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Regulatory issues weigh on Kyochon Chicken as brand struggles to regain ground

Kyochon Chicken, once the leader in Korea’s fried chicken industry, now finds itself under intense scrutiny as regulators pursue criminal charges over alleged unfair practices while customers bristle at a new exclusive deal with Baedal Minjok.

2025-07-02

Kyochon Chicken may wing its way to Baemin only in delivery app shake-up

Kyochon Chicken may disappear from Coupang Eats as early as next month under a sweeping new exclusivity deal with rival delivery giant Baemin.

2025-06-26

Genesis BBQ marks 30th anniversary with FC Barcelona ticket giveaway

Friend chicken franchise Genesis BBQ is celebrating 30 years of serving up chicken by handing out 30,000 tickets to the FC Barcelona game in western Seoul in July, through promotional events on its app and Instagram.

2025-06-10

Daegu to dish out chicken, beer and beats at this year’s Chimac Festival

Daegu will host its annual Chimac Festival from July 2 to 6 at Duryu Park, featuring chicken, beer, themed zones and "water concerts" as the city aims to expand the event’s global reach.

2025-05-25

Gov't partially lifts ban on Brazilian chicken imports amid avian influenza outbreak

Korea's fried chicken franchises can breathe a sigh of relief as the government decided to partially lift its ban on Brazilian chicken imports, allowing shipments from regions unaffected by avian influenza.

2025-05-23

Genesis BBQ to fire up fryers in 8 Chinese cities with new deal

The Korean franchise Genesis BBQ is launching new bb.q Chicken branches in eight major Chinese cities this year, aiming to push into the world's second-most populous market after such efforts petered out nearly a decade ago.

2025-05-20

Brazil's avian flu outbreak puts local poultry industry on high alert

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at poultry farms in Brazil, which supplies over 80 percent of Korea’s imported chicken, has triggered alarm in the chicken and food service industries.

2025-05-19

Crunch time for Korean fried chicken as franchises return to where it all started

Korea's leading fried chicken franchise, BHC, has released the KwaSakKing, a reinvention of the plain original that started the craze.

2025-04-22

Owner of 'commie chicken' joint apologizes after drawing online right's ire for sign celebrating Yoon's ouster

A franchise fried chicken restaurant owner issued an apology after displaying a message celebrating the Constitutional Court’s decision to remove former President Yoon Suk Yeol from office.

2025-04-09

South Korea arrests cargo vessel captain for smuggling 450 tons of meat into North Korea

South Korean authorities have arrested the captain of a foreign cargo vessel on charges of illegally attempting to deliver hundreds of tons of meat to North Korea, in what officials described as a serious violation of inter-Korean trade laws.

2025-04-08