South Korea's F&B franchise Mom's Touch announced on Wednesday that it has opened its second store "K Chimaek" in Bangkok, Thailand.Chimaek, a co...

South Korean dessert café Sulbing said on Friday that it signed a new master franchise contract to declare its entry into the US market and an...

Exports of kimchi to the United States increased steadily to reach a record high of $26.7 million worth of the fermented dish between January and Nov...

South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Tuesday it is operating a Korean food section within the Qatar World Cup’s fan zone, manag...

South Korea's Daesang Corp. plans to build a kimchi factory in Poland as an outpost for entering the European market, where Korean food is hotter tha...

Consumption of ginseng and red ginseng (hongsam) can improve memory capacity and prevent high blood pressure, diabetes and muscle loss, according to ...

Ottogi Co. is emerging as a formidable rival to Nongshim Co. in South Korea's instant noodle market, becoming the most popular ramen for the fifth we...

The price of napa cabbage continues to soar in South Korea. Hit by heavy rainfall during its harvest season, Gangwon Province suffered from a lacklus...

Gourmands in North America will be able to enjoy South Korean fried chicken more conveniently as BB.Q Chicken, the country’s leading franchise,...

South Korea’s Korea Ginseng Corp. (KGC) said on Tuesday it recently hosted its second annual conference for large retail pharmacy chains in the...

South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. is set to accelerate the expansion of its Korean food business in Europe. It aims to increase annual foo...

Washington D.C. has joined the three US states of California, Virginia and New York to designate Nov. 22 “Kimchi Day,” and has acknowledg...

South Korea’s inflation accelerated further in May to the fastest pace since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on surging energy and food pri...

South Korea’s No. 1 noodle maker Nongshim Co. is aiming for top place in the world’s instant noodle market, looking to beat the current d...

South Korea's food and beverage giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. on April 21 began shipment of its new Hetbahn instant rice products for US consumers from ...

Nongshim Co., South Korea’s leading instant noodle maker is aiming for the top noodle spot in the US. The Korean food company will begin opera...

Preparing fried chicken requires a simple, but laborious process: Placing pieces of chicken on dough and frying powder; putting them into an iron bas...

Plant-based food company Organica Corp. has attracted investment from China’s alternative investment firm CITIC Capital Holdings Ltd. This mark...

Orchestra Private Equity set up Orchestra Private Equity IV (OPE IV) to invest $32 million in Korea’s pizza chain operator Banolim Food Co. and...

South Korea’s major food company Pulmuone. Co. is slated to expand sales of its in-house developed meat alternatives in the US market. The food...

CJ Cheiljedang Corp. may overtake Daesang Corp.’s leadership in Korea’s packaged kimchi market for the first time in history. According t...

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast” is a famous quote attributed to the late management thinker Peter Drucker. Like most quotes from fam...

South Korea’s private equity (PE) firm Hahn & Co. has acquired a controlling 53% stake in Namyang Dairy Products, acquiring all shares owne...

For the past 18 years I have worked in East Asia, four of them here in Korea and the last ten for the Swiss national trade and investment agency calle...

SK Inc., the holding and investment company of SK Group, South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate, has acquired a 70% stake in Yposkesi, a Fren...

South Korea-based confectionery Orion Corp. has set up a plant in India, the second-most populous country in the world, to respond quickly to local m...

South Korea-based Daesang Corp. plans to beef up investment in Indonesia as part of its strategy to foster future growth drivers and to tap into the ...

South Korean startups are at the forefront of the Korean food export boom as they boost global awareness of popular dishes such as spicy fermented ca...

Once derided as a tomb for the self-employed due to cut-throat competition, fried chicken franchises in South Korea have emerged as a main beneficiar...