SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A young American girl’s emotional unboxing of a birthday gift containing Samyang Foods’ wildly popular Buldak Carbonara Ramen went viral last month, amassing over 100 million views across social media platforms like TikTok. After momentarily losing her words upon revealing the pink packaging of the spicy South Korean instant noodles, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of instant noodles jumped nearly 40 percent on-year to reach a record high in January on the growing popularity of Korean culture and food, data showed Thursday. Exports of instant noodles, or “ramyeon” in Korean, amounted to US$86 million last month by rising 39.4 percent on-year, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Sept. 15 will mark the 60th anniversary of Korean ramen’s birth. In its early days, ramen (Korean instant noodles) was considered the quintessential “common people’s food” — a quick and simple meal. However, it has now evolved into a global culinary phenomenon, leading the charge in domestic food exports. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of instant noodles jumped 17.7 percent on-year in the first seven months of 2023 to reach the highest figure for the period ever amid the growing popularity of Korean culture, data showed Friday. The country exported US$522.03 million worth of instant noodles, or “ramyeon” in Korean, [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of instant noodles jumped 14.3 percent on-year in the first three months of 2023 to reach the highest figure for any first quarter ever amid the growing popularity of the Korean culture, data showed Sunday. The country exported US$208 million worth of instant noodles, or “ramyeon” [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of instant noodles reached an all-time high in 2022, boosted by the global popularity of Korean food and culture, data showed Thursday. The country exported US$862 million worth of noodles, including instant noodles, or “ramyeon” in Korean, and udon noodles, last year, up 12 percent from [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — As the price of ramyeon (Korean instant noodles), a popular food among common people for its affordability, moved up sharply amid high inflation, the low-price private brand (PB) products developed by major retailers are enjoying rising popularity. E-Mart Inc. said it sold more than 1 million packs of its [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean instant noodle maker Nongshim Co. is exploring ways to attract young consumers who are reducing their consumption of instant noodles, or “ramyeon” in Korean. The company opened a Shin Ramyun cafeteria popup store in the hip district of Seongsudong in eastern Seoul on Monday. It brought the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A street in Jerusalem, Israel is home to a small restaurant where visitors can eat as much instant noodles, or “ramyeon” in Korean, as they want for free. Bethel Ramyeon was first opened by the Korea-Israel Club during the pandemic and has been in operation for over a year. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of instant noodles hit a fresh all-time high in the first half on the increasing popularity of Korean pop culture and a rise in demand for home-cooked food amid the pandemic, data showed Sunday. Exports of instant noodles, or “ramyeon” in Korean, came to US$383.4 million [...]