Food company Paldo said Monday it has partnered with K-pop boy band BTS to launch a new line of ramyeon products in the United States next week as part of its global expansion strategy.
Nongshim, Korea's leading instant noodle maker, said Wednesday it will establish a subsidiary in Russia in June as part of its strategy to expand into the Eurasian market.
The war in Iran, now into its fourth week, is taking a toll on businesses in Korea, with the fallout feeding into so-called warflation as food prices and living costs rise.
It started with gas stations. Now it may hit supermarkets. The fallout of the Iran war is inching closer to everyday life in Korea, with the production of staples such as ramyeon on the brink of catastrophic disruption if the Hormuz crisis drags on.
President Lee Jae Myung urged aides on Thursday to swiftly prepare a supplementary budget to help with economic recovery and people's livelihoods amid concerns over the repercussions of the intensifying Middle East crisis.
The government on Wednesday launched a task force to upgrade the country's food export strategy by capitalizing on the global attention to Korean culture, sources said.
Exports of instant noodles rose about 22 percent on-year to reach a new record in 2025 amid the global popularity of Korean cultural content, including the animated film "KPop Demon Hunters" (2025), data showed Sunday.
Entertainment agency The Black Label; the gat, or traditional Korean hat; and Samyang Foods Vice Chairman Kim Jung-soo were named winners at the 22nd Korea Image Awards hosted by the Corea Image Communication Institute (CICI).
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Samyang Foods will reintroduce a ramyeon fried in beef tallow for the first time in 36 years, launching a new product named “Samyang Ramen 1963” to commemorate the release of Korea’s first instant noodles.
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