SEOUL, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Blue Bottle Coffee will officially debut in Seoul later this week, a South Korean affiliate of the upscale U.S. coffee chain operator said Tuesday. The new cafe will open in Seoul’s eastern Seongsu neighborhood — a trendy hangout spot where young artists and designers renovated existing buildings into art [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Shinsegae Food Inc., the food manufacturer of South Korean retail giant Shinsegae, has begun additional production of Daebak ramyeon (instant noodles) that was released in Malaysia. Beyond expectations, the company has decided to urgently produce 250,000 units after 350,000 have been sold so far. According to Shinsegae Food on [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent consumer scare surrounding allegations of herbicides in beer products ended up being much ado about nothing as herbicides were not found in any beer products available in South Korea. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), after receiving reports from foreign channels that glyphosate, a substance [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks coffee grounds are composted and sprayed on farmland, and agricultural products grown as food for the compost will be reborn as Starbucks products. Starbucks Coffee Korea Co. announced on Tuesday that it had signed a mutually beneficial agreement with the city of Pyeongtaek on Monday, along with the [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — For the first time ever, Orion Corp. sold more of its signature Choco Pies in Vietnam than in South Korea last year. The South Korean confectionery firm reported on Thursday that sales of Choco Pies in Vietnam rose 15 percent on-year to 92 billion won (US$80.95 million) last year, [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea Co. said Friday it will increase the number of cashless stores to 759 outlets across South Korea to better cater to the growing popularity of digital and credit card payments. More than 60 percent of the 1,280 stores operated by the coffee giant will only accept [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — With air pollution becoming part of daily life in South Korea, the dining industry, especially “take-out” companies, have suffered a severe drop in customers. Companies are responding by increasing delivery services so that customers can purchase their food without having to leave home. Furthermore, direct management stores are selling [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s agricultural promotion agency said Tuesday that it has teamed up with a local university to find ways to preserve rice cakes for up to eight months, paving the way to expand exports. The Rural Development Administration and Kangwon National University said they have found ways to preserve [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Overseas sales of Choco pie, Bibigo Mandu and Shin Ramen all exceeded 300 billion won (US$263.8 million) last year, a milestone for South Korean food producers that have strived to expand into new markets amid tanking demand at home, industry data showed Sunday. The three products, often referred to [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean imports of U.S. food spiked nearly 20 percent on-year to a record high in 2018 due to lower tariffs and a jump in meat imports, a report said Thursday. South Korea imported US$9.37 billion worth of U.S. farm, livestock and food products last year, up 19.7 percent [...]