Intelligentsia Coffee will serve up unique drinks for each store, CEO says

Intelligentsia Coffee CEO James McLaughlin says the prices of his brand's beverages reflect the elite experience in its coffee bars; unique and unrivaled.

2024-11-09

Coffee expo brews up business at Coex

A visitor looks at goods for sale at the a coffee industry expo at Coex in southern Seoul on Tuesday.

2024-11-06

Trouble brewing in coffee world as bean prices skyrocket

Climate change has taken a toll on coffee-producing regions, sending bean prices through the roof with no relief in sight.

2024-11-04

2024 Seoul Cafe & Baker Fair kicks off

An automatic drip coffee machine is demonstrated at a booth at the 2024 Seoul Cafe & Bakery Fair at the Seoul Trade Exhibition & Convention center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul, on Thursday.

2024-08-29

Hollys' first coffee shop in Japan a hit with locals

The Korean coffee chain's first store in Japan, located in the Namba Marui department store in Osaka, drew 60,000 customers in the first 100 days.

2024-08-26

Jollibee Foods acquires majority of Compose Coffee for $238 million

Jollibee Foods acquires 70% of Korea's Compose Coffee for $238 million, aiming to tap into Korea's fast-growing coffee market.

2024-07-03

Cafes nationwide top 100,000 to double convenience stores

A report by Statistics Korea showed that there were 100,729 coffee shops in the country as of late 2022, double that of convenience stores.

2024-07-01

Mega Coffee leads budget coffee chain growth in Korea with over 3,000 branches

The number of affordable coffee chains in Korea, such as Mega Coffee, Compose Coffee and Paikdabang, surged 37.3 percent to 5,285 stores in 2022 compared to the year before, according to the Fair Trade Commission on Sunday.

2024-06-30