Korea’s Sik Mul Sung launches second branch of vertical farm café

The expansion of the concept suggests commercial opportunities for urban farming Seoul-based Sik Mul Sung launched its second branch of vertical farm café in Incheon. In 2022, Sik Mul Sung introduced a new hospitality format with its Seoul-based vertical farm café. Following the success of its...

Korean Society of Ginseng confirms effects of red ginseng in prevention and improvement of dementia

The research results showed that the group consuming ginseng exhibited higher episodic memory scores (EMS) Through continuous research, the secrets of ginseng, a representative medicinal herb of Korea, are being revealed, showcasing its efficacy. Recently, studies demonstrating the effects of co...

South Korea’s Food Science develops world's first hangover drink with protein blowfish

The company was selected as a beneficiary of early-stage technology commercialisation investment by Korea Development Bank Food Science, selected by South Korea’s Ministry of SMEs and Startups as one of 30 companies to participate in this year's Social Economy Enterprise Growth Support Pr...

SEED launches Korea's only ESG livestock brand 'Thinker Meatly'

Planning to establish an innovative value chain that connects the production and distribution of agricultural and livestock products specialised in organic and carbon neutrality SEED, Korea's only Agri-Fintech startup, is embarking on a full-fledged effort to innovate the domestic ESG distr...

BOK-E Nurungji to participate in social economy enterprise growth intensive support project

BOK-E oat nurungji, made out of oat, one of the world's top 10 superfoods Korea’s SUJAE Agricultural Corporation, a handmade nurungji company selected as one of 30 companies to participate in this year's ‘Social Economy Enterprise Growth Intensive Support Project’ announced by the Ministry...

Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation attends HKTDC FoodExpo 2023 

At the Korean pavilion, around 20 Korean food export companies will showcase a wide range of products Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation announced that it will attend the HKTDC FoodExpo 2023 by setting up a Korean Pavilion at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre for...

Korea's JUNG KWAN JANG launches red ginseng samgyetang chicken

A blend of chicken and red ginseng, an energizing recipe to revitalize during the hot summer months JUNG KWAN JANG, South Korea's leading health supplement brand, has released an HMR(Home Meal Replacement) product called Red Ginseng Samgyetang. This product features red ginseng, six-ye...

Babizoa launches turmeric-contained premium rice

Cultivated in clear water and fertile soil, it has a clean, transparent texture, excellent taste, and good preservation properties Korean company Babizoa's newly released turmeric rice is not only delicious with natural sweeteners but also premium rice containing turmeric, a natural health ingre...

South Korea’s JY Corporation launches pesticide-free enoki mushroom tea 

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups finally selected 30 companies to participate in this year's Social Economy Enterprise Growth Intensive Support Project South Korea-based JY Corporation's newly released enoki mushroom tea uses only pesticide-free enoki mushrooms and is produced and sold in amoun...

Korea to launch new food containers made from renewable raw materials

Four companies to launch food containers made from renewable raw materials sourced from PET bottles within the first half of the year Ministry of Environment (Minister Han Wha-jin) in South Korea has partnered with beverage manufacturers and other relevant companies to launch products made from ...

Korea announces doubling of annual rice aid for WFP’s life-saving operations

Supporting to reach millions of hungry people across the globe The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has stated that the Republic of Korea (ROK) has recently announced the doubling of their annual contribution of rice to the programme next year onwards. The increase will take the annual ...

Korea launches world's first cooperation channel among senior representatives of food regulatory authorities

Asia-Pacific region takes first step towards global food regulatory cooperation The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea recently hosted the 1st Asia-Pacific Food Regulatory Authority Summit (APFRAS) to discuss regulatory harmonisation and establishment of an international coor...

Korean firm CJ FNT unveils functional nutrition brand 'ActiveNrich'

ActiveNrich is making its global debut with natural antioxidant solution in Q2 South Korea-based CJ Food & Nutrition Tech (CJ FNT), a business unit of CJ CheilJedang, and a part of CJ Group, has announced the launch of its functional nutrition brand "ActiveNrich" as part of CJ FNT's drive...

Korean firm launches collaborative robot line for F&B industry

Created to help transform the food and beverage industry Doosan Robotics, a South Korea-based manufacturer of collaborative robots, has announced the launch of its E-SERIES, the company's National Sanitation Foundation (NSF)-certified collaborative robot line specifically created for the food an...

Korea to expand scope of information from food labelling to food traceability

For every person in Korea to utilise food information and data conveniently The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea has been implementing a pilot project of providing food product information with the ‘Smart Food QR’ since September 2022. The Ministry will now ex...

Korean firm CJ CheilJedang strategically invests in US-based startup Aqua Cultured Foods

Global plant-based seafood market is projected to reach $1.3 billion by 2031 US-based food tech startup Aqua Cultured Foods has raised $5.5 million in seed funding to bring its ultra-realistic seafood alternatives to market. The round was led by Stray Dog Capital, a venture capital fund speciali...

Samsung picks cultivated meat startup TissenBioFarm for Accelerator Programme in Korea

TissenBioFarm is the world’s first company to develop mass-production technologies for whole-cut cultivated meat TissenBioFarm, a cultivated meat startup based in South Korea, has been selected for the "SAMSUNG Welstory TechUP+" programme. SAMSUNG Welstory and startup accelerator FuturePlay...

Korea designs portable colour-changing food spoilage sensor

The polydiacetylene-based sensor offers rapid visual detection of biogenic amines released from spoiled food Ingesting biogenic amines (BAs) released from spoiled food is harmful for the human body. Thus, it is important to detect these compounds during food storage and distribution to track spo...

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