SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The proliferation of delivery service apps due to the rise of single-person households and the ubiquity of smartphones among the mass public combined with the monopolistic structure that these delivery services have created has resulted in an onerous burden for restaurant owners. Addressing this very issue, the Korea Franchise [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Dairy exports to China are recovering quickly this year after a steep dive in 2017 due to a diplomatic spat, industry officials said Monday. Maeil Dairies Co. is estimated to have increased its exports to China by 20 to 30 percent in the first six months of this year [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety revealed today that it was planning to inspect so-called “diet drinks” made from fermented pineapple vinegar. The ministry went through 74 petitions that were posted online between June 8 and August 31 and chose to investigate the fermented pineapple vinegar drink that [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — With an increasing number of South Korean women opting to work instead of staying at home, and as simple eating habits grow in popularity, e-commerce websites offering side dishes are making great strides. Last year, the market for online sales of side dishes surpassed 100 billion won, and with [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – With an increasing number of South Koreans households welcoming pets into their homes, the range and type of pet nutrition products available in the market is expanding. Even products like vitamins and supplements for pets are being offered to pet owners. According to the e-commerce website Gmarket, sales of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — An environmentally-friendly method of fish farming that incorporates Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and is controlled via smartphone will be operated on a trial basis. The local government of Jeju announced yesterday that it had selected two fishing companies (Haeyeon Fish Farm and Pungeo Corporation) as candidates for an [...]
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 [...]