Korean Journal of Agricultural Science ISSN:2466-2402(Print) 2466-2410(Online) 농업과학연구

Chungnam province has the agricultural industry and the food processing industry which are closely connected. These two industries has been growing continuously but it is still required to develop the supporting programs for the better industries. The objective of this study is to analyze the food processing industry in Chungnam and to suggest the better way for the developing the food processing industry in Chungnam. In particular, this study focuses on the Kimchi industry, traditional liquor industry, soybean sauce industry, and restaurant & experience industry. The results of this study through survey, frequency analysis, and importance-performance analysis (IPA) are as follows: First, food processing companies in Chungnam normally use the agricultural products which are produced in Korea. And this way of using raw materials might lead to shared growth between agricultural industry and food processing industry in Chungnam. Second, the food processing companies in Chungnam show the low level of R&D capacity and the need of improvement for selling and promotion. Third, through the IPA, Chungnam province office needs to improve the overall supporting programs for improvement of management practice of the food processing companies in Chungnam. More specifically, the financial supporting programs for buying raw material and operating business of the Kimchi industry are required to be improved. The supporting programs for operating business of the traditional liquor industry and soybean sauce industry should be strengthen. The supporting programs for employment of restaurant & experience industry need to be improved.