Pizza seolgi and fruit chapssaltteok are moving from local shops to pop-ups and convenience shelves, revealing a new Korean dessert system.
After years of rising rice costs, 7-Eleven and Lawson are cutting onigiri prices. The humble rice ball has become a test of whether convenience stores can make affordability feel like product innovation.
The next test for juice-filled alginate pearls is whether texture can travel inside packaged tea, coffee, juice and fizz without wrecking shelf life, drinkability or convenience.