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Food & Beverage Korean bakery giant SPC to build $160 mn US plant as tariff war escalates

SPC Group, the operator of South Korea’s largest bakery chain Paris Baguette as well as Paris Croissant, SPL, Dunkin and SPC GFS, is building ...

Food & Beverage Paris Baguette partners with Tottenham Hotspur

South Korean bakery brand Paris Baguette, operated by SPC Group, said on Wednesday it partnered with Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspu...

Food & Beverage SPC to establish bakery plant in Texas

South Korea's SPC Group, the operator of the bakery franchise Paris Baguette said on Thursday it plans to build a plant in the City of Burleson, Joh...

Food & Beverage S.Korea's SPC Samlip launches B2B brand 'Yaam'

SPC Samlip Corp., a subsidiary of South Korea’s food and bakery giant SPC Group, announced Wednesday that it has launched a B2B solutions bran...

Food & Beverage SPC shares Korean bakery know-how with Mongolian biz leaders

South Korea's SPC Group said on Monday that Mongolian government officials and local business leaders visited Passion5 in Hannam-dong, Seoul, last F...

Food & Beverage Paris Baguette to enter Thailand, Brunei, Laos

South Korean bakery brand Paris Baguette, operated by SPC Group, said on Wednesday it will enter Thailand, Brunei, and Laos.SPC signed a master fran...

Robotics HL to acquire French parking robot firm Stanley Robotics for $24 million

HL Group, the construction-to-auto parts conglomerate in South Korea, will acquire the world’s sole outdoor self-driving parking robot-produci...

Food & Beverage 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 bra...

Food & Beverage 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 operatin...

Automobiles Renault Korea changes emblem

Renault Korea has changed its emblem from the Eye of the Typhoon, used since its days as Samsung Motors, to the company's global emblem, the Losange...

Energy KOWEPO, France EDF to collaborate for UAE solar projects

Korea Western Power Co. (KOWEPO) announced on Friday that it has signed a United Arab Emirates (UAE) Khazna 1.5 GW Solar Project Bid Joint Developme...

Automobiles Renault to invest $523 mn to build green car hub in Korea

Renault Korea Motors Co., grappling with a protracted slump without new releases, plans to invest more than 700 billion won ($523 million) by 2027 t...

Retail Chanel halts boutique operation over Gucci pop-up store

French luxury brand Chanel abruptly suspended the operation of its boutique in the section of high-end brands within Galleria Department Store in an...

Food & Beverage 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 st...

Korean food Paris Baguette opens first store in Hawaii

Paris Baguette, the bakery franchise owned by South Korea's SPC Group, announced on Monday that it opened its first store in Hawaii, the US. The s...

Food & Beverage 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...

Electric vehicles Hyundai's Kona included on French EV subsidy eligibility list

Hyundai Motor Co.'s sports utility vehicle Kona is the only Korean EV included on a list of 78 electric vehicle models eligible for French subsidies...

Food & Beverage CJ Foodville attracts $54 mn investment from Arges PE

CJ Foodville, the food service subsidiary of South Korea's CJ Group and the operator of bakery brand Tous les Jours announced on Thursday that it at...

Tech, Media & Telecom Samsung’s Harman to buy French audio software firm FLUX::

Harman Professional Solutions, a professional sound system unit under Samsung Electronics Co.'s wholly owned Harman International, has agreed to acq...

Food & Beverage SPC Samlip partners with H Mart to enter US market

SPC Samlip Corp, a unit of South Korea’s food and bakery giant SPC Group, announced on Thursday it signed a business agreement with H Mart, th...

Retail Louis Vuitton to launch fourth pop-up restaurant in Seoul

The French luxury brand Louis Vuitton will open a pop-up restaurant in South Korea. This is the fourth one since May this year.According to company ...

Korean food Tous Les Jours opens first store in Canada

CJ Foodville, the food subsidiary of South Korea's CJ Group, announced on Tuesday its bakery chain brand Tous Les Jours has opened its first store i...

Food & Beverage Paris Baguette to enter Middle Eastern halal market

Paris Baguette, the bakery franchise owned by South Korea's SPC Group, said on Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with UAE-b...

Korean food Tous Les Jours overseas stores surpass 400

CJ Foodville, the food subsidiary of South Korea's CJ Group, announced on Tuesday that its bakery brand Tous Les Jours has expanded its global footp...

Food & Beverage CJ Foodville to invest $37 mn to build bakery plant in US

Tous les Jours, the bakery brand under South Korea's CJ Foodville, unveiled plans on Tuesday to invest over 50 billion won ($37 million) in its firs...

Electric vehicles France’s new EV subsidy bill may violate Korea-EU FTA: KITA

The South Korean auto industry has called for an amendment in France’s new subsidy policy for electric vehicle purchases after voicing concern...

Beauty & Cosmetics S.Korean cosmetics overtake French as top imports in Japan

South Korean cosmetics topped the Japanese import market for the first time in 2022, surpassing French brands, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported Thursd...

Retail Goyard bags high on SE Asians’ shopping list in S.Korea

Goyard outlets in Seoul bustled with shoppers on Friday, especially from Southeast Asia, looking for the French luxury brand’s popular bags: G...

Arts Hanwha to turn Seoul landmark into modern art hub

Standing 249 meters (817 feet) high, 63 SQUARE, well known as the 63 Building to older generations, was once the tallest building in Seoul until it ...

Batteries Lotte Materials invests in French silicon cathode materials startup

Lotte Energy Materials Corp., formerly Iljin Materials and now a copper foil manufacturing subsidiary of South Korea's Lotte Chemical Corp., on Sund...