SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean food processing firms are striving to develop microwavable packing containers for frozen and instant foods amid the growing popularity of home meal replacement (HMR) products, industry sources said Thursday. The size of the local packaging industry stood at 44.2 trillion won (US$41.4 billion) in 2015 while the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans swapped rice out for noodles once every five days in 2016, per a government study on last year’s noodle consumption. The “noodle” term used in the study does not include “ramyeon” – packaged instant noodles for which the market is so big it is regarded as its [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government has adopted a revised ordinance banning people from carrying takeaway coffee cups into a public bus as part of its efforts to make bus travel safer and lessen cases of disputes, city officials said Friday. The ordinance, which will take effect on Thursday, will enable [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Food trucks in South Korea will be allowed to display advertisements starting next year. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that an amendment to the management and promotion off outdoor advertisements act has passed at a Cabinet meeting. According to the enforcement ordinance, food trucks will be able [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study has found fermented foods with lactic acid bacteria such as kimchi can help fight the flu. The joint study conducted by Korea University, the World Institute of Kimchi, and Daesang Corporation revealed that traditional fermented foods with lactobacillus can help control flu viruses, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean quarantine officials have slaughtered 201,000 birds in the country’s southwestern areas to contain the spread of avian influenza, an official said Sunday. Quarantine workers culled the ducks between Nov. 18 and Friday, said an official handling the issue at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Most luxury restaurants and buffet restaurants at major hotels in Seoul have almost been fully booked for Christmas and year-end holidays, industry sources said Thursday. Viking’s Wharf, a lobster buffet restaurant chain, said it has completed accepting reservations for tables at its outlets in Jamsil and Yeouido for the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Four keywords selected by the agriculture ministry and state-operated entity that sum up the major trends expected to influence the dining industry in 2018 are: “Feel-Good Value”, “Big Blur”, “Dining out at Home”, and “Evolution of Korean Meals”. Announced on December 19, the four phrases were chosen via a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Starbucks is set to open its biggest store in South Korea in Seoul’s Jongno district on Wednesday, in a move to solidify the brand’s already strong presence in an increasingly competitive market. The much-anticipated coffee shop at Jongno Tower covers 1,097 square meters of floor space on the first [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Exports of South Korean-made instant noodles, or ramyeon, surpassed the US$300 million mark for the first time ever on the back of strong popularity in China, the United States and Southeast Asian nations, trade data showed Tuesday. Shipments of ramyeon reached $346.43 million in the first 11 months of [...]