2 Trade Committee
Food, Beverage & Food Service

World-OKTA & Trade Committees

World-OKTA
World Federation of Overseas Korean Economic and Trade Associations

Founded in 1981 to support Korea's economic development and exports, World-OKTA is the largest overseas Korean business network among 7 million overseas Koreans — about 7,000 Korean CEOs and 21,000 next-generation business leaders in 159 branches across 77 countries.

Visit okta.net — World-OKTA official site →

15 trade committees connect member companies by industry — the 2 Trade Committee covers food, beverage and food service.

• 1Living & Beauty
• 2Food, Beverage & Food Service
• 3Electrical & Electronics
• 4Chemicals & Resources
• 5Construction & Recycling
• 6Hotels & Travel
• 7Health Food & Beauty Supplies
• 8Finance, Legal & Real Estate
• 9Textiles
• 10Logistics
• 11E-commerce
• 12Education, Culture & Recruiting
• 13Machinery & Tools
• 14Industry 4.0, Content & Platforms
• 15Exhibitions (MICE)

Organization

23rd Executive Board of the 2 Trade Committee

신학수

Chair

Hong Kong · Hong Kong-Macau

Vice Chair

이경희

Vice Chair

Hong Kong · Hong Kong-Macau

김경란

Vice Chair

China · Yanji

김왕휘

Vice Chair

Philippines · Manila

Secretary

장한별

Secretary

Japan · Osaka

이채영

Secretary

Canada · Calgary

박연

Secretary

China · Yanji

F&B Experts

Food, beverage, food service and ingredients — connecting Korean flavors and food culture to business in global markets.

23rd Term Action Plan

Direction — from network to real deals!

• 01

  Rebuild the Member Database

  Build the foundation for real connections and cooperation between members

  Goal Network → real business connections

• 02

  Share Korean Government Support Programs

  Collect food-related support programs and share them with members

  Goal Close the information gap and increase participation

• 03

  K-Food Export Buyer Matching

  Run 1:1 business matching between interested overseas buyers and member companies

  Goal Create real deals and expand export opportunities

• 04

  Regular Networking & Global Trend Sharing

  Quarterly online/offline meetings to share food & food-service trends and success stories from each country

  Goal Sustain the network and gain market insight

Activities

Key activities of the 2 Trade Committee in 2026

• 2026.10.09Upcoming

  Joint Trade Committee Symposium — hosted by the 2 Trade Committee

  30th World Korean Business Convention · Sunflower (L5), Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center · 16:00–18:00

  • Theme: From K-Food to K-Wave, from producers to global consumers
  • Keynote: Kang Seung-kyu, Member of the National Assembly (Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans & Fisheries Committee)
  • Panel: Trade Committees 1·2·7·10·11·14·15 — moderated by Kim Sung-hak, World-OKTA Trade Vice President
  • Hosts: Committees 1·2·7 / Co-hosts: Committees 10·11·14·15

  
• 2026.10.08 – 10.11Upcoming

  2026 World-OKTA Shenzhen Convention — 2 Trade Committee Booth

  Shenzhen, China

  • Member business meetings · buyer matching
  • Member directory sign-up (QR)
• 2026.07.30Done

  aT New Support Programs – OKTA Member Cooperation Meeting (2nd)

  Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs × aT × 2 Trade Committee members

• 2026.07.15Done

  aT New Support Programs – OKTA Member Cooperation Meeting (1st)

  Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs × aT × 2 Trade Committee members

• 2026.04.03Done

  MOU with the Yeongwol County Industry Promotion Agency

  Yeongwol, Gangwon Province, Korea

• 2026.03.31Done

  K-Food Export Expansion Strategy Meeting

  27th World Representatives Conference & Export Fair · COEX Magok (Seoul)

  • Organizers: World-OKTA 2 Trade Committee · Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs · Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. (aT) · Korea Food Industry Association
  • Discussion on strategies to expand K-Food exports

  Read the Korea Economic Daily article (Korean) ↗
• 2026.03.31Done

  27th World Representatives Conference & Export Fair — 2 Trade Committee Meeting

  COEX Magok 401AB (Seoul)

  • Company presentations: Farmsville · Dalian Ji Hair Group · Daesang Wellife
  • CA Technology Forum presentation (Sejung Shipping)
  • Korea Importers Association introduction & networking
  • Appreciation plaque presented to 22nd Chair Park Geun-seo