SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean food company CJ Cheiljedang Corp. said Tuesday it has partnered with Thailand’s largest retailer, CP Axtra, to expand its K-food business in Southeast Asian markets. CJ Cheiljedang signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CP Axtra, an affiliate of Thai conglomerate CP Group, to introduce an expanded [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Monday it plans to launch an information and price comparison platform for agricultural products that is powered by artificial intelligence (AI) next year as part of its broader effort to adopt AI-based public services. At the inaugural meeting of a new government consultation group consisting of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of dried seaweed, known as gim, surpassed $1 billion for the first time this year, buoyed by rising global demand and strengthened production capacity, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Sunday. As of Nov. 20, exports reached $1.015 billion, up 13.2 percent from a year earlier [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s kimchi exports are expected to hit an all-time high this year amid rising global demand for Korean food, customs data showed Monday. Overseas sales of kimchi, a traditional Korean side dish typically made from cabbage, reached US$137.39 million in the first 10 months of 2025, up 2 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Once a nostalgic winter street snack sold from roadside carts, bungeoppang — Korea’s fish-shaped pastry filled traditionally with sweet red bean — is fast becoming a breakout product in the global bakery market, buoyed by advances in frozen food technology and the worldwide rise of Korean pop culture. According to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s consumer goods exports—long considered a supporting player to the country’s heavyweight industries—are rapidly emerging as a new growth engine, fueled by the global spread of Hallyu and the runaway popularity of titles like the animated film K-Pop Demon Hunters. Government data show that exports of K-food, K-beauty, and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s aging population is transforming the country’s food service industry, with leading catering companies pivoting toward senior housing and care facilities as a new growth market. According to industry officials, with the number of people aged 65 and older surpassing 10 million for the first time last year, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s food safety regulator plans to introduce stricter labeling standards for decaffeinated coffee following growing concerns that many products marketed as “decaf” still contain significant amounts of caffeine. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) announced Thursday that it will revise national labeling rules to allow coffee [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s agriculture minister said Wednesday that restaurant companies should be required to inform customers when they reduce product sizes, as public anger grows over so-called “shrinkflation” — the practice of cutting portions while keeping prices the same. “It is a matter of consumers’ right to know,” Agriculture Minister Song [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Alcohol advertisements in South Korea’s media have nearly tripled over the past decade, with most of the surge coming from cable and general programming television channels, a government report showed Sunday. According to data from the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Health Promotion Institute, the number of [...]