SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of South Korea’s major chicken franchises rose in 2017 from the previous year amid a growing number of affiliated outlets going out of business due to intense competition, industry sources said Tuesday. Fried chicken and beer, called “chimaek” in South Korea, is one of the most popular foods [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite the government dismantling an attempt by a leading chicken franchise to raise the cost of its meals last year, the matter appears to have maintained relevance, with the industry once more abuzz with discussion of what some believe is a necessary price adjustment. The industry is arguing that [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – ZAIGLE is a Korean household appliances maker best known for its BBQ grill of the same name. The uniquely-shaped cooking appliance has helped propel the venture company to surpass 100 billion won in annual revenue just seven years after the company’s launch. “We’ll strengthen our offline distribution in Korea [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – BBQ, a Korean fried chicken franchise, released a TV commercial for its new menu of Jamaican-style chicken drumstick featuring a character actor Ryu Seung-ryong. Ryu, dubbed as “Ten Million Selling Actor” as his films gain more than ten million audiences consecutively, showed comic performance in the TV commercial instead [...]