The winter snack favorite is being hit by what Koreans are calling “bung-flation” — a combination of bungeoppang and inflation.
Move over, sushi. There's a new "fish" omakase in town — bungeoppang (fish-shaped pastry) in a five-course menu and a free side of mingling with strangers for a night out like no other.
A Choco Pie and a Custard snack worth a combined 1,050 won (about 75 cents) are at the center of a contentious legal battle that has drawn comparisons to "Les Misérables" (1862).
Orion recalls all 'Cham Carp Cakes' due to mold reports, affecting products made before July 23, valued at around 1.5 billion won ($1.1 million).
Exports of Korean snacks and beverages have risen sharply last year, driven by the growing global popularity of Korean cuisine, government data showed Wednesday.
Orion and Haitai Foods raised the prices of chocolate-based snacks by as much as 20 percent as the the cost of cocoa continues to soar.
Pepero Day, celebrated on November 11, involves gifting Lotte Wellfood's chocolate-covered snacks.
CU opened a Snack & Ramyun Library, a new convenience store specializing in snacks and ramyeon, at Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 on Wednesday.
Sales of Orion’s Custard cream cake snack have been halted and boxes are being recalled after reports of contamination with bacteria that cause food poisoning, the Food Ministry announced Wednesday.
Korea's exports for gim, or dried seaweed, surpassed the 1 trillion won ($770 million) mark for the first time following the rising demand from emerging markets.
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