Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

FTC considering sanctions on delivery platform Baemin over alleged unfair practices: Sources

he antitrust watchdog has begun procedures to impose sanctions on Baedal Minjok, or Baemin, one of the largest food delivery platforms in the country, over alleged unfair market practices.

2025-11-17

Baemin joins morning delivery race with 'Early Opening' as competition heats up

Competition in Korea’s early morning delivery market is heating up once again as e-commerce players like Naver and Baedal Minjok, or Baemin, join the fray, long dominated by Coupang and Kurly.

2025-06-26

Coupang Eats testing Baedal Minjok's dominance with free delivery, quicker service

Baedal Minjok, a food delivery app owned by Germany's Delivery Hero, has long dominated the Korean market, but an aggressive push by its rival Coupang Eats now threatens that supremacy.

2025-03-10

Baedal Minjok to lower restaurant fees starting next month

Baedal Minjok, Korea's leading food delivery app, will lower restaurant fees to implement a tiered commission system capped at 7.8 percent.

2025-01-08

Baedal Minjok, Yogiyo, Coupang Eats users rise 9 percent

The combined monthly active users of food delivery services Baedal Minjok, Coupang Eats, and Yogiyo reached 37.53 million.

2025-01-07

Homeplus hits the road with entry onto Baedal Minjok delivery platform

Hypermarket Homeplus is taking delivery orders through Baedal Minjok, with a unique feature allowing shoppers to select a time and date for delivery.

2024-12-03

Regulator to solve delivery platform fee issue if special committee doesn't: FTC chief

The government will legally intervene to resolve the issue of exorbitant commission fees levied by delivery platforms if the special committee assigned to the task does not pass a resolution within this month, the Fair Trade Commission Chairman said.

2024-10-06

As restaurants revolt over commission fees, delivery apps blame each other

Conflict continues to brew between restaurant owners and delivery platforms over high commission rates, with no clear-cut solution in sight.

2024-10-03

Woowa Brothers appoints Turkish delivery service founder as new CEO

Woowa Brothers, the operator of the food delivery platform Baedal Minjok, appointed the founder of a Turkish food delivery service as its new CEO.

2024-09-30

Same burger, two prices: Fast food delivery pricing schemes meet anger from consumers

Major fast food restaurants like McDonald's, Burger King and Lotteria have been introducing dual pricing, where the delivery menu prices are higher than the regular eat-in price.

2024-09-22