SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean-made instant noodles, or “ramyeon” in Korean, are gaining a stronger foothold in Japan, the country that claims to have invented the world’s first instant noodle. South Korea recorded a surplus of $21.1 million in its instant noodle trade with Japan in the first four months of this year, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean exports of instant noodles jumped more than 28 percent in the first 11 months of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Monday. Overseas shipments of instant noodles, or “ramyeon” in Korean, came to US$549.72 million in the January-November period, up 28.4 percent from a year [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean exports of instant noodles jumped more than 30 percent in the first 10 months of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic, a report said Thursday. Overseas shipments of instant noodles, or “ramyeon” in Korean, came to US$573 million in the January-October period, up 32.4 percent from a [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of instant noodles in South Korea soared to a fresh all-time high in the first half of the year due to the coronavirus outbreak, data showed Thursday. Local shipments of instant noodles, or “ramyeon” in Korean, came to 1.13 trillion won (US$950 million) in the January-June period, up [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Exports of the Korean staple kimchi and the instant noodle ramyeon posted double-digit growth in the February-May period from a year earlier on increased online purchases amid the new coronavirus outbreak, data showed on Thursday. In the January-May period, exports of ramyeon and kimchi jumped 36 percent and 37 [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Shinsegae Food Inc., the food manufacturer of South Korean retail giant Shinsegae, has begun additional production of Daebak ramyeon (instant noodles) that was released in Malaysia. Beyond expectations, the company has decided to urgently produce 250,000 units after 350,000 have been sold so far. According to Shinsegae Food on [...]
TAEBAEK, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Malpractices involving the preparation and consumption of ramyeon (Korean instant noodles) at Mount Taebaek in Taebaek, Gangwon Province were found still to be prevalent among hikers. The use of fire or portable stoves for cooking is strictly prohibited at national parks in South Korea. Every year, Taebaek National Park [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Exports of instant noodles, or “ramyeon,” are sure to exceed US$400 million this year, a state food agency said Wednesday. Shipments of ramyeon totaled $385 million as of the end of November, up 11.2 percent from the same period last year, according to the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Shinsegae Food Inc., the food manufacturer of South Korean retail giant Shinsegae, said Monday it has earned a halal certification for its Korean instant noodles as it moves to expand its presence in the Southeast Asian market. The instant noodles product, “ramyeon” in Korean, developed by a joint venture [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Exports of South Korean-made instant noodles, or “ramyeon,” surpassed the US$300 million mark for the first time ever on the back of strong popularity in China, the United States and Southeast Asian nations, government data showed Tuesday. Shipments of ramyeon reached a record high of $380 million last year, [...]