Yeonggwang-gun Supports Food Ingredient Purchase Costs for Certified Domestic Kimchi Using Businesses

[Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jeonseong] On the 14th, Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it will support the purchase cost of domestic kimchi ingredients for restaurants designated by the Domestic Kimchi Voluntary Labeling Committee (Kimchi Association).

This project was promoted to reduce the burden on restaurants using domestic kimchi, which is about three times more expensive than imported kimchi, and to contribute to revitalizing the local economy by promoting the consumption of local agricultural and marine products.

According to the 'Enforcement Decree of the Food Sanitation Act,' the county plans to support up to 250,000 KRW for the purchase of kimchi raw and subsidiary materials such as napa cabbage, salted napa cabbage, red pepper powder, salt, garlic, salted seafood, or finished kimchi products necessary for domestic kimchi production to restaurants designated by the Domestic Kimchi Voluntary Labeling Committee among rest stops and general restaurants that cook and sell food.

Once the eligibility is confirmed through the voluntary labeling designation information provided by Jeollanam-do or the Domestic Kimchi Voluntary Labeling Committee, designated restaurants can autonomously purchase finished domestic kimchi products or ingredients necessary for kimchi production from producers located in the province through Namdo Market (Real Commerce).

In addition, from this month to next month, applications for designation under the Domestic Kimchi Voluntary Labeling System are being accepted from restaurants that have not yet received the designation.

Applicants can fill out and submit the voluntary labeling designation application form at the nearest eup/myeon office.

A county official said, "We hope this domestic kimchi ingredient purchase support project will help increase the income of restaurants struggling economically due to COVID-19 and agricultural and marine product producers located in Jeollanam-do."

Meanwhile, the domestic kimchi ingredient purchase support project will start accepting applications at eup/myeon offices from the 18th of next month, and for more details, inquiries can be made to the Horticulture and Livestock Food Industry Team.

Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jeonseong leejs7879@asiae.co.kr

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