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USANA Hits a Home Run with Korean Baseball Team

USANA Hits a Home Run with Korean Baseball Team

SALT LAKE CITY, Mar. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Having recently hit record breaking net sales of more than $1 billion in 2016, USANA Health Sciences looks forward as it continues to create the healthiest family on earth. As the nutritional company expands its presence and reach, it recently became the Official Nutritional Partner of the Hanwha Eagles, [...]

Herbicidal Components Detected in German Beer

Herbicidal Components Detected in German Beer

SEOUL, Feb.29 (Korea Bizwire) – Retailers are biting their nails with news spreading quickly that herbicides have been detected in 14 popular German beers. The timing couldn’t have been worse, as the popularity of imported beer is soaring at large discount stores and convenience stores. According to those in distribution industry, domestic retailers are checking [...]

Bibigo Launches Gochujang, the Next Must-Have Hot Sauce

Bibigo Launches Gochujang, the Next Must-Have Hot Sauce

LA PALMA, Calif., Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Move over Sriracha, there’s a new sauce in town and it’s quickly becoming the “hottest” ingredient everywhere from top restaurants to home kitchens. Bibigo, leading maker of Korean pantry staples, today announced the expansion of its signature line of condiments to include Gochujang, a fermented hot pepper [...]

K-Food Week 2015: The Most Delightful Korean Food Event Will Run from Sept. 26 Across the Country

K-Food Week 2015: The Most Delightful Korean Food Event Will Run from Sept. 26 Across the Country

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — During the K-Food Week 2015 from Sep. 26 through Oct. 4, many Korean restaurants and grocery stores will offer discounts, special promotions, and free services in major U.S. cities, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, New Jersey, Metropolitan Washington D.C., Philadelphia, San Diego [...]

Starbucks and Match to Host the World’s Largest Starbucks during Valentine’s Day

Starbucks and Match to Host the World’s Largest Starbucks during Valentine’s Day

SEATTLE, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Starbucks  and Match are offering singles new opportunities to connect at Starbucks. With more than 3 million members already listing “coffee and conversation” as one of their interests, starting today, Match members will now be able to use the “Meet at Starbucks” feature [...]

SK Telecom Launches Portable Air Monitoring Device Named Air Cube

SK Telecom Launches Portable Air Monitoring Device Named Air Cube

Seoul, Korea, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today announced the launch of Air Cube, a portable air monitoring device that measures air quality anywhere, anytime, and suggests appropriate actions at emergencies via a designated application on user’s smartphone. Designed to enhance people’s health and well-being, Air Cube monitors the air quality of [...]

SK Telecom Enters into the Chinese Healthcare Market

SK Telecom Enters into the Chinese Healthcare Market

Seoul, Korea, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today announced that it opens ‘SK Telecom Healthcare R&D Center’ and ‘Shenzhen VISTA-SK Medical Center’ in Software Park in Shenzhen, China, signaling the company’s entry into the country’s healthcare market. Shenzhen VISTA-SK Medical Center, opened jointly by SK Telecom and VISTA, a Chinese medical corporation, [...]

LG Strengthens Commitment to UNGC to Address Global Development Challenges

LG Strengthens Commitment to UNGC to Address Global Development Challenges

SEOUL, Jun. 11 (Korea Bizwire) ― In a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing ceremony with the Foundation for the Global Compact held on June 10 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, LG Corp., the holding company for manufacturers such as LG Electronics, LG Display and LG Chem, strengthened its collaboration with the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) [...]

Michelin-Star Chef Daniel Boulud is the Latest Culinary Authority to Join Samsung Club des Chefs

Michelin-Star Chef Daniel Boulud is the Latest Culinary Authority to Join Samsung Club des Chefs

NEW YORK, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics America, Inc., America’s fastest growing appliance  brand1 and a global category leader, announced that renowned  chef Daniel Boulud is joining Samsung Club des Chefs, an industry-first  culinary initiative launched in 2013 that brings together celebrated  chefs from around the world to collaborate with Samsung on the  development [...]