Daegu City Launches Second Round of 'Daegu Excellent Food' Company and Product Contest

Expansion of Certification Scope to Include Livestock Processed Products This Year

Applications Accepted from 24th to June 16th, Supporting Domestic and International Market Access

Is there no food company or product that represents Daegu?

Daegu City is publicly recruiting companies and products wishing to be certified as the second “Daegu Excellent Food,” a safe and high-quality representative food of Daegu, from the 24th to June 16th.

This year, unlike last year, the certification scope has been expanded to include processed livestock products beyond food, so processed products from livestock manufacturing and processing businesses such as Makchang can also apply.

The “Daegu Excellent Food” certification was first awarded on November 8, 2022, to five products: Danpatppang by Hongdudang Co., Ltd., Palgongsan Premium Kimchi by Palgong Kimchi Agricultural Cooperative Corporation, Daegu Traditional Flat Dumplings by Seong Gyeongsun Mandu, Punggukmyeon by Punggukmyeon Co., Ltd., and Cheese Tteokbokki by Youngpoong Agricultural Corporation Co., Ltd.

Daegu City has promoted practical policies to help increase sales of “Daegu Excellent Food” products, which possess safety, quality, and regional representativeness, including ▲promotion to stimulate consumption at public institution group cafeterias ▲promotion through various media ▲support for entry into large marts such as E-Mart ▲support for participation in major domestic food expos.

Leveraging Daegu City’s various supports, the sales amount of the five excellent food products in 2022 increased by about 2.1 billion KRW compared to the previous year.

Along with thorough post-management such as radiation and safety inspections for quality control, various policies to diversify sales channels will be promoted more rapidly.

Eligibility for applying for Daegu Excellent Food certification requires food and livestock manufacturing and processing companies with headquarters and production facilities in Daegu, established for more than three years, manufacturing facilities of at least 100㎡, HACCP certification, and no administrative sanctions such as suspension of manufacturing for the past two years. Additionally, products must not have received any nonconformity judgments in safety-related inspections.

The application period is from the 24th to June 16th. Companies wishing to apply can refer to the announcement on the Daegu City website and submit the application form and required documents in person to the Hygiene Policy Division or by mail or email.

No Gwon-yul, head of the Hygiene Policy Division of Daegu City, said, “We plan to support Daegu Excellent Food, the region’s representative food, to expand sales channels domestically and internationally as the leader of about 1,000 local food companies.”

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