SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Lower-priced meal sets have been gaining popularity at restaurants run by major South Korean hotels as more customers shy away from expensive meals following the implementation of a draconian anti-graft law, sources said Wednesday. The law, which took effect on Sept. 28, bans public servants, educators and journalists from [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – As of early next year, it will be difficult to open a coffee shop franchise in an area designated as “Seoul Forest Avenue”, which is now undergoing gentrification, the process of renovating and improving a house or district so that it conforms to the middle class, leading to the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of high-fat products are soaring with Korea’s recent frenzy over low-carb high-fat (LCHF) diets. In a nutshell, these types of diets cut down on carbohydrate consumption while replacing it with high-fat food, allowing the body to burn fat, both stored and consumed, as a principal fuel source. According [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Use of disposable cups in South Korea surged to a record-high volume last year mainly due to heavy coffee drinking, government data showed Sunday. The Ministry of Environment said more than 672.4 million disposable cups were used in South Korea last year, up 7.7 percent from the 2014 tally [...]
SUNCHANG, South Korea, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Participants at the 11th Sunchang Fermented Soybean Product Festival made bibimbap for 2,016 people, marking the year 2016. Bibimbap is a traditional dish consisting of a bowl of rice with seasoned vegetables and gochujang, or red pepper paste. The festival took off on Thursday for a four [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – An annual festival for Korea’s most beloved traditional sauce kicked off in the southern rural village of Sunchang on Thursday, hailing tourists and sauce lovers from home and overseas. The 11th “Sunchang Fermented Soybean Product Festival” runs from Thursday to Sunday to celebrate the cultural heritage of different categories [...]
INCHEON, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Convenience food, packaged Korean cuisine, is rapidly gaining popularity among foreigners, with an increasing number of travelers purchasing the products at Korean airports before departure. Food and restaurant services company Our Home started offering Korean convenience food at its Food Empire outlets at Incheon International Airport this year. Food [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of dried seaweed at major discount stores in Seoul rose over the past years as seasoned laver and snack-type products are enjoying popularity among Chinese travelers, industry officials said Wednesday. Lotte Mart’s Seoul Station branch, which is most frequented by Chinese travelers, said dried seaweed purchases by Chinese [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – High-caffeine energy drinks that presumably give heightened awareness and attention may be promoting suicidal thoughts in youth, according to a recent study conducted by a research team from Soonchunhyang University. The study, which was based on a 2015 online survey on youth health, analyzed energy drink consumption patterns and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Instant coffee mix was found to be the most popular ‘tea’ beverage for overseas tourists visiting Korea. Coffee mix is an instant coffee product containing ingredients such as ground coffee beans, sugar and creamer, and it comes in single serving packages for quick preparation. Of 926 surveyed tourists, 53 [...]