Korea's coffee war pits shop against shop as prices plunge

Korea is a major battleground for smaller coffee chains.

2023-01-17

Korea's coffee imports jump 45.1 percent in 2022

Korea's imports of coffee soared nearly 45.1 percent in the first 11 months of 2022 from a year earlier on its growing popularity here, data showed Monday.

2023-01-09

[THINK ENGLISH] 최정화의 최근 전시에서 커피 캡슐이 새 생명을 찾다

While coffee capsules offer convenience they come with the issue of excess packaging. In an attempt to give these aluminum capsules a new breath of life, as well as pursue sustainability in a different light, Nespresso Korea presents an art...

2022-12-23

Coffee capsules find 'new life' in Choi Jeong-hwa's latest exhibit

While coffee capsules offer convenience they come with the issue of excess packaging. In an attempt to give these aluminum capsules a new breath of life, as well as pursue sustainability in a different light, Nespresso Korea presents an art...

2022-12-15

Dong Suh’s coffee mix sells millions

Dong Suh Foods Corporation’s Maxim Supreme Gold, a premium coffee mix, was introduced in August this year, selling over 230 million cups during the first month after its launch.

2022-11-28

Cafe Show Seoul

Visitors take a look at the tea and coffee products on display at the Cafe Show Seoul 2022 held at Coex, southern Seoul, on Wednesday. The event, participated in by 627 companies from 35 different countries, runs until ...

2022-11-23

[WHY] How Korean coffee mixes became an everyday staple

Two miners survived for nine days in a collapsed zinc mine in Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang, with 30 packs of instant coffee mix as their only source of food.

2022-11-12

More waste

Disposable cups used at 14 coffee franchise and four fast food restaurants amounted to some 1 billion in 2021 — a significant increase from the average annual disposable cups of 780 million that had been used between 2017 and 2019.

2022-09-13

Ediya Coffee to open store in Guam in December

Ediya Coffee, Korea's third-largest coffee franchise by sales, said Wednesday it will open a store in Guam in December in the latest move to seek growth beyond the saturated Korean coffee market.

2022-08-24

Starbucks Korea recalls formaldehyde-fused bags

Starbucks is voluntarily recalling its formaldehyde-fused bags, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

2022-08-11

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