SEOUL, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Baemin, the dominant player in South Korea’s food delivery market with over 60% market share, is facing intense scrutiny following its decision to increase service fees. Civic groups and small business associations have accused the company, also known as Woowa Brothers, of engaging in unfair practices. The government’s newly formed [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Delivery app Baedal Minjok, or Baemin, said Wednesday it will raise its commission fee for restaurants that have registered for Baemin delivery services to 9.8 percent of food prices from next month. Baemin has received 6.8 percent commissions from the registered restaurants. But its two smaller rivals — Coupang [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Allegations of death by overwork have surfaced following the passing of a 40-year-old delivery driver who had been working for Coupang’s late-night Rocket Delivery service. On June 27, the Committee for Countermeasures Against Overwork Deaths of Delivery Workers and the family of the deceased, Jung Seul-gi, held a press conference [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s leading food delivery platform, Baemin, has announced that its delivery riders working over 40 hours per week earned an average monthly income of 3.93 million won from January to April this year. This figure represents a notable increase of 400,000 won (11.3%) compared to the same period in [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Baemin, the leading food delivery app in South Korea, will start charging “packaging fees” for takeout orders from July 1. While existing partners will be exempt from these fees until March 2025, the move suggests that packaging intermediation services may eventually become paid offerings across the board. According to industry [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Hy, a South Korean retail company, is set to venture into the food delivery app market next month with the launch of its new platform, Knowk. According to food industry sources on May 20, hy plans to introduce Knowk sometime in June. Ahead of the app’s debut, the company is [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The competition among South Korea’s major food delivery apps — Baedal Minjok, Coupang Eats and Yogiyo — to poach customers from one another is intensifying into a bruising battle. The clash among the three services erupted last year over discounts on delivery fees. After a brief lull, their rivalry reignited [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) – With the major food delivery apps in South Korea waging a “free delivery” war to lure customers, some franchise owners and restaurants have sparked controversies by charging higher prices for delivery orders compared to dine-in meals, citing the burden of the apps’ commission fees. On May 5, industry officials said [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Baemin (Baedal Minjok), South Korea’s leading food delivery platform, is launching a new subscription service called “Baemin Club” that will provide unlimited discounts on delivery fees. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Woowa Brothers, the company that operates Baemin. The primary benefits of the subscription include free delivery fees [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Baedal Minjok, or Baemin, a delivery app, said Wednesday it will begin delivering Starbucks coffee and food in South Korea from later this month as it strives to strengthen its services. Starbucks has delivered its coffee, variation beverages and food products to customers through its own app. Baemin will [...]