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1. General Information

SEOUL FOOD 2019

  • Dates May 21(Tue)~24(Fri), 2019 / 4 Days
  • Edition 37th
  • Scale 76,121 m²
  • Venue KINTEX (Hall 1-5, 7-8)
  • Result 40 Countries
    1,532 Exhibitors (892 Domestic, 640 Int’l
    3,008 Booths (2,256 Domestic, 752 Int’l)
  • Exhibition Composition
Pavilion
 2018 2019
Domestic 887 Exhibitors 2,243 Booths 892 Exhibitors 2,256 Booths
International 585 Exhibitors 689 Booths 640 Exhibitors 752 Booths
Total 1,472 Exhibitors 2,932 Booths 1,532 Exhibitors 3.008 Booths

2. Overview

Objective

  • To support Korean companies in exporting products
  • To help develop new products and technology
  • To establish stronger relationship between domestic and international companies.
  • To promote modernization of food industry.

Exhibition Date

  • 21(Tue)~24(Fri), 2019 [4 Days] 10:00~17:00

Venue

  • Korea KINTEX 1-5/7-8 Halls (International Hall4)

Scale

  • Scale 76,121 m²
  • Participants 40 Countries/ 1,532 Exhibitors / 3,008 Booths
  • Nationality of Exhibitors AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH, DENMARK, ECUADOR, GERMANY, GREECE, HONG KONG, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, PANAMÁ, PERU, PHILIPPINE, POLAND, PORTUGAL, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SPAIN, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UK, USA, VIETNAM

Exhibit Category

  • SEOUL FOODTECH
    • Food processing machinery, Kitchen appliances and furniture, Kitchen and Restaurant machinery, Bakery & Confectionery equipment and supplies, Food transportation equipment, Food preservation technology, Food sanitation equipment, Food inspection and Analysis machinery, Food IT related equipment, Safety floor tile, Safety related items and others
  • SEOUL FOODPACK
    • Packaging materials, Packaging container, Packaging processing machinery, Packaging machinery, Packaging related technologies, Packaging print machinery, Packaging related machinery, Packaging design, Logistic machinery and Service, Patented packaging product and others
  • SEOUL HORECATECH
    • Kitchen machinery, Restaurant machinery, Coffee machinery, Food transport equipment, Ceramic, Food utensil and others
  • SEOUL FINE FOOD
    • Grains, Fruits, Vegetables/Greens, Root vegetables and Fruit Vegetables, Mushrooms, Honey, Meat, Seafood, Poultries, Marinated products, Dairy products, Home Meal Replacement(HMR), Fresh food, DELI, Processed products and others
  • SEOUL FOOD INGREDIENTS
    • Sugars, Starchy, Sorbitol, Fat substitute product, Flour, Yeast products, Antifoaming agent, Extending agent, Food colors, Colored glue for food, Emulsifying agent, Spices, Humectant, Nutritious additives, Sweetner, Functional nutrition additives and others
  • SEOUL PREMIUM FOOD
    • Vitamin, Mineral, Omega-3, Aloes, Chlorella, Gamma Linolenic acid, Glucosamine, Beauty food, Diet food, Organic grains, Organic fruits, Organic vegetables, Red ginseng, Pomegranate, Fruit nectar and others
  • SEOUL DESSERT & BEVERAGE
    • Bread, Snacks, Chocolates, Candies, Ice cream, Beverages, Coffee, Tea and tea cups, Wine and wine utensils, Traditional alcoholic drink, Whiskies and others

Exhibit Title

  • SEOUL FOODTECH 2019
  • SEOUL FOODPACK 2019
  • SEOUL HORECATECH 2019
  • SEOUL FOOD 2019
    • - Domestic
    • - International
  • SEOUL CULINARY CHALLENGE 2019

Organizer

  • Organized by KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency)
  • Co-organized by UBM, KINTEX

Sponsor

  • Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy / Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs / Ministry of Food and Drug Safety / Rural Development Administration(RDA) / Gyeonggi-do / Goyang City / Korea Food Research Institute(KFRI) / Korea Federation of Small and Medium-sized Business(KBIZ) / Korean Society of Food Science and Technology

Programs

  • Seoul Food Awards 2019
  • Biz-Matching Program
  • Culinary Challenge 2019
  • Seoul Food & Hotel Wine Challenge 2019
  • Seoul Food Job Fair 2019
  • Global Food Trend & Tech Conference
  • CSR

Meetings

  • Biz Matching
  • Global distributor
  • Korean buyer
  • Global food plaza

What's different about SEOUL FOOD

UFI Approved Event

The First ISO 9001 Certified Domestic Exhibition in KOREA

Ministry of Knowledge and Economy(MKE)’s choice as GLOBAL TOP3 Exhibition

37 years history and know-how since 1983 The Largest Food Industry Exhibition in KOREA

Facts & Figures

  • Scale
    Category
    		 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
    Date 2015.5 2016.5 2018.5 2018.5 2019.5
    Venue KINTEX KINTEX KINTEX KINTEX KINTEX
    Gross area(m²) 74,171 74,171 76,121 76,121 76,121
    Number of Exhibitors 1,487 1,520 1,402 1,472 1,532
    Number of Booths 2,896 2,915 2,948 2,932 3.008
    Number of visitors 54,117 53,406 54,200 45,200 50.335
    Participated countries 44 46 39 47 40
  • Visitors by type
    Category
    		 Number of Registers Ratio (%)
    Manufacturer 17,566 34.9
    Wholesaler 2,063 4.1
    Retail Trader 956 1.9
    Trader 3,422 6.8
    Distributor 7,852 15.6
    Agency 755 1.5
    Researcher
    		 2,919 5.8
    Media 100 0.2
    Others 14,702 29.2
    Total 50,335 100.0%
  • Exhibitors by Country
    No. Country SEOUL FOOD SEOUL FOODTECH Total
    Exhibitor Booth Exhibitor Booth Exhibitor Booth
    1 China 187 198 9 11 196 209
    2 Canada 48 52 48 52
    3 U.S.A. 46 76 46 76
    4 Thailand 44 49 44 49
    5 Taiwan 32 36 5 5 37 41
    6 Turkey 25 44 25 44
    7 Spain 23 25 4 5 27 30
    8 Italy 22 21 22 21
    9 South Africa 21 14 21 14
    10 Philippine 19 9 19 9
    11 Poland 15 13 15 13
    12 PERU 13 16 13 16
    13 Austria 12 6 12 6
    14 Panama 12 5 12 5
    15 Malaysia 11 14 11 14
    16 South Korea 10 17 10 17
    17 Brazil 10 11 10 11
    18 Indonesia 10 10 10 10
    19 Germany 9 11 9 11
    20 Vietnam 7 9 7 9
    21 Singapore 7 7 7 7
    22 Ecuador 7 4 7 4
    23 Japan 3 3 3 8 6 11
    24 Czech 6 5 6 5
    25 Colombia 6 4 6 4
    26 Ireland 5 12 5 12
    27 Russian Federation 4 6 4 6
    28 Australia 4 4 4 4
    29 Cuba 4 4 4 4
    30 Portugal 4 3 4 3
    31 Belgium 3 7 3 7
    32 India 3 5 3 5
    33 Denmark 3 4 3 4
    34 Netherlands 3 9 3 9
    35 Mexico 2 2 2 2
    36 Chile 2 2 2 2
    37 Greece 1 3 1 3
    38 United Kingdom 1 1 1 1
    39 Croatia 1 1 1 1
    40 Cyprus 1 1 1 1
    Total 646 723 21 29 667 752

KINTEX 1(Hall 1~5)


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