DOHA, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – With all pork products banned in Qatar, the two chefs who traveled with the South Korean national team for the FIFA World Cup to the Muslim country have had to find creative ways to prepare nutritious and delicious meals for the players. The Korea Football Association (KFA) shared the [...]
BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean speed skater Kim Bo-reum had barely arrived in Beijing on Thursday evening, when she studied her dinner options at the cafeteria inside the Olympic village. And her reaction? “I wanted to go home right then and there,” Kim quipped Saturday after a training session at the National [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Consumers consider the brand’s ‘owner risk’ as an important standard of choice when eating out. According to a survey of 1,000 men and women between the ages of 16 and 64 conducted by market research firm Embrain Trend Monitor, more than half of respondents felt that “There have been [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — In the past decade, the food service industry has gone through significant change. Food that was once a huge success disappeared suddenly, and old favorites reappeared out of nowhere. The Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. recently published a report outlining popular dishes and trends in the restaurant market [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — E-coupons for dining are selling like hot cakes as the end of the year approaches. The increased sales seem to be reflecting the lifestyle changes of many South Korean workers. With employees now limited to 52 hours of work per week, the number of work-related drinking get togethers has [...]
HONG KONG, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — VistaJet, the first and only global business aviation company, today announces its collaboration with Duddell’s, the Michelin-starred culinary, cultural and social destination in Hong Kong. Together Duddell’s and VistaJet will create an exclusive in-flight menu and limited-edition mooncakes to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. The exquisite food [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Regardless of time and place, food delivery never disappoints in South Korea. Delivery has become more accessible than ever with the introduction of food delivery apps, which brought together thousands of restaurants across the country into a single location-based platform. The market for food delivery apps has grown significantly [...]
CHUNGJU, South Korea, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s new anti-graft law is prompting public officials to dine alone, exercising maximum caution out of fear that the slightest misunderstanding could have severe negative repercussions. The trend has been seen particularly among those living alone, separated from their families by work, who would usually spend their [...]
GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – With the new anti-graft law reshaping Korea’s dining and gifting culture, another change is being observed: people are seemingly holding back from uploading food photos on SNS platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. The new law prohibits public officials, journalists, and private school faculty members from accepting [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The recent hype in Korea over cooking, dining and interior design is helping overseas dishware brands make a successful entrance in the Korean market. Iittala, a Finnish household supplies manufacturer specializing in tableware and cookware, recently introduced a dishware collection called Teema Tiimi that reflects upon Korea’s dining culture, [...]