SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – After the World Health Organization (WHO) designated processed meats as a carcinogen, meat lovers worldwide are up in arms, and meat producers are suffering from the huge blow. Domestic sales of processed meat such as ham and sausages dropped 20 percent in one day due to consumer apprehension. The [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has become the first Asian country to successfully farm salmon throughout the year, which can help the country reduce imports and lead to exports down the road, the government said Monday. According to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Donghae STF Co., a local aquaculture firm, has [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s coffee imports are expected to set a new annual record in 2015, the customs office said Sunday, driven by soaring demand from local consumers. Asia’s fourth-largest economy imported a record 102,500 tons of coffee in the January-September period, up 3.2 percent from the same period last year, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘Mr. Pizza’, the restaurant chain operated by MPK Group, announced that it has opened its 100th store in China at Hangzhou. The company is planning to accelerate its advance into the Chinese market. After Mr. Pizza entered the Chinese market in 2000, opening its first store in Beijing, the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — To become a skillful eater at a buffet restaurant, it’s best to select foods that you don’t or can’t have at home. For that reason, rice and some common Korean side dishes, whether at a luxury hotel, seafood or salad buffet, are mostly considered secondary to international dishes. It [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Hitejinro is making inroads in the Southeast Asian market, starting with Thailand, by localizing Korea’s most popular drink, ‘soju’ (distilled rice liquor). Recently, Hitejinro’s ‘Chamisul’, ‘Chamisul Classic’, ‘Jinro 24′ and ‘Jamong-e-isul’ (Grapefruit Soju) have been launched in Thailand. Unlike Koreans, who usually drink Soju straight with a small shot [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Nongshim’s ‘Zha Wang’, the ‘it’ item of the first half of the year, will be making its debut in America. As Zha Wang’s popularity online exploded, the company was flooded with purchase orders from the U.S., forcing Nongshim to send out 15,000 boxes of Zha Wang upfront. The company [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese beer is becoming popular in the Korean market. According industry officials, leading the way is Tsingtao, a beer that first appeared on Korean shores in 2000. Tsingtao’s roots trace back to 1903, when a brewery was established in Qingdao, China with German equipment and technology. It became the biggest [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Graduates of a prestigious university in China are making headlines by producing jianbing, one of the most famous street foods in China, using 3D printers. According to The Beijing News, the elites from Tsinghua University set up a jianbing manufacturing company that uses 3D printing technologies. Shi Kanyue and Wu [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire)- “Dried” foods sell like hotcakes in the run up to Chuseok or Hangawi, a major harvest festival celebrated in Korea. Gift sets consisting of dried Hanwoo(Korean beef), dried fish, half-dried baked yams, and dried persimmons are in high demand as Chuseok(Korean Thanksgiving) gifts. According to Shinsegae department store, sales of [...]