Taebaek City to Promote Model and Gourmet Restaurants for Healthy Food Culture

Taebaek City, Gangwon Province, has announced plans to promote the designation of model and gourmet restaurants from September 11th to September 27th. The initiative aims to raise the level of hygiene in restaurants and create a healthy food culture.

Eligible applicants for the model/food business designation include general restaurants registered within the city. Applications can be submitted through the Taebaek City Hall Civil Affairs and Sanitation Management Team or the Taebaek City Branch of the Korea Restaurant Association.

The designation of model food establishments will be made through a fair and objective review by the Food Culture Improvement Movement Promotion Committee and on-site inspections based on detailed designation criteria set forth in the Food Sanitation Act.

In addition to new designations, a review for re-designation will be conducted until October 31st for 56 establishments that have been designated for over a year.

Businesses designated as model/food businesses will receive a 30% discount on water usage fees for one year (excluding multi-family and delinquent businesses). They will also be provided with garbage volume-based bags, sanitary containers, and other sanitary products.

City officials stated, “To establish a healthy food culture where Taebaek citizens and tourists visiting Taebaek can eat with confidence, we will expand model and food restaurants by thoroughly managing and supervising model and food establishments and providing various benefits.”

For detailed information on application documents and other support conditions, please visit the city website.

LOCAL World / Reporter Park Sang-jin