Soju: Well-known Korean alcoholic beverage

The Korean alcoholic beverage that foreigners are most familiar with is Soju, according to the Korean Food Promotion Institution. The institution re...

Daesang's spicy rice cake project launches two products

With tteokbokki (spicy rice cake) drawing attention at home and abroad amid a South Korean food craze worldwide, domestic food company Daesang Corp....

CJ CheilJedang divests Chinese subsidiary Jixiangju for $235 mn

South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Monday that it has completely sold its ownership stake in its Chinese food subsidiary, Jix...

S.Korea’s aid service Boram Group enters companion animal market

South Korea’s Boram Group, whose main affiliate is an aid company, has entered the companion animal market.  Affiliates Boram Sangjo and ...

Korea's Daesang begins production of sugar alternative allulose

South Korean food maker Daesang Corp. has started operations of the country’s largest facility for the production of allulose, a low-calorie s...

NKMax to supply health functional food to Chinese company

South Korean natural killer cell drug maker NKMax Co. announced in a regulatory filing on Friday that it has signed a supply contract with China's S...

Why do so many S.Korean innovators bow out following success?

Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of the global luxury goods leader LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, is well known for sporting a full head of...

Nongshim, the ‘Parasite’ food maker, aims big in US

Nongshim Co., South Korea’s largest instant noodle maker, is a beneficiary of the success of the Oscar-winning film Parasite as well as the ou...

S.Korea’s petrochemical players boost plastic container recycling

South Korea's major petrochemical companies have entered the sector for 100% recycled plastic containers through cooperation with food and cosmetics...

CJ CheilJedang simplifies organizational structure in global push

CJ CheilJedang Corp., the South Korean food giant with more than 200 operations worldwide, has streamlined its organizational structure to facilitat...

S.Korea's E-mart24 opens 3rd branch in Singapore

South Korea’s convenience store chain E-mart24 has opened its third store in Singapore featuring the city-state's hawker culture, aiming for l...

Naver Webtoon promotes K-ramen in Bangkok via pop-up store

South Korea's Naver Webtoon, along with major domestic players in the food industry, on Tuesday said it joined in Bangkok, Thailand, Boggle Boggle K...

Samyang Foods Group rebrands as Samyang Roundsquare

South Korea's food-oriented Samyang Foods Group said on Monday it rebranded the group and the holding company Samyang Naturals Co.'s name as Samyang...

Innocean opens K-ramen pop-up store in Bangkok

Innocean, a Hyundai Motor Group-affiliated advertising agency, announced on Wednesday that it has opened a South Korean ramen pop-up store in Bangko...

S.Korea's Samyang Foods promotes Buldak Ramen in Hanoi

Samyang Foods Co., South Korea's leading food manufacturer, announced on Friday that it opened a promotional booth at the "K-Food Festival" held at ...

Yanolja looks to triple foreign visitors to Korea with K-culture tours

South Korea’s top travel and accommodation platform Yanolja Co. aims to nearly treble the number of foreign tourists to the country through it...

S.Korea's Daesang acquires US food company Lucky Foods

Daesang Corporation, a South Korean manufacturer of food and pharmaceutical ingredients, announced on Monday that it has acquired the US food compan...

KT's dietary management solution passes AI quality test

A South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) solution that analyzes and presents information on the type and nutritional content of food after a us...

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 ...

CJ dreams to build new kingdom in US with massive investment

CJ Group, a major South Korean conglomerate with a wide range of businesses spanning everything from food to bio, livestock feed, logistics, enterta...

Cellid applies for Phase 3 clinical trials in S.Korea for COVID-19 vaccine

South Korean bio-venture Cellid Co. announced on Tuesday that it has applied for the clinical Phase 3 trial of the COVID-19 Omicron variant-specific...

CJ Bioscience conducts paid-in capital increase of $50 mn

South Korea's CJ Bioscience Inc., a pharmaceutical company specializing in intestinal microorganisms called microbiomes, will conduct a paid-in capi...

S.Korea’s popular donut brand Knotted to enter US market

South Korean lifestyle hospitality startup Good Food For Good (GFFG) announced on Wednesday a strategic plan called "New GFFG 2.0." The plan aims to...

SK Chemicals, Comex jointly develop eco-friendly food storage containers

South Korea's SK Chemicals announced on Monday the launch of "Eco Clear," an airtight container developed in collaboration with Comex Industrial Co....

CJ CheilJedang plans to globalize Korean street food

South Korea's food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. is set to launch a range of Korean street food as new products, aiming for global expansion. The compa...

K-beef targets global halal market through exports to Malaysia

Korean beef is making its entry into the global halal food market, starting with Malaysia. South Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affa...

Coupang reports third profitable quarter in a row

South Korea’s Coupang Inc. on Wednesday reported three quarters of consecutive profits, calming investors' concerns about its cumulative ...

Samyang Foods aims to grow Buldak sauce into $75 mn brand

South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. announced on Monday that it will strengthen its sauce business centered around its popular Buldak (hot chicken flavo...

POSCO International aims to join Top 10 global food enterprise

POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc. , has unveiled an ...

CJ CheilJedang launches Cuisine.K project

South Korea's largest food company CJ CheilJedang Corp., announced on Tuesday the launch of "Cuisine.K," a project aimed at discovering and nurturin...