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Tous les Jours to open five stores in Cambodia
Tous les Jours, the bakery brand under South Korea's CJ Foodville, announced on Monday that CJ Foodville signed a master franchise (MF) agreement wit...
Apr 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pepero enters Thailand’s King Power Duty Free
South Korea's Lotte Wellfood Co. announced on Friday that its thin chocolate-coated cookie sticks Pepero and no-sugar ice cream Zero entered King Pow...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Paris Baguette opens first store in Philippines
SPC Group’s bakery franchise Paris Baguette announced on Thursday that it opened its first store in the Philippines. The Mall of Asia branch, l...
Apr 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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McDonald’s Korea sees record sales in 2023
Fast food giant McDonald’s Corp. achieved record revenue of 1.29 trillion won ($815.9 million) last year in Korea, according to its regulatory ...
Apr 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tim Hortons opens sixth store in S.Korea
Canadian coffee brand Tim Hortons opened its sixth store in K-Twin Towers in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, South Korea, according to the company on Tuesday. Gw...
Apr 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Paldo completes second factory in Vietnam
South Korea’s food and beverage company Paldo announced on Tuesday that it completed the construction of its second factory in Vietnam.Paldo de...
Apr 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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CJ CheilJedang to sell feed, livestock unit for $1.4 bn
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. is seeking again to sell its loss-making feed and livestock subsidiary, Asia’s largest in the indu...
Apr 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s Orion to ship bottled water to China to challenge Evian
Orion Holdings Corp., the holding company of South Korea’s confectionary and snack maker Orion Corp., is set to export bottled water to China, ...
Apr 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bubble tea chain Gong Cha struggles in its top market of Korea
Global leading bubble tea franchise Gong Cha Global Ltd.’s South Korean affiliate, which owns the beverage chain’s Japanese and Taiwanese...
Apr 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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End of the Whopper, Burger King's belated April Fool’s prank?
Burger King on Monday announced a plan to stop selling its iconic Whopper hamburger in South Korea this month after 40 years, provoking an outcry amo...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea’s makgeolli market hits brakes amid whiskey fad
The market growth of South Korea’s traditional milky and often sweet rice wine, makgeolli, has slowed after the country’s younger generat...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Doosan Robotics supplies barista robot to Mega Coffee
South Korea's Doosan Robotics Inc. announced on Monday that its cooperative robot barista solution has been installed at the Mega MGC Coffee Konkuk S...
Apr 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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CJ Foodville sees record-high operating profit in 2023
CJ Foodville, the food service subsidiary of South Korea's CJ Group and the operator of bakery chain brand Tous les Jours saw a record-high operating...
Apr 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Nongshim Kellogg overtakes Dongsuh as Korea’s top cereal maker
Just a few years back, cereals meant cornflakes eaten with milk during busy mornings in South Korea.Nowadays, however, cereals mean granola made of w...
Apr 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hollys Coffee goes to Japan as Korean franchises turn gaze abroad
Hollys Coffee, a unit of South Korea’s KG Group, is opening its first overseas outlet in Osaka, Japan, riding on the popularity of Korean cultu...
Apr 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Nongshim to build instant noodle plant in Korea for exports
Nongshim Co., South Korea’s top instant noodle maker, is set to build a new factory in the country for exports of ramen, or ramyun, for the fir...
Mar 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korea's SPC to collaborate with Pascucci to enter Italian market
South Korea's SPC Group announced on Tuesday that it plans to collaborate with Italian coffee chain brand Pascucci to enter the Italian market. Hur ...
Mar 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cosmax NBT targets Halal health supplement market
Cosmax NBT, Inc., a health supplement original development manufacturing (ODM) affiliate of South Korea's Cosmax Group, announced on Friday that it w...
Mar 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mom’s Touch to open first store in Japan
South Korean homegrown burger and chicken brand Mom's Touch & Co. announced on Monday that it will open its first directly managed store Shibuya ...
Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Hanwha acquires US robot-made pizza brand Stellar
Hanwha Foodtech, a food & beverage subsidiary of South Korea's Hanwha Group, announced on Monday that it acquired the US robot-made pizza brand S...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Homegrown coffee chains emerge as strongest players in Korea
Competition in South Korea’s coffee market is intensifying with the rise of fast-growing local brands such as Mega Coffee and Compose Coffee, w...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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S.Korean ramyun exports increase by 40% in January
South Korea's ramyun(instant noodles) exports increased 39.4% year-over-year to $86 million in January, according to the Korea Customs Service. This...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tous Les Jours exceeds 60 stores in Indonesia
CJ Foodville, the food subsidiary of South Korea's CJ Group, announced on Wednesday that its bakery chain brand Tous Les Jours has opened a new stor...
Feb 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean bakeries with French names outsmart French peers
Paris Baguette and Tous les Jours, South Korea's two largest bakery brands, have been consolidating their positions in the saturated domestic market,...
Feb 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Cooling demand sparks layoffs at Korean spirits importers
Dwindling demand for foreign beers and whiskeys in South Korea has led some local liquor importers to let go of some staff, spurring concerns about w...
Feb 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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CJ CheilJedang overseas food sales surpasses domestic market
South Korea's CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Tuesday that its overseas food sales surpassed the domestic market in the fourth quarter performance...
Feb 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Starbucks reigns in coffee republic of South Korea; Drink, play and work
In South Korea, coffee is not just something to drink. It’s a culture, in which people drink, play and work.Koreans’ love affair with cof...
Feb 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Paldo to export halal-certified sikhye to Indonesia
South Korea’s food and beverage company Paldo will export the halal-certified Birak Sikhye to Indonesia, according to the company on Tuesday. S...
Feb 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Lotte Wellfood to produce Pepero in India
South Korea's Lotte Wellfood Co. announced on Wednesday that it plans to build a Pepero production line in India. Pepero is a thin cookie stick with ...
Jan 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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