IFFE - International Fermented Food Expo 2011

Jeonju International Fermented Food Expo is the world’s first EXPO, specializing the fermented foods since 2003, and is an industrial EXPO purposed on providing hopes to agricultural industry through fermented foods of secondary processing industry, promoting the health, and vitalizing the economy.

Also, it provides a platform for wide cultural communication and exchanges of worldwide cultural heritage of fermentation with each unique life and culture of the nation. It has promoted the future value of fermentation that represents life and science, and has stimulated the growth of fermented food industry by finding excellent fermented foods and displaying fermented foods and products.

It is held every October at Citizens’ Park of Jeonju World Cup Stadium, along with Fermentation Exhibits, B2B Trade Consultation, International Symposium, International Fermentation Town Solidarity Meeting, and Fermentation Experiment Programs.
It is designed to introduce the excellence of healthy macrobiotic food of fermentation, to contribute to spreading fermentation culture and vitalizing the industry based on integrated marketing and global network.

Purposes

* To establish the groundwork of alternative culture & cultural industry via fermented foods
* To provide a nationwide PR place for the excellence of Korean traditional food culture
* To perform as the main driver of regional developments through exercising fermentation contents