SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will ship about 37 tons of fresh fruit to Myanmar to assess its potential and build effective distribution channels in the local market, Seoul’s agriculture ministry said Thursday. Gyeongbuk Corporation, a South Korean food wholesaler and exporter, will ship 7 tons of apples and 8 tons of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The restaurant business was somewhat stunted in the third quarter this year but is expected to improve in the fourth quarter, mostly for those that serve foreign food, a sentiment survey showed Friday. The Korea Restaurant Business Index, released jointly by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will reduce sampling inspections carried out on U.S. beef after no unauthorized materials that pose health risks have been found in products over the last five months, the agriculture ministry said Thursday. Currently, 30 percent of U.S. beef is subject to a sample physical check as the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries is set to hold a launch event for its new brand ‘K·FISH’ as part of efforts to boost sales of South Korean seafood products. The fisheries ministry announced on Wednesday plans for the K·FISH brand launch event in Los Angeles, which will be [...]
ANDONG, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Local governments are increasingly using storytelling to strengthen their brand and boost sales of local food products amid growing competition. Yecheon County in North Gyeongsang Province is among the local communities in South Korea where efforts are being put in place to boost sales of locally sourced food and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – CJ Cheiljedang Corp., South Korea’s leading food manufacturer, said Wednesday its net profit rose 17.6 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier on the back of brisk sales of its processed food products. Net income came to 263 billion won (US$236 million) on a consolidated basis in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Michelin Guide on Wednesday announced its highly regarded star selections for 24 restaurants with unique cuisine and quality service in Seoul, including six new places. In the second edition for Seoul, two Korean restaurants — Ga On and La Yeon, which received the highest ranking from France’s famed [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Most part-time workers believe their type of employment is beneficial to young people, with life experience being more important that simply earning money, the results of a survey have revealed. The findings showed that over 93 percent of the 2,240 respondents with part-time work experience were okay with their children [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Diageo Korea Co., the local unit of British drink maker Diageo Plc, launched a new low-alcohol whisky Tuesday to better cope with the country’s fast-changing drinking culture, the company said. The newly released W Signature 12 is a 35 percent alcohol by volume (ABV) blended drink, which uses whiskies matured for at least 12 years in Scotland, according to the company. “The [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of seafood rose in the first nine months of this year on the popularity of shrimp and salmon, and a poor squid harvest, the oceans ministry said Tuesday. South Korea imported $3.97 billion worth of seafood from January to September, a sharp 12 percent gain from [...]