Korean ‘Bread and Pastry’ Takes Off Overseas… ‘K-Bakery’ Exports Hit All-Time High

While K-foods such as ramen and kimbap have captured the taste buds of people around the world, exports of ‘K-bakery’ such as snacks and bread this year recorded the highest ever. In addition, products with unique Korean characteristics such as bungeoppang and steamed buns have been loved, proving their competitiveness in the global market. The Korea Customs Service announced on the 24th that bakery product exports from January to November this year were tallied at USD 404 million, an 8.3% increase from last year. This is the highest ever for the same period, and if the current trend continues, this year’s total exports are expected to exceed last year’s USD 405 million. By export item, ‘snacks’ (cookies, biscuits, snacks, etc.) accounted for the largest share at 72.5%. This was followed by ▲bread (cakes, pies, waffles, pastries, etc.) at 15.1% and ▲ingredients (dough, dough, premix, etc.) at 12.4%. However, all items recorded the highest export performance compared to the same ...