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Food & Beverage
Heads of S.Korea's chicken chains promoting expansion abroad
The CEOs of South Korea's top three fried chicken franchises are promoting their brands overseas based on the judgement that growth will stagnate if...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Samyang’s Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen sales exceed 5 bn
South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. announced on Friday that the cumulative sales of ramen with its Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, or Buldak-bokkeum-myeon br...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Goobne Chicken signs franchise contract with Texas-based company
Goobne Chicken, an oven-baked chicken brand operated by GN Food Corporation of South Korea, announced on Thursday that it had signed a master franch...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea's Harim launches street food brand Melting Piece
South Korea's leading poultry processing firm, Harim Co., announced on Thursday the launch of its new street food brand, Melting Piece, in response ...
Mar 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Kyochon F&B opens new store at Kuala Lumpur Airport
South Korea's fried chicken chain Kyochon F&B is spreading its wings in Malaysia, where it has recently opened a new store at the bustling Kuala...
Mar 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Kyochon sets sights on Western expansion with Canadian franchise deal
Kyochon F&B, the operator of South Korea's premier fried chicken brand Kyochon Chicken, said on Tuesday that it has secured a master franchise a...
Feb 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Fried chicken chain bhc opens first US store in LA
South Korea’s No. 2 fried chicken brand bhc Group on Monday said it opened its first store in North America on Friday at the Original Farmers ...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
K-chicken chain Kyochon signs MOU with Taiwanese food conglomerate
Kyochon F&B, the company operating Kyochon Chicken, said on Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding for a master franchise agree...
Jan 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
E-Mart enters Singapore with two corner shops selling K-food
South Korea’s largest supermarket chain E-Mart Inc. has become the first Korean company that has launched a convenience store in Singapore.The...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Mom's Touch opens 2nd restaurant in Bangkok
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 c...
Dec 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
K-chicken chain BB.Q opens second restaurant in New York
BB.Q Chicken, the country’s leading franchise, said on Friday it opened its second restaurant in Manhattan on Dec.1. This restaurant is BB.Q...
Dec 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
South Korean burger franchise Lotteria looks to the US for expansion
South Korea’s fast food franchise Lotteria is planning to enter the United States, home to the world’s best-known burger franchises.&nbs...
Nov 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
K-chicken chain BB.Q foresees stores quadrupling in N.America
Gourmands in North America will be able to enjoy South Korean fried chicken more conveniently as BB.Q Chicken, the country’s leading franchise...
Aug 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
CJ CheilJedang posts record-high operating profit in Q2
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. logged record-high quarterly operating profit in the second quarter of 2022 amid the growing popularity...
Aug 09, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Harim seeks Genofocus purchase to enter biotechnology business
Harim Co., South Korea’s top poultry processing company, is seeking to acquire Genofocus Inc., a Kosdaq-listed industrial and pharmaceutical e...
Aug 08, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Samyang Foods' Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen sales surpass 4 bn
Samyang Foods Co. announced Monday it has sold more than 4 billion packets of its uber-popular Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, or buldak-bokkeum-myeon, to...
Aug 02, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Chicken startup shakes up crowded market with robotic arms
Preparing fried chicken requires a simple, but laborious process: Placing pieces of chicken on dough and frying powder; putting them into an iron ba...
Feb 22, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Hawaiians, tourists to enjoy BB.Q’s signature K-chicken
BB.Q Chicken has brought its Korean fried chicken to Hawaii, one of the world’s top tropical resort destinations, as it aims to raise its bran...
Nov 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate bonds
Korea’s Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen maker to issue first bond
South Korea’s Samyang Foods Co., the maker of the Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, plans to issue its first corporate bonds ever as it is expanding b...
Nov 10, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Fried chicken chain BHC to pay $255 mn for Outback Steakhouse Korea
South Korea’s No. 2 fried chicken brand BHC Group is set to spend $255 million to acquire the Korean operations of Outback Steakhouse, an Aust...
Sep 23, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
Fried chicken chain BHC set to acquire Outback Steakhouse Korea
South Korea’s second-largest fried chicken brand BHC Group has been named the preferred negotiator to acquire a 100% stake in the Korean opera...
Jul 20, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Nongshim to launch Shin Ramyun fried noodles
South Korea’s top instant noodle maker Nongshim Co. is adding another product range under its world-famous Shin Ramyun brand: fried noodles. N...
Jul 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Fried chicken chain bids for Outback Steakhouse Korea
South Korea's No. 2 fried chicken brand BHC Group has submitted a binding offer for the domestic operations of Outback Steakhouse, an Australian-the...
Jun 25, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Kyochon F&B, Galadari tie-up brings Korean fried chicken to Middle East
South Korea's No. 1 fried chicken brand Kyochon F&B has inked a master franchise agreement with Dubai-based franchise operator Galadari Brothers...
Apr 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Korean fried chicken brand reports all-time high earnings in 2020
South Korea's No. 1 fried chicken brand Kyochon F&B reported all-time high earnings last year, with its franchise restaurant outlets pulling in ...
Feb 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Korea’s fried chicken brands fly high on food delivery boom
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 beneficia...
Dec 30, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
Ontario Teachers invests in Korean fried chicken brand valued at $1.7 bn
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) has agreed to invest 300 billion won ($275 million) in South Korea’s leading fried chicken brand B...
Dec 16, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Global NAND market in game of chicken as Samsung ups ante
Samsung Electronics Co. is upping the ante to extend its leadership in the memory chip sector with a vow to invest heavily in the NAND business next...
Dec 01, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Chicken stock Kyochon debuts at upper limit, allays IPO concerns
South Korea’s No. 1 fried chicken franchise operator Kyochon F&B debuted on the main bourse with its shares rising to the upper daily limit,...
Nov 12, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s No. 1 chicken franchise raises $8.2bn in subscriptions
South Korea’s No. 1 fried chicken franchise operator Kyochon F&B pulled in a staggering $8.2 billion in deposits during its two-day public s...
Nov 04, 2020 (Gmt+09:00)
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