Kona I, Vegan Bakery 'Popo Bread' Opens at Kona Shop

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunseok Yoo] Kona I announced on the 18th that it has established a new 'Hidden Store' category on Kona Shop to sell products from local popular restaurants and will start selling products from the vegan bakery Popo Bread located in Yeonhui-dong, Seoul.

Popo Bread makes vegan bread and desserts using rice flour, organic wheat flour, and natural sourdough without using butter, milk, eggs, refined sugar, or genetically modified organism (GMO) ingredients. It is well known as a vegan bakery that can be comfortably enjoyed by people with allergies, cancer, diabetes, atopy, lactose intolerance, and celiac disease. It has gained popularity among those seeking healthy food through SNS, and within one year of opening, it was selected as a popular restaurant on MangoPlate in 2021, attracting attention as 'honest and healthy bread.'

With this listing, Popo Bread will offer a total of 12 products including its signature items such as ciabatta, rice bread, gluten-free scones, and cookies. Customers who pay with Kona Card will receive an additional 3% discount. To celebrate the listing, a promotion of 'free shipping for purchases over 20,000 won' will also be held until August 26.

Yoon Kyung Lee, Creative Group Leader at Kona I, said, "Popo Bread not only has excellent product quality but also pursues an eco-friendly brand value of 'making vegan bakery for people, animals, the earth, and tomorrow,' which aligns well with Kona Shop's purpose of connecting local small business owners and consumers. Therefore, we actively promoted its listing." She added, "We will continue to discover more diverse local popular restaurants and introduce them through Kona Shop to support small business owners in expanding their sales channels and contribute to revitalizing the local economy."

Meanwhile, Kona I, as the operator of the largest local currency platform in Korea, continuously offers services specialized for local communities by leveraging its know-how. Starting with the listing of Popo Bread, Kona Shop plans to expand its product categories from existing design cards and goods to local popular restaurant brand products, thereby strengthening its competitiveness in the online commerce business.

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