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Support from startup preparation and business selection to location analysis, business planning, and launch execution.
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Diagnose sales, menu, marketing, costs, people, customers, and store operations using actual operating data.
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Build a franchise model, headquarters structure, legal preparation, operating standards, and expansion system.
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Practical programs for founders, small businesses, restaurant operators, franchise companies, and public institutions.
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AI-based preliminary diagnostics for founder readiness, location, sales, marketing, and franchise systems.
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K Startup Research Institute solves restaurant, small-business, franchise, and education challenges using field experience, data, and AI.
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Jangseungbaegi Traditional Market Recruits Night Market Menu Development Trainees: Support for 30 Vendors and How to Apply
Jangseungbaegi Traditional Market in Namdong-gu, Incheon, is recruiting 30 food vendors for its night market menu development training program. The program provides professional chef demonstrations, vendor-specific menu consulting, menu photography, and shared packaging materials. Applicants should reconfirm the recruitment schedule and scope of support through the merchants’ association’s official notice before participating.
2026 Kitchen Incubator Cohorts 24 and 12 Joint Recruitment: Eligibility and Preparation Guide for Foodservice Startups
What Foodservice Startup Teams Should Know About This RecruitmentFoodservice startup teams that need space to produce and validate their menus but face the burden of initial facility investment and operating costs may wish to consider the Kitchen Incubator program. This announcement is a joint recruitment for the 2026 Kitchen Incubator Cohort 24 for private and shared kitchens and Cohort 12 for manufacturing kitchens. In addition to new applicants, eligible teams include companies and teams selected for the Kitchen…