SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Intelligentsia Coffee, a Chicago-based specialty coffee company, said Thursday it has opened its second global outlet in Seoul to meet a rapidly growing local appetite for specialty coffee experiences. The U.S. coffee chain opened its first global outlet near Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul in February. The second store is [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey has revealed that 7 out of 10 South Korean adults have tried zero-sugar or non-alcoholic beverages when drinking, signaling a significant shift in the country’s drinking culture towards healthier alternatives. Lotte Members, a South Korean marketing solutions company, conducted a nationwide survey of 2,000 adults from May [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Delivery app Baedal Minjok, or Baemin, said Wednesday it will raise its commission fee for restaurants that have registered for Baemin delivery services to 9.8 percent of food prices from next month. Baemin has received 6.8 percent commissions from the registered restaurants. But its two smaller rivals — Coupang [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A new dessert trend dubbed “Dubai Chocolate” has taken South Korea by storm, particularly among the younger generation, leading to shortages and even a burgeoning resale market. Originally referring to products from the UAE-based brand Figs Dessert Chocolatier, Dubai Chocolate features a filling of kadayif (a thin Middle Eastern noodle) [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study has revealed that the average smoothie sold in Seoul contains as much sugar as 17 cubes, raising concerns about the health implications of these popular beverages. The Seoul Research Institute of Public Health and Environment announced on July 8 the results of its analysis of 93 different [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – On rainy summer days in Seoul, South Koreans are more likely to indulge in traditional comfort foods like bindaetteok (mung bean pancakes) and sujebi (hand-pulled dough soup), according to recent credit card data. The analysis, conducted by KB Kookmin Card, reveals a shift in dining patterns influenced by weather conditions. [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – McDonald’s Korea, the local unit of fast food giant McDonald’s Corp., said Thursday it has been forced to halt sales of french fries because of concerns about “substandard” frozen potato. In a statement, McDonald’s Korea said, “Due to an unexpected issue within our supply chain, we are temporarily unavailable [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – CJ CheilJedang, a leading food company in South Korea, has taken an active stance in upcycling, repurposing wheat bran, a byproduct of flour milling, as an ingredient in bread products. The company announced on June 19 that it is expanding synergies by investing in two food startups, Re:Harvest and SnE [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Hitejinro Co., South Korea’s leading beverage company, said Tuesday it aims to achieve 500 billion won (US$360 million) in overseas soju sales in 2030 based on overseas production and export diversification. The target figure is sharply up from Hitejinro’s annual overseas soju sales of 180 billion won for the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Denmark has decided to recall three popular varieties of South Korea’s Samyang Foods “Buldak” fire chicken noodles, asserting that the products’ high levels of capsaicin, the compound that gives chili peppers their heat, pose a risk of acute intoxication for consumers, the British Broadcasting Corporation reported on June 11. In [...]
