SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) —As the year-end festivities approach, leading hotels in Seoul are captivating customers with a series of Christmas products, with particular attention drawn to a 300,000 won hotel cake. According to industry insiders, The Shilla Seoul is offering a limited-edition cake called “The Taste of Luxury,” priced at 300,000 won. This [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of dried laver, or “gim” in Korean, and cooked rice reached an all-time high during the first 10 months of this year on their brisk overseas demand along with the popularity of Korean culture and food, the customs agency said Wednesday. Outbound shipments of gim came [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) –Whiskey sales at major retailers have outpaced those of imported beer, largely due to the rising popularity of the customizable highball trend. Conversely, imported beer, once a competitive force against local products, appears to have ceded ground to whiskey, particularly following the ascent of wine. E-mart reported on Sunday that [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s beer imports from China plunged more than 40 percent last month from a year earlier following the release of a viral video showing a man urinating into a tank at Tsingtao Brewery, the customs office said Thursday. The amount of beer imports from China fell 43 percent [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean importer of Qingdao beer, which became embroiled in controversy following a video showing an employee at a Chinese production plant engaging in shockingly inappropriate behavior, has initiated a voluntary retirement program. This decision comes in the wake of a significant downturn in Qingdao beer sales. The once-popular [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul has been chosen as the venue for the 2024 Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, the city government said Sunday. A list of the top 50 restaurants will be announced at the awards ceremony set for the last week of March that will bring about 800 gastronomy experts from [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Human Right Commission on Thursday recommended mega coffee chain Starbucks provide sign language services or install kiosks at its drive-through stores to ensure equal access for the hearing-impaired and customers with language challenges. The recommendation was in response to a petition filed by hearing-impaired customers and others [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Hitejinro Co., South Korea’s leading beverage company, has raised its soju and beer product prices by about 7 percent to reflect higher raw material and manufacturing costs. Hitejinro raised Chamisul soju prices by 6.95 percent and Hite, Terra and Kelly beer prices by 6.8 percent Thursday due to sharply [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — McDonald’s Korea said Thursday it will increase the price of 13 menu items by an average 3.7 percent, including the signature Big Mac, next week due to higher food and shipping costs. Under the plan, the price of a Big Mac will rise 300 won to 5,500 won (US$4.06) [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of deliver workers has fallen this year following a sharp growth in recent years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, while that of cooks rose to an all-time high as people returned to pre-pandemic normalcy, data showed Tuesday. The number of delivery workers fell by 24,000 during the January-June [...]