SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans swapped rice out for noodles once every five days in 2016, per a government study on last year’s noodle consumption. The “noodle” term used in the study does not include “ramyeon” – packaged instant noodles for which the market is so big it is regarded as its [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (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, trade data showed Tuesday. Shipments of ramyeon reached $346.43 million in the first 11 months of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Ramyun (Korean noodle) lovers who struggle over a too spicy bowl will soon be able to pick and choose what matches their palate courtesy of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, which announced its intent to pass an addendum to the Korean Industrial Standards on October 25 [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Ramyeon instant noodles raises blood sugar, blood pressure and the chance of artery hardening and heart attack due to its high fat, sodium, sugar and carbohydrate content, the latest findings showed Monday. Those who regularly eat ramyeon three or more times a week are 2.6 times more susceptible to cardiovascular metabolic disease than those who have the instant noodles once or less frequently [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Exports of South Korean-made instant noodles, or ramyeon, nearly tripled over the past decade, as their popularity has been spreading beyond China and Asia to the United States, Middle East and Europe, industry agencies said Monday. The nation’s ramyeon exports totaled US$290.4 million in 2016, up 32.7 percent from [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Ramyeon, Korean instant noodles, have succeeded in captivating consumers in Taiwan, where its local brands of the food are becoming more popular in the market, South Korea’s trade agency said Thursday. According to the Taipei office of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), Shin Ramyun, a spicy version of [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Exports of South Korea-made instant noodles, or ramyeon, are expected to hit a record high in 2016 on the back of rising popularity in China, customs data showed Thursday. The total value of ramyeon exports stood at US$175 million in the first eight months of the year, up 26.5 [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — From instant noodles to bread and beef broth soup, Korean food is gaining interest overseas from consumers outside of the usual group of Korean residents and a handful of Korea followers, a leading trade body said Monday. South Korea’s instant noodles, ramyeon, ranks second after Taiwan in the Chinese [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea’s noodle consumption is the highest in the world, according to a report by Bloomberg and Euro Monitor published on March 22. Koreans consumed an average of 9.7 kilograms of noodles per individual in 2014, excluding pasta. Japan ranked second on the list with an average consumption of 9.4 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The increase of single-person households has even led to the development of an automatic ramen cooker. Rinnai Korea announced on February 5 that it was releasing a new “Ramen Cook” gas oven with a built-in countdown timer. The gas range provides an automatic notification when water boils, and sets off an [...]