SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A slow but noticeable change is coming to South Korea’s once fierce and often authoritative drinking culture. Whiskey sales have struggled with negative growth for eight consecutive years, plummeting from 2.84 million crates (18 500-mililiter bottles) in 2008 to 1.67 million in 2016, while HiteJinro, a major distiller here, [...]
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of whiskey in South Korea have declined sharply over the last decade due largely to a shift in the country’s drinking culture, industry data showed Monday. The domestic sales of the spirit hit 1.67 million boxes, or some 30 million bottles, in 2016, down 41 percent from 2.84 [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean food companies are introducing convenience bar snacks with the “drinking solo” (or “honsul”) culture spreading fast amongst local drinkers. Chung Jung One said Monday that it is introducing a new lineup of bar snacks dubbed Anjuya, including boneless chicken feet, spicy pork rinds, and pork entrails. The [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – It’s no secret that alcohol has a special place in South Korea’s societal culture. It’s often consumed heavily both in good and in bad times, and also a large intake is often considered a virtue among the workplace buddy culture, especially among men. As a recent anecdote, when Moon [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of beer in South Korea are posting robust growth this year, largely backed by strong demand for imported beers, as consumers prefer to have light drinks over a meal instead of heavy liquor, industry sources said Tuesday. According to data by E-Mart, the country’s largest discount outlet chain [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) – One out of three middle-aged men in South Korea show risky drinking patterns, suggesting heavy alcohol dependence, a study said Wednesday based on a health and nutrition survey carried out on more than 15,000 people. The study was conducted by professors Kim Dong-jun and Hong Jae-won of Inje University [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Collegians who are depressed or stressed out try to find solace in drinking, which exacerbates their mental conditions and perpetuates a cycle of deterioration, a study said Thursday, indicating a different perspective is needed to solve campus drinking problems. The latest health and social welfare review from the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Workers who have to put in shifts at irregular hours are more deprived of sleep and more prone to smoking and drinking than people who do regular daytime duties, a survey showed Tuesday. The findings, released by Professor Song Yoon-mi of Samsung Medical Center, said women in their 50s [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The price of soju, a rice-based liquor most popular with local drinkers, leaped 11.7 percent in 2016 from the year before, the highest rate of increase since recordkeeping began in 2000, a statistical agency said Monday. Prior price hikes for soju were 8 percent in 2001-2002 and 3.7 percent [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Six out of 10 cancer patients with experience of drinking still consume alcohol during treatment, a study showed Thursday. According to the study conducted by Koh Hyun-young of Samsung Medical Center, 546 out of 906 people, or 60.3 percent, said that they have drank alcohol after being diagnosed with [...]