BUSAN, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Shinsegae Centum City has announced a gradual expansion of its vegan cosmetics line, signaling a shift towards more environmentally friendly and ethical consumer choices. The department store recently inaugurated an Hourglass store on February 1, adding to its growing list of eco-friendly and vegan brands such as Dear Dahlia, Urban [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean food conglomerate CJ Cheiljedang on Monday said it has set plant-based food as the company’s new growth engine, with a sales target of 200 billon won (US$151.9 million) by 2025. Its main target is overseas markets, CJ said, and it aims to generate 70 percent of its [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s leading food manufacturers are releasing a series of vegan food products to cater to rising demand among the MZ generation born between the 1980s and 2000s. Maeil Dairies Co., the nation’s leading dairy company, teamed up with a famous local bakery to release a vegan bread made [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Butter and milk-free ‘vegan chocolate’ that contains no animal products is gaining attention this Valentine’s Day. Makers of plant-based vegan chocolate, which is known to be less sweet than ordinary chocolate, are adding new ingredients such as oats, black beans, and chickpeas to overcome the bitter taste. Consumers who [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Living as a vegetarian in South Korea is not an easy task. Pork belly barbecue and fried chicken are common at company meals — leaving vegetarians with the option of eating side dishes like soybean paste stew and cold buckwheat noodles. Due mostly to a lack of vegan menu [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Veganism, encompassing vegan food, cosmetics, fashion, and others, is gaining popularity among the MZ generation. Vegan enthusiasts take photos of their vegan lifestyle and post them on social media to share with others, as part of their efforts to promote veganism across the meat-eating population. “I was glad to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — As the vegan market begins to grow in South Korea, large conglomerates are jumping into what used to be considered a niche market. Burger King began selling Plant-Based Whoppers on Monday, which feature plant-based patties instead of beef. The plant-based burger patties, developed jointly with an Australian alternative meat [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Vegan food, a diet that avoids the use of animal products, has been gaining popularity along with rising public awareness of animal rights among South Korean consumers. Market Kurly, an online grocery delivery platform, reported on Monday that sales of vegan food from Sept. 1-23 jumped by 117 percent [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The influence of vegan students is beginning to manifest itself at university snack distributing events hosted by student councils and other organizations for those preparing for their final exams. Ewha Womans University’s student council prepared and provided 240 servings of almond milk and glucose candies without dairy products on Friday in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Vegan food, previously offered by a select few restaurants in South Korea, is becoming increasingly common in the country. The vegetarian population in South Korea has reached more than 1.5 million, encouraging distributors to come up with vegan products targeting the newly rising consumer population. Vegan food is rapidly [...]