Pohang City Opens 'Theme-Based Local Food' Direct Store ... Featuring Cafe and Buffet Complex Space

Farmhouse Restaurants Utilize Remaining Inventory of Local Food Direct Market Agricultural Products

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] On the 16th, Pohang City in Gyeongbuk temporarily opened the nation's first local food direct store, 'Pohang City Forest Cooperative Local Food Direct Store,' themed as a complex space including cafes, buffets, and restaurants.

The city had originally planned to open in August but postponed it temporarily due to the resurgence of COVID-19, deciding to open temporarily ahead of Chuseok.

The Pohang City Forest Cooperative Local Food Direct Store is located in Supmaeul (331-6 Saemaeul-ro, Heunghae-eup). The first floor houses a glass greenhouse cafe and direct store, while the second floor features a buffet and food court. It was built as a complex store, which is rare nationwide among direct store types, and the total store area is the largest in the country at 927㎡.

The store is composed of healthy food items including eco-friendly agricultural products, processed foods under the Yeongilman Chingu certification brand, antibiotic-free livestock products from Pohang Livestock Cooperative, and seafood from the certified brand Haeseonsaeng, aiming to be a direct store for eco-friendly products linked to the healing of local residents, Pohang City proudly stated.

Oh Joo-hoon, head of the Agricultural Food Distribution Division of Pohang City, said, "In the case of small-scale farmers, the production scale is small and distribution costs are high, making it difficult to secure stable shipment channels including wholesale markets, which is the current reality. We hope this local food store becomes a leading regional economic landmark that supplies safe and fresh agricultural products to consumers at affordable prices."

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