SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – In a growing trend that reflects South Korea’s rising food costs, office workers are increasingly turning to convenience store meals delivered through quick commerce services for their lunch breaks. “With restaurant prices skyrocketing, it’s becoming burdensome to eat out every day,” said an individual identified only as Yu, an officer [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The relaxation of virus curbs and the rapidly increasing cost of eating out are bringing changes to the lunchtime culture for office workers. A survey conducted by market researcher Embrain Trend Monitor of 1,000 office workers between 19 and 59 years old revealed that 50.8 percent of the respondents [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean public servants from both younger and older generations showed a low preference towards eating lunch with department coworkers on a daily basis. According to a survey conducted by the Korea Institute of Public Administration of 1,021 public officials, those in their 20s and 30s and older generations [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid soaring prices, Koreans are buying lunchboxes at convenience stores or making their own lunches to save money as a so-called ‘lunchflation’ phenomenon takes hold. “I can save 3,000 to 5,000 won (US$2.31-3.85) each time I make a lunchbox,” said a 28-year-old office worker surnamed Shin. “I’m worried that [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey showed that more people are skipping meals following the onset of the pandemic era. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) studied the results of the national health and nutrition survey, in which the percentage of people who skipped either breakfast, lunch, or dinner the [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Inflation is resulting in higher lunch prices, prompting some to coin a new word “lunchflation” to describe the phenomenon. The Korea Consumer Agency reported that the price of “naemgnyeon,” cold buckwheat noodles served in various types of broth or mixed with spice, reached an average of 10,192 won as [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Selecting a lunch menu for office workers after hard work in the morning is somewhat vexing. It is also true that the ever-rising lunch price is a burden to them. To be free from these burdens, more than half of them prefer bringing lunch boxes from home. According [...]