Pohang City Focuses on Nurturing Food Tech Business ... Leading Future New Industries

Focus on 5 Major Trends at CES 2024 ... Promising Future Markets

Significant Success in Leading the Food Tech Market Last Year, Actively Fostering It Again This Year

Pohang City is accelerating the implementation of projects in various sectors throughout this year to secure a leading position in the food tech market, which is considered one of the promising future industries.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok attending the K-Kitchen Food Tech Launch Ceremony held in April last year.

Food tech, a future new industry combining advanced technologies such as food, AI, and big data, is emerging globally as one of the top five major trends at CES 2024 held recently in the United States.

Accordingly, Pohang City took steps last year including ▲selection of Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) as a food tech contract department under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs ▲launch of the K-Kitchen Steering Committee for food tech industry-academia cooperation ▲hosting the Global Forum for Alternative Food Ecosystem (BAFE) ▲and introduction of food tech robot automation systems in collective catering facilities.

This year, Pohang City plans to establish a foundation for securing the food tech market through core technology development and fostering companies.

By establishing a food tech research support center to nurture smart manufacturing fields such as robotics, it will support demonstration research of new food tech technologies and prepare spaces for shared use of facilities and equipment by startup companies and food enterprises.

In addition, in cooperation with related organizations such as Gyeongbuk Province, administrative efforts will focus on securing national funding for the creation of a food tech innovation cluster.

The dining industry will also actively introduce food tech by promoting digital transformation, implementing customized projects to build food tech-based infrastructure, distribute digital platforms utilizing big data, and provide management innovation dining services, all based on advanced technology to create an innovative ecosystem targeting local dining establishments.

Furthermore, through the operation of the Food Tech Education Center within the Dream Tree project, which is part of the urban regeneration initiative, the city plans to continuously expand the food tech industry that citizens can experience firsthand.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok stated, “The introduction of food tech technology, which integrates advanced technologies beyond the traditional scope of the food industry, is accelerating,” adding, “We will strive to foster a sustainable future new industry ecosystem, including nurturing food tech startups, as well as ensuring safe future food through the development of the food tech industry.”

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