BANGATKAN

A Place where Oil and Happiness are Produced

Visit BANGATKAN [baŋakkan]

Food has a huge impact on every level of society.

From production, distribution, food processing, sales, to consumption on the table.

It affects many people as well as many plants and animals.

BANGATGAN is a place where ‘oil’ is produced along with ‘happiness.’

The farmers who produce the seeds, the consumers who consume the oil, the cooks who use it to cook, and

the animals that grow up healthy by eating livestock feed made from oil by-products are all happy.

We are firmly convinced that we can change the food system in the long term with this form of collaboration. Every link in the value chain matters to realize the vision of changing the food system for the better.

What is BANGATKAN?

It is a Korean word meaning 'Oil Mill'

BANGATKAN is a place that smells like roasting sesame seeds.

The smell of roasted sesame seeds is a symbol of happiness.

In Korean, the phrase ‘roast sesame seeds’ means to get along well with loved ones.

The phrase 'the sesame pouring out' is a metaphor for a lover who burns with affection.

If you lightly touch the sesame seeds, the sesame will pour out.

A lover who burns with affection will get a fruit like sesame pouring with a slight touch.

That's why in Korea BANGATGAN is a place that meant to create happiness traditionally.

And it is a place to make ingredients for food that should be made with full sincerity.

We are making a difference.

In the field, in the kitchen & in people's minds.

Food is a political act.

The production of our food influences the use of resources and thus the future of our planet.

That's why we Queensbucket don't see ourselves solely as an oil producer, but also as an activist for better food system.

There are many aspects connected to this.

We want to break down the experiences we have had as an oil producer into people's everyday lives.

This includes all culinary actors involved with food: From the ordinary private person, food producers, cooks,

traders, farmers, even animals and planet - in fact, everyone who values healthy eating and therefore wants to

make a difference.

The motivation of an individual can be as different as day and night and still be good and right.

For some, it is a question of good taste; for others political motives can play a role.

These can be divided into economic, organizational, logistical, and technical areas

and the needs of the various actors.

Based on this idea, we will build BANGATGAN in many neighborhoods in the world.