Korean food exporters met hundreds of entrepreneurs and businesspeople from around the world in Seoul when food makers and producers in Korea and global buyers gathered for a large-scale trade show, according to the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
Over 140 companies from 36 countries in the regions of East Asia, Southeast Asia, North America, Central America, Europe, and the Middle East met over 270 Korean food product manufacturers, natural produce farmers, and agricultural equipment manufacturers during Buy Korean Food+ at the aT Center in southern Seoul.
The trade show was hosted by the ministry to bolster the exports of Korean food products and agricultural equipment. The Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. (aT), which is under the ministry, organized the event.
The event comes as instant noodles, chicken, kimchi, dried seaweed, bakeries, and natural produce made and grown by Korean firms have been gaining traction in overseas markets, contributing to the country's record-high food export figures last year.
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