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NPS overweight in beauty, food; chases APR, Samwha higher
APR factory in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province The National Pension Service (NPS) has raised its bets on South Korean beauty and…
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Lotte Mart renewed Hanoi Store as K-food special
South Korea’s Lotte Mart said on Thursday it renewed its Hanoi Center store into a grocery specialty outlet, catering to…
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CJ CheilJedang hosts K-food competition in China
South Korea’s CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Thursday that it organized the CJ Challenge Live Competition at the 2024 K-Food…
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S.Korea’s consumer goods exports to top $100 bn in 2024: KOTRA
Korean food exporter’s booth at Thaipex, F&B expo in Thailand (Courtesy of GS25) South Korea is projected to reap more…
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CJ CheilJedang opens Bibigo store on Amazon Germany
South Korea’s CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Tuesday that it launched the Korean food (K-food) brand Bibigo’s store on Amazon…
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Affinity to buy Korea’s No. 2 car leasing firm for $591 mn
A SK Rent-a-Car branch for leasing used cars (Courtesy of SK) Affinity Equity Partners will buy a 100% stake in…
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S.Korean companies open K-food section at Amazon
South Korean small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will showcase Korean food (K-food) on Amazon, the world’s largest e-commerce platform, the…
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Frozen kimbap market emerges as new K-food battlefield
Allgot’s frozen kimbap South Korean fishery processing and seafood major Sajo Daelim Corp. has forayed into the frozen kimbap market,…
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Korean food firms chase sizzling K-food demand with expansion
Nongshim booth at Korea Expo 2024 in Paris on May 24, 2024 (Courtesy of News1 Korea) South Korean food companies…
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Affinity fails in Lock&Lock tender offer; eyes equity swap
Lock&Lock’s food storage containers (Courtesy of Lock&Lock) Hong Kong-based Affinity Equity Partners is planning for an equity swap between its…
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Seaweed, dubbed ‘Korea’s black semiconductor,’ powers its economy
Korean food at Lotte Mart’s Gandaria City Mall hypermarket Dried seaweed, widely used to make kimbap, or seaweed-wrapped rice rolls,…
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Samyang tops Korean ramen makers by market cap, beating Nongshim
Samyang Foods’ Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, or buldak-bokkeum-myeon (Courtesy of News1) South Korean food maker Samyang Foods Co., globally renowned…
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Affinity extends tender offer for food container maker Lock&Lock
Lock&Lock’s food storage containers (Photo captured from Lock&Lock’s website) Hong Kong-based Affinity Equity Partners is set to extend its tender…
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Nongshim to open store at Leclerc, Carrefour; expands plant in US
Nongshim’s flagship Shin Ramyun displayed on an advertisement board at a bus stop in the Netherlands Nongshim Co., a leading…
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CJ CheilJedang profit beats forecast on overseas business
Golf fans enjoy K-food at a Bibigo booth at the CJ Cup, a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour,…
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Korean food fans pick soju, bibimbap as their favorites
Jinro Chamisul Soju, the top soju by sales in South Korea (Courtesy of Hitejinro) South Korea’s soju and bibimbap are…
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Samsung Welstory completes new Vietnam logistics center
South Korean food and beverage company Samsung Welstory announced on Thursday that it completed a new logistics center with a…
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CJ’s Bibigo bolsters sports marketing with PGA tours
Scottie Scheffler celebrates with the trophy after winning a PGA tournament on April 22, 2024 Scottie Scheffler, a top-ranked American…
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Korea’s Lotte sells Lotte Glory Properties Shenyang amid US-China dispute
A Lotte hypermarket in China South Korea’s retail giant Lotte Group has signed a deal to sell a theme park…
