SEOUL, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — GN Food, the operator of South Korea’s leading roasted-chicken franchise Goobne Chicken, said Monday it has opened its fourth outlet in the United States. With the opening of the store located in Los Angeles’ Korea Town, Goobne has four U.S. outlets that include two in LA and one in [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Burger King faced an uproar recently after announcing it was discontinuing sales of its signature Whopper burger, only to later suggest it was revamping the longtime menu item, in an apparent case of publicity-seeking misdirection. The burger chain had already drawn criticism in recent months for raising Whopper prices multiple [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Baedal Minjok, or Baemin, a delivery app, said Wednesday it will begin delivering Starbucks coffee and food in South Korea from later this month as it strives to strengthen its services. Starbucks has delivered its coffee, variation beverages and food products to customers through its own app. Baemin will [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Supreme Court has confirmed the conviction of a liquor tycoon’s scion indicted for offering illicit business favors to a subsidiary, judicial officials said Wednesday. In a ruling made March 12, the top court upheld a prison sentence of one year and three months, suspended for two years, for [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Hur Young-in, the chairman of bakery giant SPC Group, did not show up for prosecution questioning scheduled for Monday on allegations that he forced bakers at a bakery affiliate to quit their labor union. The 74-year-old chairman is currently under investigation for his suspected involvement in an affiliate’s alleged [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Hollys, the coffee business unit of South Korea’s KG Group, said Monday it will open its first overseas outlet in Japan in the first half as part of its expansion strategy. Hollys plans to set up a business entity in the neighboring country to open the outlet at the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Exports of South Korea beverage products jumped to a record US$572 million last year helped by the popularity of Korean culture, government data showed Monday. The country’s beverage exports jumped 11.5 percent in 2023 from $513 million a year earlier, according to data from the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean food giant Nongshim announced on Saturday that it will introduce its iconic “Hangang Shin Ramyun” instant noodles to over 800 chefs, judges, and gourmets attending the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony in Seoul on March 26. Regarded as the “Academy Awards of gastronomy,” the Asia’s 50 Best [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said Monday that the government will devise measures to boost the competitiveness of the farming industry and revamp its logistics structure as surging prices of fruits and fresh food items have pushed up inflation. Choi announced the plan during a visit to a major discount [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey has revealed that 4 out of 10 households in South Korea have family members, primarily children, who do not consume kimchi, the traditional dish of fermented vegetables. As households increasingly rely on store-bought kimchi, there is a growing demand for clearer labeling regarding levels of spiciness and [...]