Tag: K-food

K-food

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Gimbap makes a U.S. comeback

CJ CheilJedang's Bibigo frozen gimbap (seaweed rice roll) sales in the United States rose 59 percent as Korean food demand rebounds.

2026.10.2

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K-food finds booming new market in Mongolia’s convenience stores

Korean food exports to Mongolia have surged as young consumers embrace convenience-store meals, snacks, beer and restaurant brands.

2026.9.1

K-culture boom, weak won fuel overseas demand for Korean products

Online direct sales to overseas consumers hit 1.2 trillion won, or $870 million, in the second quarter of the year, a 38 percent spike from last year.

2026.8.25

'The Korean Table' tells the 3,000-year story behind today’s global K-food boom

A new exhibition at the National Museum of Korea explores several millennia of Korean dining, from charred rice grains and royal banquets to ssam, seafood and the everyday habits that shaped modern K-food.

2026.7.3

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, left, holds a glass of beer with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at a Korean barbecue restaurant in western Seoul on June 5. [CHOI GI-UNG]

Huang's culinary crusade sets off sales frenzy for fried chicken, 'HBM' chips

The Nvidia CEO's Korea visit is driving sharp jumps in sales for fried chicken, banana milk and convenience store snacks.

2026.6.9

Seoul Food 2026 opens with focus on exports, global partnerships

The Seoul Food 2026 expo has brought together 1,800 companies from 49 countries to demonstrate the latest food industry trends and establish new business partnerships.

2026.6.9

The photo shows a sesame oil display at Lotte Mart branch in central Seoul. [YONHAP]

Open sesame

Korea’s sesame oil exports continued to rise this year driven by global popularity of K-food. Outbound shipments reached $6.14 million in the January-April period, up 37 percent from a year earlier, according to the Korea Customs Service on June 2.

2026.6.2

Dessert products are displayed at a dessert cafe fair held at Coex Magok in western Seoul on May 14. [YONHAP]

K-food industry posts $80 billion in production last year, exports remain strong

Korea’s food industry posted production worth nearly 120 trillion won ($80 billion) last year, driven by growth in the so-called care food and dessert segments. Exports of K-food products, namely ramyeon instant noodles, also remained strong.

2026.5.29

Ramyeon products are displayed at Emart24's store in Myeong-dong, Jung District, central Seoul, on March 16. [YONHAP]

'K-Food Plus' exports up nearly 5% at start of year: Ministry

Korea's exports of foodstuffs and agriculture-related products increased nearly 5 percent from a year earlier in the first four months of this year, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday.

2026.5.20

Foreign visitors take a look at Korean food products at a duty free store in central Seoul on July 18, 2025. [YONHAP]

Korean companies sign MOUs valued at $27 million during major K-food export fair in Seoul

Korean companies have signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) worth a combined $27 million with foreign buyers for exports of foodstuffs and agricultural goods at the country's biggest K-food export promotion fair last week.

2026.4.24

Tag: K-food

K-food

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