Cooking Competition as a Team with Your Child... NS Shopping Seeks Family Participants for NS Food Festa

[Financial News] NS Shopping is recruiting participants for the family cooking competition at 'NS Food Festa 2026 Iksan,' which will be held in October.
According to the industry on the 26th, the family division will feature teams of two, consisting of one parent and one elementary school student, with 60 teams to be selected in total. The theme is "Easy lunch boxes made with Harim Group products."
The family division final will be held on October 17, the second day of the event. In the general division, which closed applications earlier, 338 teams applied for 60 spots, marking a competition ratio of about 5.6 to 1 and setting a new all-time high, according to the company. The general division final will take place on October 16, with two-person teams competing under the theme of "meal kits made with fresh ingredients from nature."
'NS Food Festa 2026 Iksan' will be held on October 16-17 at Harim First Kitchen in Iksan, North Jeolla Province. In addition to the cooking competition, the event will offer programs for families, including a tour of a Harim Industry factory, the Harim Group Fresh Market, "Challenge! Food Golden Bell," cooking experience sessions, and cooking classes.
Heo Young-hwan, director of the Media Strategy Division at NS Shopping, said, "The record number of teams applying for the general division once again confirmed the high level of interest in NS Food Festa and the standing of the cooking competition."
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