"Come to Convenience Stores for 'Easy Summer Vacation Snacks'"

Convenience stores are holding food events to welcome the vacation season. In particular, they have expanded the range of choices with various types, from simple meal substitutes to unique snacks.

CU, Yonsei Milk Fresh Cream Bread Now as 'Popcorn'

CU announced on the 6th that the ‘Yonsei Milk Cream Popcorn,’ which contains the milk cream flavor of Yonsei Milk Fresh Cream Bread as seasoning, surpassed 200,000 cumulative sales as of the 4th. Even when compared only for the month of May, the gap with the second-best-selling product reached about 40,000 units.

Right after its release, the product showed signs of popularity by entering the top 10 popular search terms on CU’s own commerce app Pocket CU, and last month it ranked first in sales in the dedicated snack category, joining the ranks of hit products.

Along with the popularity of this product, popcorn sales among various snack products are also on the rise. CU’s popcorn sales last month increased by 6.7% compared to the previous month (April) and by 19.8% compared to the same period last year (May). Popcorn sales from January to May this year also rose by 20.1% compared to the previous year.

In line with the trend of getting more value for money amid high prices, the extra-large popcorn ‘Ujumunji Popcorn King’ planned by CU will be released on the 6th. This popcorn product, created in collaboration with the healing dinosaur character Ujumunji, boasts a capacity of 500g.

GS25’s ‘Seongsu Bagel’ 2 Types Surpass 700,000 Cumulative Sales

Convenience store GS25 announced that the two types of Seongsu Bagel launched in March have surpassed 700,000 cumulative sales. Seongsu Bagel Cream Cheese and Onion Cream Cheese sold 400,000 and 300,000 units respectively, maintaining the first and second place in sales in the refrigerated dessert bread category.

This greatly exceeds the sales trend of last year’s hit product, Cream Canele. GS25 explained that the cumulative sales rate is 96.8%, meaning almost all the stocked quantity has been sold.

GS25 cited the reason for the popularity of Seongsu Bagel as branding the product by reflecting Seongsu-dong, known as the trendiest area with many popular restaurants and dessert shops, in the product name. GS25 introduced that featuring a specific region in the product can arouse customers’ curiosity and naturally convey product information and brand storytelling.

Riding on the product’s popularity, GS25 released a blueberry cream cheese flavor on the 30th of last month and plans to release a salted pepper cream cheese flavor at the end of this month. Also, throughout this month, customers who purchase all three types of Seongsu Bagel together with Cafe25 Americano, GS25’s own coffee brand, will receive a 1,000 won discount.

7-Eleven Offers 1,000 Won Discount When Purchasing Breakfast + Coffee

7-Eleven announced that it will hold a combo event called ‘Morning at 7-Eleven’ throughout June, linking breakfast products and coffee.

From 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., customers who purchase sandwiches or bagels together with Seven Cafe iced coffee will receive a 1,000 won discount. Considering the recent trend of customers stopping by convenience stores before going to school or work, 7-Eleven has been offering breakfast-tailored food products and promotions.

The SsokSam rice balls and premium sandwiches, which use higher-quality ingredients, sold about 500,000 units within two months of their release, and the ‘Morning Subscription Pass,’ which offers a 30% discount on breakfast-related products, sold out within two days in April.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.