As Korea drinks less, liquor goes lighter — and global
- Source
- The Korea Herald - Business
- Source link
- https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10832697
- Published
- 2026-08-08 16:00:00
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-08 09:02:11
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- South Korea
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
At Korean convenience stores, the liquor aisle's most valuable real estate is changing hands. Eye-level shelves once dominated by 500-milliliter beer cans and green soju bottles are increasingly filled with colorful ready-to-drink cocktails and bottles of lower-alcohol flavored soju, as Koreans drink less and seek lighter options. "These days, more customers buy RTD (ready-to-drink) products and flavored soju with lower alcohol content," a convenience store owner in Seoul said. "Sales of traditi
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