Comments on: Korea Winning the Fast Food Race http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/ Korea... in Blog Format Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:41:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Brendon Carr (Korea Law Blog) http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-147062 Brendon Carr (Korea Law Blog) Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:17:20 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-147062 <blockquote>You know what’s funnier then the post, is the Korean business that calls itself BBQ Chicken, which apparently makes the “col-pop.” No, it’s not barbeque it’s BBQ as in Best of the Best Quality chicken! Gosh, such a Konglish title.</blockquote> Don't bet against BBQ Chicken. Genesis Corp., its parent, is one Korean business that has a real serious chance to pioneer outbound Korean franchising around the world. The early reviews on BBQ Chicken -- the flavor of the chicken, anyway -- from the US are very strong. (The service apparently sucks.) And I know it's a hit in Malaysia.

You know what’s funnier then the post, is the Korean business that calls itself BBQ Chicken, which apparently makes the “col-pop.” No, it’s not barbeque it’s BBQ as in Best of the Best Quality chicken! Gosh, such a Konglish title.

Don’t bet against BBQ Chicken. Genesis Corp., its parent, is one Korean business that has a real serious chance to pioneer outbound Korean franchising around the world. The early reviews on BBQ Chicken — the flavor of the chicken, anyway — from the US are very strong. (The service apparently sucks.) And I know it’s a hit in Malaysia.

]]> By: Sino http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-147050 Sino Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:16:56 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-147050 #7, Most of their customers are kids...Kids aren't very picky if what they are eating is loaded with sugar (which cola and their BBQ sauce are). #7,

Most of their customers are kids…Kids aren’t very picky if what they are eating is loaded with sugar (which cola and their BBQ sauce are).

]]> By: JohnT http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-146951 JohnT Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:29:41 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-146951 The last thing a developing nation (or any nation) like Korea needs is fast food. The last thing a developing nation (or any nation) like Korea needs is fast food.

]]> By: Brendon Carr (Korea Law Blog) http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-146861 Brendon Carr (Korea Law Blog) Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:15:19 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-146861 <blockquote>Works really well if you like your chicken and your coke the same lukewarm temperature (its a good in concept, bad in practice invention).</blockquote> As <b>vp1</b> notes, Koreans are relatively indifferent to temperature as part of the food experience. Keeping the hot stuff and cool stuff cool is not as urgent a matter -- hence the col-pop, which seems to me as a reverse-McDLT.

Works really well if you like your chicken and your coke the same lukewarm temperature (its a good in concept, bad in practice invention).

As vp1 notes, Koreans are relatively indifferent to temperature as part of the food experience. Keeping the hot stuff and cool stuff cool is not as urgent a matter — hence the col-pop, which seems to me as a reverse-McDLT.

]]> By: WangKon936 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-146847 WangKon936 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:41:04 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-146847 You know what's funnier then the post, is the Korean business that calls itself BBQ Chicken, which apparently makes the "col-pop." No, it's not barbeque it's BBQ as in Best of the Best Quality chicken! Gosh, such a Konglish title. Their web site says they want to expand globally into 50,000 locations. I don't know if anyone did the math over there, but even the behemoth known as McDonalds only has 30,000 locations worldwide... You know what’s funnier then the post, is the Korean business that calls itself BBQ Chicken, which apparently makes the “col-pop.” No, it’s not barbeque it’s BBQ as in Best of the Best Quality chicken! Gosh, such a Konglish title.

Their web site says they want to expand globally into 50,000 locations. I don’t know if anyone did the math over there, but even the behemoth known as McDonalds only has 30,000 locations worldwide…

]]> By: WangKon936 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-146840 WangKon936 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:13:35 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-146840 Hahaha... that's funny, especially the video where they cue in the 2001 Space Odyssey music. Man, these New York foodies are easy to impress, huh? Hahaha… that’s funny, especially the video where they cue in the 2001 Space Odyssey music.

Man, these New York foodies are easy to impress, huh?

]]> By: Dram_man http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-146839 Dram_man Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:02:48 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-146839 That Cup/Chicken thing is a bit of old actually. I tried it at a food/franchising show 6 years ago. Works really well if you like your chicken and your coke the same lukewarm temperature (its a good in concept, bad in practice invention). I would be easier for for the Korean Jake Blues to order however. That Cup/Chicken thing is a bit of old actually. I tried it at a food/franchising show 6 years ago. Works really well if you like your chicken and your coke the same lukewarm temperature (its a good in concept, bad in practice invention).

I would be easier for for the Korean Jake Blues to order however.

]]> By: tmc1233 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-146834 tmc1233 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:26:48 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-146834 "Fast-food tech? Light years ahead? Funny, I have yet to see ANY drive-thru windows (down in Songtan/Pyongtaek)" There are two down in Daegu. “Fast-food tech? Light years ahead?

Funny, I have yet to see ANY drive-thru windows (down in Songtan/Pyongtaek)”

There are two down in Daegu.

]]> By: Lazy_Contractor http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-146825 Lazy_Contractor Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:18:58 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-146825 Fast-food tech? Light years ahead? Funny, I have yet to see ANY drive-thru windows (down in Songtan/Pyongtaek) Fast-food tech? Light years ahead?

Funny, I have yet to see ANY drive-thru windows (down in Songtan/Pyongtaek)

]]> By: vp1 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-146823 vp1 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:00:36 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/04/11/korea-winning-the-fast-food-race/#comment-146823 It drives me crazy when the Burger King workers lean my fries up against the drink, so I will pass on this. It drives me crazy when the Burger King workers lean my fries up against the drink, so I will pass on this.

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