Wando-gun Promotes Excellence of Seafood at Busan International Seafood Expo

Joint Management of Exhibition Booths, Participation in Online Export Consultations and Promotional Events

Wando County is participating in the Busan International Fisheries Expo and operating a joint pavilion. ? Asia Economy

[Wando＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it is holding various events to promote the excellence of Wando seafood by participating in the '2021 Busan International Fisheries Expo,' one of Asia's three major comprehensive fisheries exhibitions, held from the 3rd to the 5th.

The Busan International Fisheries Expo serves as a business opportunity platform through exchanges with domestic and international seafood buyers, experts, and distributors, and Wando-gun participates every year.

This year, in addition to operating the Wando joint pavilion promotional booth, inviting overseas buyers for an online export consultation meeting, participating in an online sales promotion, attending a domestic merchandise planner (MD) consultation meeting, and drive-thru sales (abalone), various events are being held, including participation in a special sales event on Naver Live broadcast.

In particular, to promote and sell Wando export companies and specialty products domestically and internationally, 16 promotional booths are operated for three days.

At the promotional booths, various seafood products such as live abalone, flatfish, seaweed salad, abalone chowder, abalone gambas, seaweed noodles, seasoned abalone, and sliced abalone are being showcased to domestic and international buyers and consumers.

The eight companies participating in the Wando joint pavilion promotional booth are Wando Sarang S&F (abalone), Haesung International (flatfish), Haecheongjeong (seaweed), Segyero Fisheries (seaweed), Jangdo Agricultural and Marine Products (seaweed), Wando Da (seaweed), Wando Sea English Cooperative Corporation (seaweed), and Omirok (agricultural products).

In addition, about 11 individual booths are operated, including Dasima Abalone Fisheries, Nuri Abalone, and Heungil Food.

A county official expressed, "Through continuous participation and support in international exhibitions, we will strive not only to promote the products of export companies but also to lead to actual exports so that Wando seafood can capture more overseas markets."

Wando＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil ckp6737@asiae.co.kr

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