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Seoul Food Guide: Korea's Biggest F&B Show at KINTEX

By Ilyas Kerbal,

Expo inside the KINTEX exhibition centre near Seoul
Photo: Kintexsw, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Seoul Food (Seoul International Food Industry Exhibition) is Korea’s largest food and beverage trade show and Asia’s leading platform for K-food exports. Organised by KOTRA, the 2026 edition brought around 1,650 companies from 45 countries, with the USA as guest country. In 2025, KOTRA’s export consultation sessions produced 3,878 meetings worth US$530 million in consultations. For importers looking for Korean products, and for suppliers selling to Korean food companies, the Seoul Food attendee list is a strong resource.

This guide is for the June 2027 edition.

Seoul Food at a glance
Industry Food & beverage
City Seoul (Goyang), South Korea
Venue KINTEX, Goyang (Seoul metro area)
Dates June, 44th edition 9–12 Jun 2026
Frequency Annual
Moves between cities? No, always KINTEX
Typical scale ~70,000 attendees · ~1,500 exhibitors
Visitor ticket Free for pre-registered industry professionals
App / platform Online registration + KOTRA export consultation meetings
Official website seoulfood.or.kr

Details checked in October 2026. Dates, prices and venues can change between editions, so confirm on the official Seoul Food website before you book travel.

What’s at Seoul Food?

  • K-food: processed foods, snacks, sauces, ramen
  • Beverages and alcohol
  • Fresh, frozen and seafood products
  • Health and functional foods
  • Food tech, robotics and AI
  • Foodservice equipment and packaging

The Global Food Trend & Tech Conference runs alongside; the 2026 theme was “AI & Robotics: The Era of Food Tech Convergence”.

Visitors at a cafe and coffee trade show in Seoul

Food and beverage trade shows draw large crowds in Korea’s capital region. Photo: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Venue and dates

Seoul Food is held every June at KINTEX in Goyang, north-west of Seoul. The 44th edition ran 9–12 June 2026. KINTEX is outside central Seoul, and June is hot and humid.

Who attends

Visitor Interest Who should target them
Korean and international importers and distributors K-food and imported products Exporters, brands
Retail and convenience store buyers New products Food brands
Foodservice and franchise operators Products and equipment Foodservice suppliers
Food manufacturers Ingredients, packaging, equipment Ingredient and packaging suppliers
Invited overseas buyers (KOTRA) Korean exporters Korean food companies
Food tech startups Customers and investors Food companies, VCs

Don’t spend three days of LinkedIn research on Seoul Food. I do the digging and send you an enriched attendee and exhibitor file, sorted the way your team prospects. Start your Seoul Food request

Registration

Seoul Food is free for industry professionals who register in advance on the official website. KOTRA invites selected overseas buyers for export consultation meetings.

KOTRA meetings and data

Registration is on seoulfood.or.kr, and KOTRA arranges 1:1 export consultation meetings between Korean exporters and invited overseas buyers. If you’re one of those buyers, the meetings come to you. If you’re on the other side (selling ingredients, packaging, equipment or services to Korean food companies), an enriched exhibitor and visitor list is how you get your own meetings.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • The best access to the booming K-food export sector
  • Free for professionals
  • KOTRA-organised buyer meetings
  • Guest country pavilions
  • A strong food tech conference

Cons

  • KINTEX is outside central Seoul
  • Mostly Korean-language
  • June heat and humidity
  • Mostly Korean exhibitors
  • Overlaps with other June food shows

Exhibiting is expensive. An empty meeting calendar is worse. A pre-event Seoul Food list with decision-makers, companies and LinkedIn profiles gives your booth staff something to work with. Get the Seoul Food attendee list

Preparing for Seoul Food 2027

  1. Register early as an industry professional.
  2. Apply through KOTRA if you’re an overseas buyer.
  3. Shortlist K-food categories relevant to your market.
  4. Check import rules in your country for Korean products.
  5. Book meetings in May.
  6. Stay near KINTEX to save travel time.

FAQ

When is Seoul Food?

Every June at KINTEX, Goyang. The 44th edition ran 9–12 June 2026.

Is Seoul Food free?

Yes, for industry professionals who register in advance.

What are KOTRA export consultation meetings?

1:1 meetings between Korean exporters and overseas buyers invited by KOTRA.

Can I get the Seoul Food attendee list?

There’s no exportable list. I can build an enriched list of exhibitors and buyer profiles.

Order your Seoul Food attendee and exhibitor list

Past clients have used my lists to fill their meeting calendars before a show and to stop leads going cold afterwards. If you want the same for Seoul Food, tell me what you sell and who you need to reach, and I’ll come back with what I can deliver and when.

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