Infographic | Fried Chicken Turns Into a Luxury as Prices Soar Across South Korea
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Fried Chicken Wins the Hearts of Foreign Tourists in South Korea, CreateTrip Data Reveals
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – CreateTrip, a platform catering to inbound travelers in South Korea, announced on February 21 that fried chicken emerged as the most popular menu item among foreign tourists visiting Korea last year, based on an analysis of dining transaction data. According to CreateTrip, fried chicken led the transaction count among [...]
Fried Chicken Franchise Bhc under Fire for Raising Prices while Changing to Cheaper Brazilian Chicken
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A fried chicken franchise, bhc chicken, has been under fire for raising prices of its menu items, while changing part of its chicken ingredients to cheaper ones from Brazil, according to a consumer advocacy group Monday. The franchise had used chicken produced in South Korea but decided to change [...]
Fried Chicken Chain Kyochon 1991 Opens 1st Store in Taiwan
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Kyochon 1991, one of South Korea’s major fried chicken franchises, opened its first store in Taiwan on Thursday as part of its efforts to expand its global business, its operator said. The store at Banqiao Global Store in New Taipei City will serve its popular menu, as well as [...]
Papa John’s Korea Launches American Style Fried Chicken Brand
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Papa John’s Korea has launched an American style fried chicken brand in South Korea as part of its plan to break into the country’s competitive market, company officials said Monday. Mama Chicken opened its first store in the Mapo district in western Seoul on Friday, according to the officials [...]
Bhc Chicken Opens 1st Shop in Singapore
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Bhc Group said Thursday it has opened its first bhc chicken store in Singapore as part of its efforts to break into the Southeast Asian market. The store opened at a shopping complex in Marina Square located on Marina Bay, a popular tourist spot, on Wednesday. The store plans [...]
Fried Chicken Chain Genesis BBQ Opens 1st Shop in Florida
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean fried chicken franchise Genesis BBQ Co. said Monday it has recently opened its first shop in Florida as part of efforts to tap deeper into the American market. The shop has opened in Tampa, one of the most populous areas in the southeastern U.S. state. The Tampa [...]
Bhc Chicken Opens First Store in North America
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Bhc Group said Monday it has opened its first bhc chicken restaurant in North America as part of the overseas expansion of South Korea’s largest chicken franchise by sales. The new restaurant, located on Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles, will be directly operated by the company and be used [...]
Data Prove Effect of ‘World Cup Special Demand’ for Fried Chicken Franchises
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean fried chicken franchises saw their sales rise during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar last fall despite an industry-wide slump for restaurants, data showed Monday. According to a report from the state-run Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corp., the total revenue of the nation’s restaurant businesses amounted to 11.1 [...]
Fried Chicken Franchises See Sales Jump on Day of S. Korea’s First Football Match
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Fried chicken franchises saw their sales spike on the day of South Korea’s first football match at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Kyochon F&B reported a 110-percent sales increase at all stores that day compared to the week prior. Genesis BBQ also reported a 170-percent sales increase from the [...]