Bokyung Farm Tech Co., Ltd. (CEO Bang Seong-mi), an agricultural corporation, will hold the ‘7 Agri & Food Tech Startup Expo (Agri & Food Tech Start)’ held at COEX Hall A in Seoul for three days from July 26 (Wed) to 28 (Fri). -up Rising Expo 3).
Bokyung Farm Tech, located in Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, is an agricultural corporation based on garlic and onion farming. It provides healthy food by developing agricultural machinery, including underground crop harvesters, and processing agricultural products grown directly. Furthermore, with the goal of creating new values and jobs in agriculture, we are contributing to regional cooperation and community growth by using domestic specialties.
In this exhibition, ‘Jeon Soo-yeon Fermented Red Pepper Paste’ will be presented. This is a red pepper paste made from home-grown onions, fermented onion liquid that has been aged and fermented for more than a year, and domestically produced red pepper powder through contract farming. It is a food that can be enjoyed healthily by people of all ages as it is made with fermented onion liquid as a base and has a mild taste that is less spicy than existing red pepper paste.
Currently, Bokyung Farm Tech products are sold both online and offline, and as of 2021, sales were approximately 5,091 million won online and 1,400 million won offline. In addition, we are making efforts to promote various promotional activities and promote exports through offline activities such as participation in domestic and international fairs.
An official from Bokyung Farm Tech said, “Jeon Soo-yeon fermented red pepper paste is being sold in mild and normal flavors, and sales of both gift sets and single items are increasing. In addition, we have applied for a trademark for the brand Jeon Soo-yeon Gochujang and are gradually expanding our online sales,” he said. “We have developed a tteokbokki sauce to expand the market for a more universal product, and we plan to promote it to general consumers by making it a meal kit.” .” he said.
Meanwhile, at AFRO 2023, the largest Agtech & Foodtech event in Korea, domestic startups with global growth potential in Agtech, Foodtech, and Green Bio will exhibit products and services to solve various problems in the agriculture and food industries, Various programs such as conferences discussing the present and future of Agtech and Foodtech and investment briefings (IR competitions) are held. This exhibition is hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and supervised by the Korea Agricultural Technology Promotion Agency, NH Nonghyup, COEX, and the Korea Food Tech Council.