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VistaJet Adds Michelin Stars to the Mid-Autumn Festival with On-board Cantonese Dining by Duddell’s

HONG KONG, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — VistaJet, the first and only global business aviation company, today announces its collaboration with Duddell’s, the Michelin-starred culinary, cultural and social destination in Hong Kong. Together Duddell’s and VistaJet will create an exclusive in-flight menu and limited-edition mooncakes to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. The exquisite food [...]

Restaurant Sector Shrinks Fast amid Negatives

SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s restaurant industry has been shrinking at a fast clip due to a rise in the number of one-person households and other unfavorable factors, government data showed Thursday. The number of restaurant owners stood at 729,724 in December last year, down 0.51 percent, or 3,718, from the previous [...]

TFI Tab Food Investments Postpones Initial Public Offering

ISTANBUL, Turkey and NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — TFI Tab Food Investments (“TFI” or the “Company”), today announced that it has postponed its previously announced initial public offering. TFI will continue to evaluate the timing for the proposed offering as market conditions develop. A registration statement relating to the proposed sale of these [...]

Luxury Restaurants, Hotel Buffets Fully Booked for Year-end Holidays: Sources

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Most luxury restaurants and buffet restaurants at major hotels in Seoul have almost been fully booked for Christmas and year-end holidays, industry sources said Thursday. Viking’s Wharf, a lobster buffet restaurant chain, said it has completed accepting reservations for tables at its outlets in Jamsil and Yeouido for the [...]

More Female Workers Hired by Restaurant Businesses

SEJONG, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) – A large number of female workers in South Korea served at restaurant and cafeteria businesses in the second half of last year amid a protracted economic slump, a report said Tuesday. A total of 1.35 million women were hired by various eateries in the last six months of last [...]

Local Government Offers Big Data for Prospective Restaurant and Café Owners

SUWON, South Korea, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) – One of the biggest challenges for prospective restaurant and café owners is to pick the right spot. The Gyeonggi Provincial Government has decided to provide some insight for these candidates to help them make the best decisions using local big data. The data, relating to 5,517 commercial [...]

Restaurants, Cafés, Convenience Stores Become Meccas for Pokémon Fans

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The popularity of Pokémon GO is gradually waning, but there are still millions of players flicking their fingers on their smartphone screens trying to “catch’em all.” During the second week of February (February 6 to 10), an estimated 5.63 million people played Pokémon GO, which was a drop from [...]

Half of New Businesses End up Going Bankrupt Within 2 Years, Statistics Show

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Some 800,000 small businesses open shop annually, but about half of them go bankrupt within two years, statistics showed Monday. A report released by Statistics Korea said that among businesses that started in 2013, 62.4 percent were still in operation a year later. The rate fell to 47.5 percent [...]

Valentine’s Day Rush to Bring Temporary Boon for Business

SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – With only a week remaining until Valentine’s Day, demand is soaring for restaurants and hotels, and, of course, the traditional chocolates. According to industry watchers, hotels started promoting special overnight packages a while ago, and many have already been sold out. Among the (luxury) hotel and restaurant options is [...]

Shake Shack Opens Second Korean Outlet after Monumental Success

SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The launch of Shake Shack’s first Korean franchise on the main thoroughfare in Gangnam was met with unparalleled success, with the restaurant attracting an average of 3,000 visitors each day. The local operator of the franchise, SPC Group, is hoping to keep the momentum afloat by opening a second [...]