SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — With the Chuseok weekend just around the corner, an increasing number of Koreans are expected to consume soju at home during the major holiday weekend. According to HiteJinro Co., the nation’s top distiller, an analysis of the sales figures of soju sold during the Chuseok weekend over the last [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean business person is calling out Subway, the sandwich franchise headquartered in the U.S., for having an unfair franchise agreement and conciliation policy. The franchise agreement stipulates that when a Subway restaurant is ordered to shut down by headquarters, the only way for the restaurant to challenge the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Paris Croissant Co., the operator of South Korea’s leading bakery chain, Paris Baguette, said Tuesday that it launched a test operation of robots at its outlets as local retailers accelerate their push for automation. According to the company, seven Paris Baguette outlets in Seoul began the two-month trial run [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea Co. on Monday began a trial run of paper straws to replace plastic ones at its stores as part of the company’s drive to protect the environment, it said. The two-month test began at 100 stores in Seoul and other major cities. The company plans to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. food delivery app Uber Eats said Wednesday that it has signed a partnership with South Korean food service company CJ Foodville in the latest move to boost its presence in the country’s growing food delivery market. Uber Eats said major CJ Foodville brands, such as VIPS, Cheiljemyunso, The [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea Co. said Thursday it will test paper straws at its stores in South Korea next month to replace plastic ones as part of its efforts to protect the environment. Starbucks Coffee Korea said the two-month test operation is set to begin Sept. 10 at 100 stores [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s beer exports to China more than doubled in 2017 from the previous year, but exports of other alcohol dropped steeply, industry data showed Wednesday. South Korea shipped US$50.2 million worth of beer to China in 2017, more than twice as much as $23.9 million tallied for the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Samjin Food, the leading brand of fish cakes, said Friday it will open its first store in the Philippines this weekend, as it expands its market presence in Asia. The new store will open at the Ayala Malls Circuit in the city of Makati, close to Manila, on Sunday, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Pizza Hut Korea said Wednesday it has launched a test operation of a robot to serve food to customers as the company moves to strengthen its competitiveness with cutting-edge technologies. The robot, dubbed Dilly Plate, was unveiled at one of its stores in western Seoul on Monday for a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The price of popular foods for eating out has risen up to nearly 10 percent over the past year in the capital city, the latest data from the Korea Consumer Agency showed on Tuesday. The agency’s portal that provided the data showed that the price of “naengmyeon,” buckwheat noodles [...]