Organic food chain Chorocmaeul up for sale amid liquidity woes

Organic food chain Chorocmaeul up for sale amid liquidity woes

Financial investors in Chorocmaeul Co., a South Korean organic food store chain, are seeking to sell the management control of the company, which re...

CJ CheilJedang to open $72 million dumpling plant in Japan

CJ CheilJedang to open $72 million dumpling plant in Japan

South Korea’s largest food company, CJ CheilJedang Corp., is shifting into high gear in its global expansion with a 100 billion won ($72 milli...

CJ CheilJedang's Sobaba Chicken enters US, Japan

CJ CheilJedang's Sobaba Chicken enters US, Japan

South Korea's CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Wednesday its frozen fried chicken Sobaba Chicken entered Costco stores in the US and Japan.Sobaba Chicke...

Frozen kimbap market emerges as new K-food battlefield

Frozen kimbap market emerges as new K-food battlefield

South Korean fishery processing and seafood major Sajo Daerim Corp. has forayed into the frozen kimbap market, becoming a new big player in the coun...

CJ's Bibigo Gimbap enters Australian Woolworths stores

CJ's Bibigo Gimbap enters Australian Woolworths stores

South Korea's food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Sunday that it released its Bibigo frozen Gimbap products at Woolworths, Australia's numb...

After frozen Kimbap craze, here comes Korean street food

After frozen Kimbap craze, here comes Korean street food

It all began in August, when hundreds of tons of frozen South Korean kimbap, or seaweed-wrapped rice rolls, sold out within a month of their arrival...

CJ CheilJedang to boost K-Street Food exports

CJ CheilJedang to boost K-Street Food exports

Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. is seeing major success with its "K-Street Food" line, a selection of iconic Korean street snacks with global...

CJ CheilJedang’s frozen rice sales surpass $74 mn in US

CJ CheilJedang’s frozen rice sales surpass $74 mn in US

South Korean food company CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Monday the cumulative sales of its frozen rice products produced and sold in the United ...

Allgot’s frozen kimbap to hit Costco shelves in US in H1, 2024

Allgot’s frozen kimbap to hit Costco shelves in US in H1, 2024

South Korean food company Allgot Co.’s frozen kimbap, which sold out immediately after landing in the US about two months ago, is on another r...

Pulmuone launches unmanned instant cooking vending machine

Pulmuone launches unmanned instant cooking vending machine

South Korean food company Pulmuone announced on Tuesday that it developed an advanced robotic vending machine capable of preparing hot meals on dema...

Seoul, Washington seek to release $7 bn Iranian funds frozen in S.Korea

Seoul, Washington seek to release $7 bn Iranian funds frozen in S.Korea

South Korea and the US are discussing ways to release $7 billion worth of Iranian funds held in the Asian country as Seoul and Washington seek to im...

CJ CheilJedang builds world's biggest frozen pizza plant in US

CJ CheilJedang builds world's biggest frozen pizza plant in US

South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. built the world's largest frozen pizza plant in the US to overtake Nestle on the related American marke...

S.Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis drops IPO on weak demand

S.Korean grocery delivery platform Oasis drops IPO on weak demand

Oasis Corp., a South Korean grocery delivery platform, decided to withdraw its local initial public offering plan on Feb. 13 amid tepid interest fro...

7-Eleven shows off first realistic metaverse store at CES 2023

7-Eleven shows off first realistic metaverse store at CES 2023

Convenience store franchiser 7-Eleven said on Tuesday that it would display a new concept metaverse store for the first time in the industry toget...

Kurly enters Singapore grocery market, targeting SE Asia

Kurly enters Singapore grocery market, targeting SE Asia

South Korea’s Kurly Inc., the operator of grocery delivery service Market Kurly, made inroads into Singapore with an aim to expand its busines...

Unison Capital set to buy Korean OEM dumpling producer

Unison Capital set to buy Korean OEM dumpling producer

South Korean private equity firm Unison Capital is set to acquire a majority stake in South Korea's leading frozen food company, well known for its ...

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