World Food Fair 2022, now in its 17th year of linking local and global food, was held with some 200 Korean and overseas exhibitors, presenting a unique yet harmonious combination of exhibitions related to groceries, food, kitchenware, organic food, various food items with innovative ingredients, and local dishes.
The 49th Los Angeles Korean Festival was held under the theme “Restoration and Unity Through the Power of Hallyu.” Encouraged by the recent Hallyu craze, this year’s event was the largest-scale festival by the Korean community in the U.S., offering visitors a range of performances, experiences, and food. During the festival, a total of 250 booths were set up by agricultural and marine product exhibitors, local shops and restaurants, and food producers from Korea and the U.S., making the festival even more enjoyable.
HUFS GTEP Team II (Students Kim Dong-Wook, Kim Min-Gyu, Park Si-Na, and Cho Hye-Rin) signed an MOU with Green Tack Korea to assist with its exhibition at World Food Fair 2022. HUFS GTEP Team IV (Student Cho Hye-In) and Team VI (Student Jeon Sae-Gyeol) signed an MOU with Okdu Food to help present its products at the Los Angeles Korean Festival.
The Global Trade Expert Incubating Program (GTEP) is sponsored by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and run by Korea International Trade Association (KITA). The program provides students with opportunities in international trade training, on-site practicum, e-commerce training, domestic and overseas trade fair participation, and online international marketing practicum to help them develop into trading professionals with the necessary skills and expertise. It is the nation’s only practicum program available for college students in humanities and social sciences programs. Since its launch in 2007, HUFS GTEP has nurtured more than 10,000 emerging trading professionals, earning recognition as the ideal academia-industry cooperation model.