SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean food giant CJ Cheiljedang Corp. said Tuesday it has joined hands with a U.S. startup to develop ingredients used to make health supplements that prevent skeletal muscle loss. CJ Cheiljedang inked a license agreement with Emmyon earlier in the day to utilize the U.S. startup’s various patents [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ Foodville Corp., the operator of Tous les Jours bakery chain, confirmed Monday it is planning to build a bread factory in the United States as part of its expansion strategy. CJ Foodville is expected to break ground next year, though the exact location or the size of the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – With the conspicuous consumption trend of the young generation in their 20s and 30s losing momentum due to high inflation, South Korea’s major retailers are releasing a string of low-price cakes ahead of the Christmas and year-end holiday season. Shinsegae Food Inc., a food business arm of the country’s [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s whisky imports spiked nearly 62 percent in the first 10 months of the year as more people drank at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Thursday. The value of imported whisky stood at US$218 million in the January-October period, up 61.8 percent from a year earlier, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Retail sales in South Korea grew 7.3 percent on-year in October, as people’s outdoor activities and demand for various services grew amid eased antivirus curbs, data showed Tuesday. The combined sales of 25 major offline and online retailers came to 14.66 trillion won (US$10.95 billion) last month, compared with [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Non-alcoholic and sugar-free zero-calorie drinks are gaining popularity in the liquor market as the pursuit of the so-called “healthy pleasure” lifestyle, in which people stay healthy by doing what they like, is becoming a new trend. Hite Jinro Co.’s alcohol-free Hite Zero 0.00 beer reached sales of 100 million [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Inc. said Thursday it has joined hands with a major local dairy producer and a U.S. startup to merchandise alternative dairy products, such as plant-based milk and cheese, in its drive for sustainable food business. The memorandum of understanding signed with Maeil Dairies Co. and Perfect Day, a [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Pernod Ricard Korea Co. sees great potential in South Korea’s high-end whisky market and hopes to strengthen its market presence in the segment, the company’s president said Thursday. “We have seen a massive rebound in international whisky in Korea. Even in the past few years experiencing COVID-19, we saw [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The convenience store industry is striving to play a greater role in public safety amid growing public interest in the response to emergency situations after the Itaewon disaster. CU recently signed a memorandum of understanding with security service provider S-1 Corp. to establish emergency medical equipment-related public services. Under [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Hotel Lotte Co. said Tuesday it has opened a new inner city duty-free store in Vietnam’s Da Nang city as its duty-free division prepares for a surge in global travelers. The Da Nang location is the second global inner-city store operated by the brand, following its store in Sydney. [...]