SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) – According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) and the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT), Food Berry, a Korean agricultural company, recently signed a $2.5 million contract with Emirates to supply the airline with kimchi. The agreement was the result of Food Berry’s participation in [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s kimchi consumption is falling, despite the country being the originator of the pickled side dish, and even those being served on dining tables are often imports from China, research results showed Wednesday. According to an industry analysis by the World Institute of Kimchi in Seoul, South Koreans on [...]
SAO PAULO, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The organizing committee of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics has included kimchi, the traditional Korean side dish of fermented cabbage with a variety of spicy seasonings, on the menu for athletes taking part in the competition, an industry group said Thursday. The Korean Food Buyers Association of Central [...]
SEOUL, Nov.12 (Korea Bizwire) – Traditional Korean foods that emphasize both taste and health have been introduced to members of the United Nations. The Korean Council for College Education (KCCE) hosted a dinner featuring traditional Korean food, dubbed ‘An Evening of Art and Korean Cuisine’. Sixty guests including ambassadors staying in New York and dignitaries [...]
SEOUL, Nov.10 (Korea Bizwire) - With uneasiness spreading ever since the WHO announcement that processed meat such as ham and sausages contain carcinogens, there is hope for meat lovers as sesame leaves, chives and kimchi have been identified as health boosters that can lower the risk of cancer. The Korean Dietetic Association (KDA) and the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of kimchi refrigerators have shown a sharp uptick in the past year. The appliances, which have a typical replacement period of 10 years, are in high demand with an increase in the number of people moving due to soaring rental costs. According to Emart, total sales of kimchi [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has suffered a growing deficit in the trade of kimchi, the traditional Korean side dish, in the past few years due to the influx of Chinese products, data showed Sunday. The deficit stood at US$84.09 million over the past five years in April, according to the statistics [...]
Hwasun, Korea, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean researchers have developed cpKimchi, a new form of Kimchi which has proven to be cancer-preventive following animal tests. A team led by professors Ham Gi-Baeg from Cha University and Park Gun-Young from Busan University will present the results at the 2015 CRI (Seoul National University Cancer Research Institute) [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – In time for kimjang season, Korean traditional process of preparation and preservation of kimchi, Dongbu Daewoo Electronics rolled out its new kimchi refrigerator Smart Klasse to get a head start in the competitive kimchi fridge market right after the Chuseok holiday. Koreans usually prepare kimchi for the winter season [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Generally, “slow food” refers to fermented foods like soybean paste, soybean source, Kimchi and so on. In recent days, however, “slow food” has found its renewed meaning among the local processed foods market. Many food brands — from milk and ramen to baked goods — rush to introduce their own [...]