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The Busan Metropolitan City Invites Restaurants to Join the 2025 Restaurant Management Innovation Support Program

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The Busan Metropolitan City announced that it is now accepting applications from local restaurants for its 2025 Restaurant Management Innovation Support Program, which aims to enhance the competitiveness of dining establishments amid rising prices and economic uncertainty. Applications will be accepted until May 2.

The program is designed to support up to 30 restaurants, including general dining and café-style establishments, that require professional management consulting to overcome business challenges caused by economic downturns and weakened consumer spending.

Priority will be given to:

• ●Restaurants located in designated food clusters or specialized food streets

• ●Restaurants that have been certified or applied for hygiene-grade classification

• ●Participants of the Safe Dining initiative

Selected businesses will receive customized, one-on-one consulting services by professional agencies in one or more of the following six categories, based on their specific business needs:

• 1.Business Management

• 2.Hygiene and Ingredient Management

• 3.Marketing Strategy

• 4.Legal Support

• 5.Menu Development

• 6.Food Technology (Food-Tech) Adoption

Restaurants wishing to participate should submit an application and required documents through their local district's Environmental Hygiene Office or related industry associations such as the Korea Foodservice Industry Association or Café and Bakery Business Association.

Details about the program and the application process are available on the city’s website under Busan News (bs2.kr/NfMH).

Lee So-ra, Director-General of the Citizens’ Health Bureau at The Busan Metropolitan City, stated: 

“This program is more than a short-term aid initiative. It aims to help food service businesses build sustainable competitiveness through strategic management and innovation.
We encourage all restaurant owners with a commitment to improvement to apply and take full advantage of this opportunity.”