SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of coffee expanded more than 5 percent in the first seven months of the year despite the coronavirus outbreak, data showed Tuesday. Imports of coffee stood at 90,355 tons in the January-July period, up 5.37 percent from a year earlier, according to the data from the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — It is no secret that South Koreans love drinking coffee at cafes. Sitting with an iced latte in an air-conditioned cafe can be luxuriously comfortable. But when it comes to fighting the coronavirus, the country’s coffee craze could be a hurdle, as coffee shops are emerging as a hotbed [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Coffee delivery services are not an unfamiliar concept in South Korea. Serving persons at tea houses, or “dabang” in Korean, used to deliver cups of coffee filled with sugar and cream on foot. Big-name coffee chains such as Starbucks and small independent cafes replaced such tea houses by offering [...]
SEOUL, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s food and beverage industry has fallen in deep love with the traditional Korean snack “dalgona.” The coffee industry, in particularly, is releasing a series of dalgona coffee products, which are enjoying rising popularity, especially among young people. Dalgona is increasingly being used in a variety of forms, [...]
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, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea said on Thursday that sales of packaged coffee beans and “VIA” stick-type instant coffee at Starbucks stores nationwide from January to April this year rose 26 percent and 20 percent, respectively, from the same period last year. Among coffee beans, Espresso Roast was the most popular, [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — While the mere mention of Starbucks might conjure up images of a steaming hot cup of java, recent sales data shows that the majority of customers at Starbucks last year actually bought cold coffee beverages. Starbucks Coffee Korea Co. announced Thursday that a big data analysis showed that 64 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of coffee shops in South Korea continues to grow at a brisk pace, a recent study revealed. The Korea Fair Trade Commission reported there were 15,036 coffee shops in South Korea as of 2018, an increase of 7.9 percent (1,105 shops) over the previous year. The rate [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Americanos and cafe lattes are South Koreans’ favorite coffee drinks, a recent study has showed. Starbucks Coffee Korea Co. analyzed data on coffee preferences from 5 million Starbucks members last year, which showed that the Americano was the most popular coffee drink in South Korea, followed by cafe latte. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have revealed that people who drink more than two cups of coffee every day are less likely to suffer from dementia. A joint research team from Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital and Seoul National University College of Medicine divided 411 participants between the ages of [...]