SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is considering plans to ban liquor manufacturers from using photos of female celebrities to promote their products. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on Monday that it will consider amending rules to ban liquor manufacturers from including pictures of female celebrities on liquor bottle labels to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean soju and pork exports to Muslim countries, where alcohol and pork are normally forbidden, are rising. The Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT) reported on Wednesday that last year’s soju exports to Indonesia reached $1.3 million, a 10.1 percent increase from the previous year. Between January [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Hite Jinro Co., a major South Korean liquor producer, said Monday that it had held a series of promotional events in Paris, France, and London, England, to introduce Korean liquor. Hite Jinro opened a pop-up store dubbed “Corea Spirit 2019″ in Paris on May 29, and previously held a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp., the average frequency of drinking for mainstream consumers was 8.8 days a month, which was the same as the previous year. The survey was conducted with the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — With the weather cooling down as summer transitions to autumn, the number of Koreans coming down with a cold is on the rise. While some claim that the drop in temperatures creates an environment conducive to the spread of colds, allowing for viruses to multiply, scientists say that cooler [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — With the Chuseok weekend just around the corner, an increasing number of Koreans are expected to consume soju at home during the major holiday weekend. According to HiteJinro Co., the nation’s top distiller, an analysis of the sales figures of soju sold during the Chuseok weekend over the last [...]
SEJONG, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Domestic sales of soju, a distilled Korean liquor, rose slightly last year, while those of “makgeolli,” a traditional rice-based alcoholic beverage, contracted for the sixth year in a row, government data showed Sunday. A total of 1.31 million kiloliters of soju was sold last year, up 0.5 percent from [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hite Jinro Co., a major South Korean liquor maker, said Wednesday outbound shipments of its products nearly tripled over the past 20 years, as it moves to expand its presence in the global market. Exports of the company’s alcoholic beverages came to 94 billion won (US$87.8 million) last year, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of teenagers suffering from alcoholism has been on the rise, with the total receiving treatment hitting 7,800 over the past five years, data showed Monday. According to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service data submitted to the National Assembly, teens categorized as alcoholics increased from 2012 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of Makgeolli, a Korean rice wine, have decreased for three consecutive years after experiencing a boom several years ago. According to a report from the Statistics Korea on October 4, the volume of Makgeolli consumed domestically in the second quarter was 8,8000 ㎘, 3.1 percent down from the [...]