According to a survey about snacks in South Korea in 2023, about 31.5 percent of respondents answered they preferred overseas snack brands because they had a different taste and texture than domestic ones. The low price and different ingredients followed at roughly 16 percent each.
Most common reasons to prefer imported snack brands in South Korea as of December 2023
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Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp.. (May 19, 2024). Most common reasons to prefer imported snack brands in South Korea as of December 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1557238/south-korea-reasons-for-preferring-imported-snack-brands/
Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp.. "Most common reasons to prefer imported snack brands in South Korea as of December 2023." Chart. May 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1557238/south-korea-reasons-for-preferring-imported-snack-brands/
Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp.. (2024). Most common reasons to prefer imported snack brands in South Korea as of December 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1557238/south-korea-reasons-for-preferring-imported-snack-brands/
Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp.. "Most Common Reasons to Prefer Imported Snack Brands in South Korea as of December 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1557238/south-korea-reasons-for-preferring-imported-snack-brands/
Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp., Most common reasons to prefer imported snack brands in South Korea as of December 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1557238/south-korea-reasons-for-preferring-imported-snack-brands/ (last visited May 11, 2025)
Most common reasons to prefer imported snack brands in South Korea as of December 2023 [Graph], Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp., May 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1557238/south-korea-reasons-for-preferring-imported-snack-brands/
