The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced a target of $14 billion in food and related exports by targeting emerging markets, while also revitalizing the rice-growing industry.
The globalization of Korean food isn’t about asserting its excellence but about its accessibility. We should embrace reinterpretations of Korean food as a form of homage.
K-food exports reached a record $13.03 billion in the past year, marking a 6.1% increase. Key items included ramyeon, snacks, drinks, coffee, and kimchi.
Baedal Minjok, Korea's leading food delivery app, will lower restaurant fees to implement a tiered commission system capped at 7.8 percent.
Nineteen soldiers contracted norovirus — a virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea — after consuming kimchi, according to Incheon Metropolitan City’s Institute of Health and Environment on Friday.
The global food price index reached a 19-month high at 127.5 in November, prompting expectations of rising food and restaurant prices in the upcoming year.
High temperatures have led to a 14% rise in strawberry prices.
Market Kurly's annual food festival in Seoul showcases 230 food brands, offering early morning deliveries and samples. The event, themed 'Merry Kurlysmas,' expects more than 30,000 visitors.
The food safety ministry said worker error is suspected to have caused the recent mixing of cleaning solution in some Maeil Dairies' milk products, requesting a one-month business suspension on the company's plant responsible for the incident.
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