SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean quarantine officials have slaughtered 201,000 birds in the country’s southwestern areas to contain the spread of avian influenza, an official said Sunday. Quarantine workers culled the ducks between Nov. 18 and Friday, said an official handling the issue at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Most luxury restaurants and buffet restaurants at major hotels in Seoul have almost been fully booked for Christmas and year-end holidays, industry sources said Thursday. Viking’s Wharf, a lobster buffet restaurant chain, said it has completed accepting reservations for tables at its outlets in Jamsil and Yeouido for the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Four keywords selected by the agriculture ministry and state-operated entity that sum up the major trends expected to influence the dining industry in 2018 are: “Feel-Good Value”, “Big Blur”, “Dining out at Home”, and “Evolution of Korean Meals”. Announced on December 19, the four phrases were chosen via a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Starbucks is set to open its biggest store in South Korea in Seoul’s Jongno district on Wednesday, in a move to solidify the brand’s already strong presence in an increasingly competitive market. The much-anticipated coffee shop at Jongno Tower covers 1,097 square meters of floor space on the first [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Exports of South Korean-made instant noodles, or ramyeon, surpassed the US$300 million mark for the first time ever on the back of strong popularity in China, the United States and Southeast Asian nations, trade data showed Tuesday. Shipments of ramyeon reached $346.43 million in the first 11 months of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s premium fisheries export brand, K-Fish, will debut in a trade fair in China as part of an ongoing effort to promote quality products in the vast market, the oceans ministry said Tuesday. K-Fish is the national fisheries brand of selected products in 11 categories, including dried laver, tuna and abalone. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has registered its trademark rights in 36 countries, including China, the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s exports of the traditional alcoholic beverage “makgeolli” tumbled more than 75 percent last year from five years ago as it failed to build a strong consumer base abroad, data showed Monday. The outbound shipments of the Korean rice wine came to US$12.87 million in 2016, down 75.6 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Ediya Coffee Co., a local low-cost coffee franchise operator, said Monday it plans to list the company on the local bourse, marking the first move to go public among its rivals here. The coffee franchise operator said it has signed up Mirae Asset Daewoo Securities Co. as the lead manager for its listing. The latest decision to go public is part of its efforts to secure funds to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – A group representing pork producers has introduced a number of tender pork recipes to boost sales, as the ‘silver food’ market for elderly customers continues to grow in South Korea. Korea Pork and the Korean Dietetic Association unveiled a number of pork recipes catering to seniors, hospital patients and children [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Starbucks Coffee Korea Co. said Wednesday it will open its largest store in central Seoul next week amid its growing popularity among local consumers. The 1,097-square-meter store at Jongno Tower, set to open on Dec. 20, will have about 100 coffee and tea items on the menu — 30 [...]