SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of employees are flocking to company cafeterias to minimize spending on food. South Korean food service company Ourhome Ltd.’s October sales for office cafeterias in Seoul jumped by 34.7 percent from last year. Sales at company cafeterias in business districts like Gangnam and Yeouido, in particular, [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of employees in the food service segment rose 1.2 percent on-year in October last year as the job market improved amid the economic recovery, data showed Tuesday. The number of people employed at restaurants and eateries reached 1.56 million last October, up 19,000 from a year earlier, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of employees in the food service segment rebounded in April from a year earlier as the job market recovered amid the economic recovery, data showed Tuesday. The number of people employed at restaurants and eateries reached 1.6 million in April, 65,000 more than the previous year, according [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of employees in the food service segment declined by the most in the May-October period of last year due to the fallout of the pandemic, data showed Wednesday. The number of people employed at restaurants and eateries reached 1.54 million in the cited period, 179,000 fewer than [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s drug safety agency has taken the initiative to launch ‘intelligence informatization consulting’ through a combination of artificial intelligence (AI) technology and a management system as part of efforts to strengthen the safety management at food service areas used by children, including those at kindergartens. To manage the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. showcased its newly developed food service robot at a local restaurant in Seoul. The LG CLOi ServeBot comes with indoor autonomous driving technology and an obstacle avoidance system. The robot is capable of delivering food to the table where customers are seated as well as returning [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Experts are concerned that shared kitchen services will only maximize profits for delivery businesses, while undermining the overall competitiveness of the food service industry. According to a study commissioned by the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation and conducted by the Korea Food Service Industry Management Institute (KFIM), the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The sluggish food service industry in South Korea is eyeing the newly rising concession market. A concession refers to the service of providing food and beverages at a multi-purpose facility leased by a certain company. Hotels and restaurants run by a subcontractor and highway service stations are forms of [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly half of all Koreans are expected to reduce their consumption this year compared to last year, hinting that the retail and food service industries which suffered stagnant sales and reduced profits due to the sluggish economy last year will have to endure more hard times. According to market [...]