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Korean food Korean food makers set sights on Europe with vegan, sugar-free offerings

PARIS – South Korean food companies such as Pulmuone Corp., Lotte Wellfood Co., Ottogi Corp. and Maeil Dairies Co. are gearing up for their ex...

Korean food Mom's Touch to enter Laos in 2025

South Korean homegrown burger and chicken brand Mom's Touch & Co. said on Wednesday that it signed a master franchise agreement with Laos-based ...

Beauty & Cosmetics S.Korea's Vegan J. enters Amazon USA

South Korean eco-friendly cosmetic brand Vegan J. announced on Friday that it sells its products on Amazon, the largest e-commerce platform in the U...

Korean food Mom's Touch adds two new restaurants in Mongolia

South Korean homegrown burger and chicken brand Mom's Touch & Co. announced on Friday that it has recently opened its sixth and seventh stores i...

Food & Beverage Mom's Touch opens new flagship store in Myeongdong

South Korean homegrown burger and chicken brand Mom's Touch & Co. announced on Tuesday that it opened a new flagship store in Myeongdong, Jung-g...

Economy Burger, chicken franchises raise prices after elections

Fried chicken and hamburger franchises in South Korea have sharply bumped up their food prices following the parliamentary elections last week as th...

Food & Beverage 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 am...

Korean games Burger Please!, world’s third-most downloaded app in 2023

A hyper-casual game developed by South Korea’s fledgling gaming publisher Supercent was the world’s third-most downloaded newly launched...

Food & Beverage 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...

Beauty & Cosmetics Korean vegan makeup brand Dear Dahlia on the market

Dear Dahlia, a South Korean vegan makeup brand that operates around 300 stores across the globe, has been put on for sale for more than 100 billion ...

Food & Beverage Mom's Touch Tokyo pop-up store visitors exceed 30,000

South Korean homegrown burger and chicken brand Mom's Touch & Co. announced on Friday its pop-up store in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan successfully con...

Food & Beverage Spicy food craze sweeps South Korea

South Korea, famous for the spicy kick in its cuisine, is going the extra mile to turn the nation red hot with extremely spicy food, believed by Kor...

Food & Beverage CJ launches new vegan dumplings in UK, Australia, Singapore

South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. has rolled out new vegan dumplings with tray packages in the UK, Australia, and Singapore. They are des...

Food & Beverage Mom's Touch to open pop-up store in Tokyo

South Korean homegrown burger and chicken brand Mom's Touch & Co. on Wednesday announced that it plans to open its first overseas pop-up store "...

Food & Beverage McDonald’s to increase locations by 25% in S.Korea by 2030

McDonald’s Corp., the world’s top fast-food restaurant operator, is set to increase the number of its locatons in South Korea by 25% to ...

Food & Beverage US burger chain Five Guys to launch in South Korea on June 26

The American burger chain Five Guys, which has attracted keen interest in South Korea for its service and prices even before its entry into the coun...

Retail Lotte considering opening In-N-Out Burger stores in S.Korea

One of US' leading burger brands, In-N-Out, is considering entering the South Korean market. After recently opening a pop-up store in Seoul, the bur...

Food & Beverage CJ CheilJedang releases Buddhist temple-style vegan dumplings

South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. has rolled out Buddhist temple-style dumplings without meat and the five vegetables banned in Buddhism ...

Food & Beverage CJ Haechandle Gochujang acquires Europe's V-Label

CJ CheilJedang Corp.'s flagship fermented food brand Haechandle Gochujang (hot pepper paste) is set to expand into the global market, backed by its ...

Food & Beverage US burger giant Five Guys set for June S.Korea debut

Five Guys, one of the top three burger brands in the US, will open in June its first branch in South Korea in Seoul’s posh Gangnam District. W...

Debt financing Affinity refinances $130 mn debt as Burger King sale delayed

Affinity Equity Partners has refinanced 170 billion won ($130 million) in debt borrowed to acquire Burger King’s operations in South Korea and...

Food & Beverage PAG joins race to buy Korean burger chain Mom's Touch

Pacific Alliance Group (PAG), a Hong Kong-based alternative investment firm, joined the bidding on Jan. 10 to acquire a 100% stake in South Korean h...

Food & Beverage Lotteria launches renewed soybean-based meat burger

Lotteria, South Korea's fast food franchise run by Lotte GRS, launched "Ria Miracle Burger II" with 100% plant-based patties using soy protein.It is...

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...

Food & Beverage CJ CheilJedang sells 3 million units of vegan food just 10 months after launch

The plant-based food brand PlantTable of Korean food and biotech giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. has seen three million units in cumulative sales since i...

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...

Food & Beverage Lotte Chilsung to tie up with startups for vegan drinks

South Korea’s Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co. is set to start the vegan business along with local startups as veganism, or the practice of abstain...

Beauty & Cosmetics Korean beauty brands rush for vegan certification

As more consumers seek out eco-friendly products, a growing number of South Korean cosmetics brands are in a hurry to be certified as vegan.With lab...

Food & Beverage Ottogi launches vegan tuna on rising demand for plant-based alternatives

Veganism is one of the hottest buzzwords in the food and beverage industry this year. F&B juggernauts are racing to win the hearts and tast...

Mergers & Acquisitions McDonald’s to sell Korea operation, heating up burger M&As

McDonald’s Corp., the world’s top fast-food restaurant operator, is seeking to sell its South Korean business, heating up the mergers an...