SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Fast food restaurants offering burgers and fries found few takers as stores sat nearly empty over the weekend thanks to a “burger phobia” that is spreading like wildfire. The heightened wariness towards eating hamburgers is due to the belief that they may contain undercooked or unhealthy ingredients. The phrase “burger [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — With coffee consumption soaring, coffee shops have become a ubiquitous staple of most South Korean neighborhoods. According to a study on the coffee industry released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the average Korean stays caffeinated on 377 cups of coffee a year. Whether the one cup [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — As the number of single-person households continues to grow in South Korea, sales growth of frozen food at major convenience stores has significantly increased over the past six months, compared to average sales from 2012 to 2016. Among the frozen food items, frozen pizza was most popular, with sales [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Eggs imported from Thailand arrived in South Korea on Monday, the agriculture ministry said, as the government seeks to contain rising prices amid the latest bird flu outbreak. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, 650,000 eggs imported by a local company arrived in Incheon, west [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea ranked No. 1 in terms of e-commence for grocery shopping, far outpacing other major developed countries, an industry report showed Tuesday. According to the report by industry tracker, Kantar Worldpanel, the percentage of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) shopping via online and mobile channels out of all purchases [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Imports of foreign beef have risen in the first five months of this year as consumers seek less expensive meat amid the sluggish pace of economic recovery and the anti-graft law which limits gifts that can be given to public officials, teachers and journalists. The law, which took effect [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Wine is becoming an increasingly popular beverage of choice, particularly among South Korean women in their 20s, a new report says. According to data released by Shinsegae Department Store on Thursday, sales of wine among customers in their 20s from January to May this year more than doubled compared [...]
HANOI, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Thang Long University in Hanoi said Thursday it will offer an undergraduate course in Korean cuisine in cooperation with South Korea as part of its efforts to develop Korean dish experts, starting from this year’s autumn semester. It marks the first time for a Vietnamese university to open such [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Consumption of kimchi does not raise blood pressure despite its high salt content as the lactic acid bacteria in the fermented dish actually helps drive sodium out of the body, a survey showed Wednesday. Kimchi is a traditional Korean side dish made of fermented napa cabbage, salt and pepper. [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s bottled water market was valued at 740 billion won (US$656 million) last year, up 15.5 percent from the previous year amid the increase in the number of one-person households and demand for clean water, industry data showed Wednesday. According to the data from Nielson Korea, some 640 [...]