SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The growing number of single- or two-person households in South Korea is reflecting consumption trends that focus on convenience, altering sales of fruits. Discount retailer Emart Inc. said Sunday that strawberries and grapes were the most popular fruits last year. Apples and tangerines, which had topped the sales charts [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of strawberries rose nearly 25 percent on-year in the first five months of this year on the back of robust output and rising demand amid the pandemic, data showed Tuesday. The country’s exports of strawberries reached US$49 million in the January-May period, up 24.7 percent from [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean grapes and strawberries are gaining popularity in Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and state-run Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. (aT) reported grape exports of US$23 million last year, up by 64.2 percent over the previous year. Shine Muscats [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean food companies are beginning to compete to introduce new products that use strawberries with spring finally on the horizon. Starting on Tuesday, Starbucks Coffee Korea Co. will be selling three new kinds of drinks that contain strawberries for the next two weeks. The coffee giant’s ‘Spring Strawberry [...]