Published Wednesday, 11 June, 2008 at 12:44 PM
Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
Darling Downs name and quality a selling point in Korea
Korean consumers after a true Queensland taste experience need look no further than a chain of local restaurants.
Korea’s OK Meat Inc. has established two Darling Downs restaurants located in Seoul and Bundang, Gyeonggi. The restaurants proudly feature Darling Downs-produced cuisine and beverages on their menus.
Minister for Trade John Mickel, leading a trade mission to the Korea International Boat Show, will tonight host Korean buyers of Australian wine and meat at the Darling Downs restaurant in Seoul.
“The event will help to encourage Korea’s food and restaurant industries to further embrace Queensland producers as reliable providers of top-quality and safe food products,” Mr Mickel said.
“We know that the Korean public is very conscious about the safety of food, and I remind the Korean food industry that Queensland has an international reputation for producing quality beef.
“Tonight’s event will again demonstrate the safe and clean image of Queensland beef and feature Australian Country Choice’s (ACC) launch of their new certified organic beef hamburger,” Mr Mickel said. “ACC was Australia’s first beef processor to be certified by the Queensland Government’s Safe Food Queensland agency for their organic products.”
In 2006-07, Queensland exports to Korea included over A$980 million worth of food products. This figure was made up primarily of A$584 million worth of meat and meat products and $386 million in sugar products.
“Queensland’s markets in these areas are well established, growing and valued by our Korean friends. However, wine exports to Korea remain in an introductory stage, but are growing.
“OK Meat Inc. imports a red wine range from Jimbour Wines and serves this as a premium house wine at its high end Darling Downs restaurants. The Darling Downs restaurants also use Queensland olive oil from The Olive Oil Company and quality beef products from Australian Agricultural Company on their menus.
“Tonight’s event is an opportunity to encourage further exports of Queensland-produced wine and foods,” Mr Mickel said.
Trade Queensland is planning to bring a Korean wine delegation to Queensland for one week in July this year to meet Queensland wine exporters and source new items.
Ministerial Media contact: John Smith 32271944 or Shannon Mackay 3237 1125
Jimbour Wines: Chris Moyle 3236 2100
Australian Country Choice: David Foote 3902 4141
Australian Agricultural Company Limited: Pat Dempsey 3368 4420
11 June 2008
Korea’s OK Meat Inc. has established two Darling Downs restaurants located in Seoul and Bundang, Gyeonggi. The restaurants proudly feature Darling Downs-produced cuisine and beverages on their menus.
Minister for Trade John Mickel, leading a trade mission to the Korea International Boat Show, will tonight host Korean buyers of Australian wine and meat at the Darling Downs restaurant in Seoul.
“The event will help to encourage Korea’s food and restaurant industries to further embrace Queensland producers as reliable providers of top-quality and safe food products,” Mr Mickel said.
“We know that the Korean public is very conscious about the safety of food, and I remind the Korean food industry that Queensland has an international reputation for producing quality beef.
“Tonight’s event will again demonstrate the safe and clean image of Queensland beef and feature Australian Country Choice’s (ACC) launch of their new certified organic beef hamburger,” Mr Mickel said. “ACC was Australia’s first beef processor to be certified by the Queensland Government’s Safe Food Queensland agency for their organic products.”
In 2006-07, Queensland exports to Korea included over A$980 million worth of food products. This figure was made up primarily of A$584 million worth of meat and meat products and $386 million in sugar products.
“Queensland’s markets in these areas are well established, growing and valued by our Korean friends. However, wine exports to Korea remain in an introductory stage, but are growing.
“OK Meat Inc. imports a red wine range from Jimbour Wines and serves this as a premium house wine at its high end Darling Downs restaurants. The Darling Downs restaurants also use Queensland olive oil from The Olive Oil Company and quality beef products from Australian Agricultural Company on their menus.
“Tonight’s event is an opportunity to encourage further exports of Queensland-produced wine and foods,” Mr Mickel said.
Trade Queensland is planning to bring a Korean wine delegation to Queensland for one week in July this year to meet Queensland wine exporters and source new items.
Ministerial Media contact: John Smith 32271944 or Shannon Mackay 3237 1125
Jimbour Wines: Chris Moyle 3236 2100
Australian Country Choice: David Foote 3902 4141
Australian Agricultural Company Limited: Pat Dempsey 3368 4420
11 June 2008