Yongin's Representative Self-Reliance Business Brand 'Bap-gwa Hamkkeramyeon' Opens Third Location

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] The third location of 'Bap-gwa Hamkkeramyeon,' the flagship self-reliance business of Yongin Special City, opened on the 25th.

At the opening ceremony of the third location in Samga-dong, Yongin City, attended by Mayor Lee Sang-il, members of the Yongin City Council, and officials from Yongin YMCA, the organization operating the local self-reliance center, supporters cheered on the self-reliance workers employed at the new 'Bap-gwa Hamkkeramyeon' location.

'Bap-gwa Hamkkeramyeon,' operated by the self-reliance labor business unit, is a self-reliance business operated first nationwide in Yongin to create jobs and foster economic self-reliance for low-income vulnerable groups.

Since August 2018, when the Yongin Self-Reliance Center launched 'Bap-gwa Hamkkeramyeon' as a social service-type business unit snack restaurant in Dongbaek-dong, Giheung-gu, the business has achieved remarkable results with the opening of its third location, establishing a strong brand foundation for the self-reliance business unit.

After the opening of the first location, the business received support from the city and built its independent capacity, growing into a market-entry snack business as sales increased, and achieved independence as a self-reliance enterprise in August of last year.

At the opening ceremony, Mayor Lee Sang-il said, "'Bap-gwa Hamkkeramyeon' is expected to become a success case of Korea's self-reliance business along with various self-reliance projects underway in Yongin City, and I and city officials will visit frequently," and added, "Through excellent self-reliance business, we will create good jobs and make Yongin a warm community so that all citizens can live in a happy city."

Mayor Lee Sang-il presented a golden pig piggy bank to the store as a token of his hopes for the success of the third location of 'Bap-gwa Hamkkeramyeon.'

The third location of 'Bap-gwa Hamkkeramyeon' opened on that day received 60 million won in project funding from the Korea Self-Reliance and Welfare Development Institute, with an additional 60 million won from Yongin City's self-reliance fund and 10 million won from the Yongin Self-Reliance Center activation support fund used for equipment, supplies, and facility construction.

The store's interior design was handled by Hanwouri Architecture Co., Ltd., a self-reliance enterprise, showcasing a virtuous cycle example of social job creation and economic self-reliance.

The third location of 'Bap-gwa Hamkkeramyeon' operates from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and plans are in place to extend hours until 8 p.m. in the future. It is closed on regular days off.

The menu features 'Joa-yong Kimbap' and 'Hwana-yong Kimbap' introduced at the first and second locations, with the addition of 'Carrot Rapée Kimbap,' a specialty menu unique to the third location.

Revenue is used for expenses necessary for store operations and self-reliance activation support funds, with surplus revenue paid to self-reliance workers as incentives.