SEOUL, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Food delivery mobile applications are growing rapidly in South Korea, driven by burgeoning demand amid the spread of the lone-eating trend and a rising number of single households, industry sources said Tuesday. Baedal Minjok, a leading mobile delivery app run by local startup Woowa Brothers, raked in 84.8 billion [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. app-based ride service provider Uber Technologies Inc. said Monday that it is considering a move to launch its on-demand restaurant delivery service in South Korea. UberEats, the online meal ordering and delivery platform, partners with restaurants, with ordering conducted on the company’s Web site or with a smartphone [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Biziwire) – Baedaltong, the third largest food delivery app by market share in Korea, has reportedly handed a large number of its shares over to German online distributor Delivery Hero. On December 8, Baedaltong announced that it recently accepted an investment of an undisclosed amount from the German firm, which became [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Food delivery app service providers are waging a fierce battle surrounding how much they charge to food establishments. Recently, Yogiyo accused its rival Woowa Brothers Corp., the company providing the “Nation of Delivery” service of improper advertising to the Fair Trade Commission. In addition, it filed a complaint with the court [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea is famous for fast and convenient food delivery. At any time, people can enjoy delivered food like fried chicken, Chinese food, Korean food and even instant ramen, to just name a few. In this already lucrative food delivery market, high-tech food delivery apps are pouring fuel for more [...]