SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean food company Samyang Foods Inc. said Wednesday its exports surpassed the 1 trillion-won (US$688 million) mark for the first time in its history last year thanks to growing demand for its globally popular ‘Buldak’ spicy ramyeon. The company’s outbound shipments amounted to 1.34 trillion won in 2024, [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Denmark has decided to recall three popular varieties of South Korea’s Samyang Foods “Buldak” fire chicken noodles, asserting that the products’ high levels of capsaicin, the compound that gives chili peppers their heat, pose a risk of acute intoxication for consumers, the British Broadcasting Corporation reported on June 11. In [...]
SEOUL, Dec.14 (Korea Bizwire) – Samyang Foods has announced that its exports of instant ramen noodles reached 27 billion won from January to November this year, which was a 35 percent increase compared to the same period last year. Of note, the growth of exports to countries where stir-fried noodles are popular such as Singapore, [...]