SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Energy drink and coffee sales at convenience stores soared ahead of the knock-out match between South Korea and Brazil at the 2022 Qatar World Cup on Tuesday. Convenience store chain CU reported a more than threefold increase in energy drink sales from 8 p.m. to midnight on Monday prior [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Excessive consumption of energy drinks can cause allergies, a study showed Tuesday. A research team from Hallym University Medical Center conducted a study of 129,809 young South Koreans between the ages of 12 and 18 who participated in the 2015-2016 Youth Health Behavior Survey, finding a correlation between energy [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — As temperatures continue to hover close to 40 degrees Celsius, sales of energy drinks were found to have jumped fivefold in recent days. According to the e-commerce website Gmarket, sales of all drinks between July 1 and 26 increased by 23 percent compared to the same period last year. [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 18, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Once touted as a blue ocean in the beverage market, the energy drink industry has been dragged down as apparently unfavorable opinion of those products mounted, with consumers pinpointing their high volume of caffeine, among other things. Just one or two years ago, its sales skyrocketed largely driven by huge popularity among the [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Feb 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The makers of energy drinks and canned coffee brands will find it harder to sell their goods in and around schools. To this, however, purveyors of high-caffeine beverages are showing mixed responses. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has begun implementing an enforcement ordinance regarding food safety for children [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Following an advertising regulation on food items that may cause obesity, the government will this time crack down on caffeine drinks for their promotion on TV. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said on September 16 that it has notified administrative orders on restricting TV commercials [...]