'Direct Hit from COVID-19' Consulting Up to 1 Million Won for 990 Restaurants Nationwide

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Provides Customized Restaurant Management Consulting... "Part of Proactive Administration"
Non-face-to-face Menu Development, Management and Marketing Support, etc.

On the 28th, as confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) increased and strict social distancing measures continued, the restaurant street in Jongno 2-ga, Seoul, showed a quiet scene, reflecting the deepening difficulties faced by self-employed business owners. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] On the 20th, the government announced that it will provide consulting support worth up to 1 million KRW per location to 990 restaurants nationwide that are facing management crises due to the spread of COVID-19.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs stated that through specialized dining consulting agencies, it plans to offer consulting services to restaurants on general operational management such as hygiene, ingredients, and marketing, as well as non-face-to-face business management in response to COVID-19. Consultants will visit dining establishments to provide customized consulting. The support unit price has been increased from 600,000 KRW to 1 million KRW. Participating dining businesses only need to bear 20% of the cost.

Restaurants wishing to receive consulting support must review the details on the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT) website and apply via email. Dining organizations such as the Korea Restaurant Association and the Korea Foodservice Industry Association, as well as agricultural and food-related departments of local governments nationwide, will also provide related information.

No Suhyun, Food Industry Policy Officer at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, said, "In a situation where damage is accumulating due to the spread of COVID-19, actively responding to rapidly changing dining trends such as non-face-to-face services is the most urgent task for the dining industry," adding, "We hope that through this proactive customized consulting, our dining industry will overcome the management crisis and take a step forward."

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