Iksan City Supports Sales Channel Expansion for Local Youth Food Startups

Promotes products from four local startups and helps develop sales channels at Food Week Korea

Iksan City will support local young food startups from exhibition participation through follow-up consultations, helping them promote the competitiveness of their products and secure actual business partners. Together with the Korea Food Industry Cluster Agency, the city will take part in “2026 Food Week Korea,” held at COEX in Seoul from November 4 to 7, to promote products from four local young food companies and help them develop sales channels.

Iksan City is taking part in “2026 Food Week Korea,” held at COEX in Seoul from the 4th to the 7th, together with the Korea Food Industry Cluster Promotion Agency to help young food startups develop sales channels. The photo shows Iksan City’s booth. Courtesy of Iksan City Hall.

Now in its 21st year, Food Week Korea is a specialized food industry exhibition jointly hosted by COEX and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. This year, 1,000 companies from 30 countries will participate and operate approximately 1,800 booths, bringing together domestic and international food companies, buyers, and representatives of the distribution industry.

Four local startups founded by young entrepreneurs will participate in Iksan City’s exhibition booth: ▲Soion ▲Somri F&B ▲Creamyway ▲Morning Farm.

Each company will showcase its products: ▲Soion will present pesto made with locally grown soybeans; ▲Somri F&B, fried chicken skin with black sesame; ▲Creamyway, a premium grain protein shake; and ▲Morning Farm, black soybean powder and roasted black soybeans.

Through the exhibition, Iksan City will support not only product promotion but also buyer consultations and the development of new business partners, helping participating companies translate their efforts into actual sales and expanded distribution networks.

Participation in the exhibition is a follow-up measure under Iksan City’s initiative to build an agrifood tech startup ecosystem.

In April, the city signed a business cooperation agreement with Jeonbuk State, the Korea Food Industry Cluster Agency, the Korea Agricultural Technology Promotion Agency, and Krypton Co., Ltd., establishing a foundation for cooperation to identify and foster promising food startups. In September, it signed additional agreements with Krypton Co., Ltd., Rice Value Co., Ltd., and S-Tech Bio Co., Ltd. to attract investment and foster companies.

“Many young startups develop excellent products but struggle to secure sales channels,” said Eunmi Yoo, head of Iksan City’s Youth Employment Division. “We will link exhibition participation with follow-up consultations to help companies enter the market on a stable footing.”

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