SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on Monday that the so-called ‘shared kitchen’ system designed to allow multiple companies to share the same food production facilities will be implemented in full swing from this year. The shared kitchen trial project has been carried out since June 2019 [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., a major South Korean telecommunications firm, said Thursday that a ‘Smart Green Kitchen,’ a digital transformation (DX) platform tailored to the needs of food businesses, has been added to the newly opened 5km Kitchen, a shared kitchen in Seoul’s Seodaemun District. A shared kitchen rents out cooking [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will seek law revisions to allow the operation of sharing economy ventures, such as shared kitchens and shared lodgings for locals, in a bid to expand horizons for the emerging business model, the prime minister’s office said Thursday. During a policy coordination meeting presided over by Prime [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Experts are concerned that shared kitchen services will only maximize profits for delivery businesses, while undermining the overall competitiveness of the food service industry. According to a study commissioned by the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation and conducted by the Korea Food Service Industry Management Institute (KFIM), the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Science and ICT has received a special regulatory exemption to test run an app-based voluntary taxi-sharing service. Kornatus, a South Korean taxi-sharing service provider, will test run an application app that hails taxis with other passengers who are going to a similar destination. Between 10 p.m. [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The first shared kitchen at a highway rest area, where two or more owners can operate at different time periods in one shared space, has started full-scale operations, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said. The first projects for “Shared Kitchen,” opened Thursday at the Seoul Underground Rendezvous [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Delivery services in South Korea are in the midst of diversification. In addition to delivery services for famous restaurants, there are now services that deliver pork belly grilled at ‘shared kitchens’. Even lunch boxes from convenience stores, shampoo, and other everyday goods can now be delivered. Delivery Hero Korea, [...]