Aqualink Co., Ltd. (CEO Baek Yang-ki) announced that it will participate in the ‘5 Seoul International Food Industry Exhibition (SEOUL FOOD 30)’, which will be held at KINTEX in Goyang for 6 days from Tuesday, May 2 to Friday, June 4. .
Since its establishment in November 2003, Aqualink has been building its corporate foundation with the goal of building a professional and efficient food service model through more than 11 years of international trade and distribution experience. In line with recent changing food trends, we are focusing our efforts on creating simpler, tastier, and healthier products.
This exhibition mainly showcases Black Tiger Cheese Shrimp, which was selected as an excellent product at the Seoul Food Awards 2023. The official explains that this product is topped with Australian natural mozzarella cheese on large, prepared black tiger shrimp, and can be conveniently cooked in an oven or air fryer to create a wonderful dish. As the number of single-person households increases and consumers’ value standards rise, it is a highly useful product in line with the trend of wanting to enjoy a nice dinner or a nice atmosphere alone. It is easy to cook not only for individual consumers but also for businesses such as catering.
As the demand for home-ready meals and restaurant ready-to-eat meals (RMR) increased during the coronavirus pandemic, products that fit the concept were quickly and diversely released. Accordingly, Aqua Link developed a product that combines black tiger shrimp and cheese to reflect consumer needs, and announced that it planned the product to enable air fryer cooking as the penetration rate of air fryers per household increases. In addition, targeting campers, we are focusing on suggesting that they can enjoy not only meat but also new seafood convenience foods at the campsite.
An Aqua Link official said, “Our main market has been B2B, and most of our customers are also operating B2B-based businesses. “We decided to participate in this exhibition to seek to expand into the B2C market as well as the B2B market, which is our company’s foundation, and to promote our B2C brand ‘Funcook’,” he said.
He continued, “Aqua Link aims to provide one dish with simple cooking, and is putting all its capabilities into developing new products in line with changing market conditions.” He added, “The new product currently being planned is squid that is practical and cost-effective. The product is scheduled to be released in July. In addition, we plan to introduce three types of shrimp dishes in August.”
Meanwhile, the ‘2023 Seoul International Food Industry Exhibition’ hosted by KOTRA will strengthen exchanges and cooperation between domestic and foreign food industry-related companies, and provide a conference to discuss domestic and international food trends and insights, and various programs to expand business networks. done. A variety of companies and contents, including domestic and foreign food-related companies, as well as food equipment, food packaging, and safety equipment related to food safety, as well as hotels and restaurants, are introduced.
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