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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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  • Food & Beverage

    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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  • Food & Beverage

    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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  • Food & Beverage

    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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    Whisky imports hit record high in S. Korea amid falling wine interest

    Soaring highballs propelled whisky consumption to record heights in South Korea last year, while pandemic-driven interest in wine waned significantly...

    Jan 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Orion, VNUA to team up for potato production

    South Korea’s confectionery and snack maker Orion Corp. announced on Friday that it signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Institute...

    Jan 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Lotte gets exclusive right of Bacha Coffee in S.Korea

    South Korea's Lotte Department Store announced on Thursday that is has secured the exclusive franchise and distribution rights for Bacha Coffee, Mor...

    Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Tim Hortons to open two more stores in Seoul in January

    Canadian coffee brand Tim Hortons is opening two more stores in Seoul this month.Tim Hortons announced on Wednesday that it will open its Sungnyemun ...

    Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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    HiteJinro signs land agreement for Vietnam soju plant

    HiteJinro Co., a South Korean alcoholic beverage company, has signed a land agreement for its planned soju plant in Vietnam. The agreement marks a ma...

    Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Lotte Wellfood enters Costco stores in Canada, Mexico

    South Korea's Lotte Wellfood Co. announced on Tuesday that it is expanding exports to Mexico and Canada through Costco. It marks the first entry of ...

    Jan 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Daesang launches alternative sweetener brand Sweevero

    South Korean food company Daesang Corp. announced on Tuesday that it is launching the integrated brand "Sweevero" for alternative sweeteners like all...

    Jan 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Daesang launches kimchi paste, spread for US, Europe

    South Korea's Daesang Corp. announced on Wednesday that it has launched two new global products, "Do-it-yourself Kimchi Paste" and "Kimchi Spread."Th...

    Jan 10, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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  • Food & Beverage

    Kyochon opens third store in Taiwan

    South Korea's fried chicken chain Kyochon F&B announced on Thursday that it opened its third Kyochon Chicken store in Taiwan at the end of last y...

    Jan 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)

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    CJ CheilJedang opens online B2B section

    South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. introduced a business-to-business (B2B) section CJ The Market for Biz on its e-commerce website CJ The M...

    Dec 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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  • Food & Beverage

    Ilhwa to export McCOL to South Africa

    South Korea’s Ilhwa Co. on Friday that its flagship barley carbonated beverage McCOL will be exported to the Republic of South Africa. The comp...

    Dec 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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    Shinsegae to close whisky business to focus on profits

    Shinsegae Inc., South Korea’s largest department store and supermarket company, will pull out of the whisky market, bucking the trend of the ra...

    Dec 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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    This country will police ‘shrinkflation’ at the supermarket

    SEOUL—Food prices have risen so much that Kim Soo-yeon has developed a suspicious new habit at the grocery store. She has taken to shaking bags...

    Dec 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

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    S.Korea sees new record of seaweed exports

    South Korea's seaweed (Gim) exports hit 1 trillion won ($770 million) in this year, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on Wednesday. It&...

    Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

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    CJ CheilJedang to launch Excycle Basak Chip in global market

    South Korean food company CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Thursday that it introduced its Excycle Basak Chip, a snack born from their in-house vent...

    Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read

  • Food & Beverage

    Korea's agro-food exports reach $8.3 bn milestone in just 11months

    South Korea's agricultural and food exports hit a record high in 2023, fueled by strong demand for instant noodles, strawberries, and other staples.T...

    Dec 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)

    1 Min read