- The Korean Food Foundation has many critical roles. It advertises the excellence of Korean Food, both in the domestic and international food industries. Also, it develops and keeps the traditions of Korean Food, promotes Korean Food, and strives for the globalization of Korean Food.
- It also has the role of identifying the history of Korean Food, the cultural aspect and to discover, recover, sustain, and develop the original form through R&D.
- In order to promote the Korean Food industry, it reexamines the status of Korean restaurants in the world market. It also strives to acquire competitive Korean Food products, and also create the basis for its commercialization.
- The Korean Food Foundation also continuously works toward the globalization of Korean Food and strives toward ensuring that Korean Food is recognized in major foreign countries.