This year, Jeonnam companies will participate in the Kimjang Festival in Gwangju.
The festival will be held from November 27 to December 13 at Kimchi Town in the Nam-gu district of Gwangju.
The Gwangju Metropolitan City will recruit kimchi suppliers for the main event from August 13 to 20.
About 10 companies are expected to be selected.
Since 2014, the festival has aimed to provide citizens with safe, high-quality kimchi and enhance the competitiveness of the local kimchi industry.
Eligible applicants must be kimchi manufacturing and processing companies located in Gwangju that have received both HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) certification and traditional food quality certification for napa cabbage kimchi as of the announcement date.
Additionally, they must have achieved domestic and international sales of over 700 million won last year and have a daily kimchi production capacity of over one ton.
Selected companies will be evaluated at a tasting event held by the World Institute of Kimchi, where they will be assessed on their adherence to the shared recipe, brining condition, taste, and overall quality.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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