SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Law enforcement agents have arrested food manufacturers who distributed halal food with fake certificates worth 140 million won. Halal is an Arabic word meaning “lawful” or “permitted.” Halal certificates are placed on food, drugs, cosmetics and other products that are prepared according to religious rules. To obtain the certificates, one [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Food delivery applications have started a war on commissions to draw in new members. ‘Baedal Minjok’, which ranks first in market share, decided to eliminate commissions on instant payment for the first time in the business. One of its main competitors, ‘Yogiyo’, announced that they would also release a [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Bibimbap Backpackers, which promotes healthy eating through bibimbap, was cited by the US Department of Health and Human Services for its achievement, and selected as a campaign branch by the Let’s Move campaign initiated by US First Lady Michelle Obama. The group announced that it received the citation from the [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s leading food delivery application said Tuesday it will abolish commissions imposed on every order handled through its platform in order to focus on expanding the number of users. The app dubbed “Baedal Minjok,” which means “Delivery Nation” in English, currently charges shop owners a commission of around [...]
Seoul, July 24 (Korea Bizwire)– Unlikely combinations that mix fruit flavors with soju, chips, coffee and even chicken are continuously being launched. Fruit flavors seem to be dominating the food business, where honey butter flavors were the leading trend until early this year. According food industry watchers, Haitai, who created the honey butter craze, recently launched a [...]
Seoul, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Just like a verse from the poem by Shin Gyung-ream, famous writer in Korea, ‘Just because we are poor does not necessarily mean we cannot know love’, we would know how good coffee tastes even if we’re poor. That seems to be local consumer sentiment reflecting Korean affection for [...]
Seoul, July 24 (Korea Bizwire)- Recently, famous dessert brands have been introduced to the groceries sections of major department stores. Even though department stores are in the middle of a slump, sales of desserts-which are called ‘a small luxury for me’- are soaring, with growth rates staying in the double digits. As a result, department [...]
Sejong, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, together with the Hansik (Korean food) Foundation will co-produce a special program to promote culinary tourism in Korea. A group of Vietnamese celebrities will visit Jeonju, Sunchang, and Namwon to experience Korean food culture. They will taste various types of Korean food, and [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Thanks to their much-touted health benefits, demand for imported “super grains” is increasing, while Korean crops such as beans are becoming unpopular among Koreans. According to E-mart on July 19, sales of the imported super grains such as quinoa, lentils and chickpeas increased by up to 5 times last year, and they [...]
Seoul, July 16 (Korea Bizwire)-With an increase in the number of consumers who want to drink wine as casually as beer, the consumption of micro-dosage wine has risen rapidly. According to analysts, during the first half of this year, sales of 330㎖’mini wine’ bottles at Emart increased by 340.8 percent compared to the same period [...]