SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – As restaurant owners’ frustrations grow over high commission fees charged by food delivery apps, several major chicken franchise chains in South Korea are ramping up incentives for customers to use their proprietary ordering platforms. According to industry sources on October 10, the country’s top three chicken franchises — BBQ, bhc [...]
YESAN, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Yesan Permanent Market, a local marketplace turned national hotspot thanks to the efforts of celebrity restaurateur Baek Jong-won, was once again teeming with visitors on August 31. This time, the crowds gathered to enjoy beer and whole roasted chicken as part of the annual Yesan Beer Festival. The festival, [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s agriculture ministry said Tuesday that the country has received the nod from Britain to ship heat-treated chicken products to the European nation. The approval will allow South Korea to export a wide array of related products, including traditional chicken soup, or “samgyetang,” according to the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Kyochon F&B Co., one of South Korea’s major fried chicken brands, said Tuesday it has opened its first store in Canada as it seeks to expand in North American markets. The store is located in the Robson street of Vancouver and offers its signature fried chicken menu series, the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – On July 15, the first of South Korea’s three hottest days of summer, animal rights organizations voiced concerns over the treatment of chickens used in samgyetang, a popular chicken soup traditionally consumed on these days. The groups argue that the recent ban on dog meat consumption does not go far [...]
DAEGU, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The 2024 Daegu Chicken and Beer Festival, one of South Korea’s premier summer events, kicked off on July 3 for a five-day run in Daegu’s Duryu Park and Pyeonghwa Market areas. This annual celebration, known locally as the Chimaek Festival (a portmanteau of “chicken” and “maekju,” the Korean word for [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans are feeling the pinch with major chicken franchises raising prices, bringing the era of the 30,000-won chicken bucket closer to reality – a scenario foreshadowed by BBQ Group’s chairman Yoon Hong-geun back in 2022. With dining costs already soaring, more consumers are exploring cost-effective ways to satisfy their [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s finance ministry said Friday the country will remove tariffs on chicken in line with efforts to ease the financial burden of households amid prolonged inflation. Under the measure that will be implemented on Saturday, the country will lift tariffs on 30,000 tons of chicken until the end [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s chicken exports touched a new high in 2020 amid growing worldwide demand for ready-to-eat products and the popularity of Korean pop culture, a report showed Thursday. Overseas shipments of processed chicken came to US$21 million last year, up 59.5 percent from a year earlier, according to the [...]
DAEGU, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Every end of July, the city of Daegu holds its signature Chimac (combination of chicken and beer in Korean) Festival to fight off summer heat. The festival gathered more than 270,000 people over just three days when it first began in 2013, and won the title of Daegu’s most [...]