Support for Domestic Ingredients to 35 Korean Restaurants Within 3 Years of Startup

Recruitment of Project Participants Until April 23
One-Stop Support for New Menu Development, Sales, and Promotion

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korean Food Promotion Institute announced on the 11th that they are recruiting candidates for the '2021 Korean Restaurant Domestic Ingredients Support Project' until April 23.

Any chef operating a Korean restaurant within three years of establishment can apply. This year, 35 locations will be supported. The purpose of the project is to strengthen the competitiveness of Korean restaurants in the early stages and to promote the consumption of domestic agricultural products.

Candidates will be selected by combining document evaluation and presentation evaluation. The documents should include information such as business environment and the ratio of domestic ingredients used. Additional points can be awarded to youth under 39 years old, Korean restaurants designated as Safe Restaurants, and those who have completed professional training at the Korean Food Promotion Institute.

Selected Korean restaurants will receive one-stop support including new menu development, sales, and promotion using domestic ingredients.

If selected as a candidate in next month's evaluation, participants will take part in management training and develop new menus. The developed new menus must be sold for five months. The recipes for the new menus developed by the Korean restaurants will be disclosed on the Korean Food Portal and other platforms.

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