The Korea Food Industry Association will launch a Food Firm Support Center next month to help member and nonmember food companies address domestic and overseas business challenges. Chairman Park Jin-sun said exporters face tariffs, customs procedures, certification requirements and food regulations in foreign markets, while global supply-chain disruptions threaten access to essential ingredients and materials. The center will provide advice by phone, online and through on-site visits, covering food safety, manufacturing and production technology, government support programs, management, exports and sustainable operations. KFIA represents more than 190 food manufacturers, including CJ CheilJedang, Daesang, Otoki, Nongshim, Samyang Foods and Lotte Wellfood. Park said the association would pursue government-to-government talks on trade barriers and identified Africa and India as promising markets, noting strong local interest at a recent Egypt business-matching event involving 16 Korean food companies. During his first year as chairman, he also said KFIA had expanded engagement with the government, the National Assembly and related agencies, while criticizing perceptions that food companies are not manufacturers and warning that the definition of collusion under the 2022 Fair Trade Act should be applied carefully.