAC, Sojalpe, <strong>and</strong><br />

Daizou. Each <strong>of</strong> these are cited separately, in detail, in this<br />

(SoyaScan) database. Address: Founder <strong>and</strong> Owner, Société<br />

Soy, 1 rue du Crêt de la Perdrix, 42400 Saint-Chamond,<br />

France. Phone: 77.31.23.66.<br />

817. Lechevestrier, Yvon. 1989. Triballat lance le dessert au<br />

soja: L’industrie peut aider l’agriculture [Triballat launches<br />

<strong>soy</strong>a dessert: Industry can aid agriculture]. Tribune de<br />

l’Ouest (La). March 17. [Fre]<br />

• Summary: The new product, Sojasun, is sold in a small pot<br />

like <strong>yogurt</strong> or fresh cheese (fromage frais) under the Rians<br />

br<strong>and</strong>. A photo shows Jean Clanchin <strong>and</strong> co-workers at Nyal<br />

tasting the dessert. “Amidst 550,000 tonnes <strong>of</strong> <strong>yogurt</strong>s <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>other</strong> desserts in small pots consumed by the French in 1987,<br />

a new product is trying to conquer a place: Soja Sun.” Local<br />

<strong>soy</strong>bean farmers near Rennes are also happy. Clanchin, age<br />

50, <strong>and</strong> the man behind this product, has been director <strong>of</strong> this<br />

dairy company since 1964. He hopes to sell 40 million little<br />

pots a year. “Its a big challenge for Jean Clanchin <strong>and</strong> his<br />

450 employees. He keeps smiling. In 1964 he started with 37<br />

people/employees. If we had not moved ahead, we wouldn’t<br />

be here any longer.<br />

“The Triballat dairies are two sister companies, which<br />

are named after Hubert Triballat, who directs the unit at<br />

Rians in the department (like a county) <strong>of</strong> Cher, while his<br />

br<strong>other</strong>-in-law, Jean Clanchin, is at the head <strong>of</strong> the dairy at<br />

Noyal-sur-Vilaine. The combination employs 1,400 people<br />

(including those employed by affi liates) <strong>and</strong> has an annual<br />

turnover <strong>of</strong> about 1,200 million French francs.”<br />

Note: This private company is actually run by both Mr.<br />

<strong>and</strong> Mrs. Clanchin. She is a smart, aggressive, cost-conscious<br />

businesswoman who has played a key role in the company’s<br />

success. Address: France.<br />

818. Rowat, Steve. 1989. Process for production <strong>of</strong> a<br />

cultured t<strong>of</strong>u <strong>and</strong> product produced therefrom. U.S. Patent<br />

4,816,266. March 28. 4 p. Application fi led 19 June 1987. [6<br />

ref]<br />

• Summary: T<strong>of</strong>u is mixed with a bacterial starter commonly<br />

used in making <strong>yogurt</strong> then blended/pureed (as with a VCM).<br />

The result is a smooth puree which, when incubated, yields

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