SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – A year has passed since South Korea’s first Blue Bottle Coffee shop opened in Seoul’s eastern Seongsu neighborhood – a trendy hangout spot where young artists and designers renovated existing buildings into art spaces, fine restaurants and cafes to woo customers. What impact has this American coffee freanchise had [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Blue Bottle Coffee Inc. said on Tuesday that it will increase the number of its outlets in South Korea to four this year as it seeks to tap deeper into one of the world’s most competitive coffee markets. The California-based coffee company advanced to Korea in May by opening [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Blue Bottle Coffee Inc., an American coffee brand that recently opened its first flagship store in South Korea, is stirring up controversy among South Korean consumers for the new store’s interior design. Also known as the ‘Apple of the Coffee Industry,’ Blue Bottle Coffee is well known for its [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Blue Bottle Coffee Co., an upscale U.S. coffee chain operator, said Wednesday that it will open its first Korean shop in Seoul in the second quarter of next year as the company moves to expand its presence in the Asian market. It said the new cafe and a roastery [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean community of coffee devotees is abuzz after recent remarks made by CEO James Freeman of Blue Bottle Coffee Company, who alluded to the possibility that the so-called “Apple of the coffee industry” would soon open a South Korean location. Comparisons between Blue Bottle Coffee and what [...]