Convenience stores have launched a variety of new products that offer easy meals, just in time for June, a great month for outings. These products are characterized by their excellent value for money, combining taste and price, as well as adding fun through unique collaborations.


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Seven Eleven Adds to 'Matjangwoo' Series... Releases 3 Types of 'Kingjangwoo'

Seven Eleven announced on the 9th that it will sequentially release three types of the food product series 'Kingjangwoo,' which features more than double the toppings compared to previous products, by the 10th.


The new series follows the 'Matjangwoo' series of nine products launched in March in collaboration with actor Lee Jangwoo, which has sold over 3.5 million units to date. The 'Kingjangwoo Heaping Tuna Kimbap' increases the amount of tuna salad by 120% compared to the original tuna kimbap and is lightly stir-fried to enhance flavor and texture. The diameter of the kimbap was increased from 4.5cm to 5cm.


The 'Kingjangwoo Heaping Egg Kimbap' also has the same increased diameter and contains 60% more egg strips than the previous product. The 'Kingjangwoo Chicken Mayo Triangle Kimbap,' launching on the 10th, has 28% more toppings than before.


Seven Eleven plans to strengthen its collaboration with Lee Jangwoo in future food product planning processes.


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Affordable Meals... CU Adds 3 Types of Lunchboxes to Its Overwhelming Ready Meal Series

CU is adding three types of lunchboxes to its Overwhelming Ready Meal series.


The Overwhelming Ready Meal series leads the overall sales of CU’s ready meal category. In fact, compared to March of this year when the series was launched, CU’s total ready meal sales increased by 10.1% last month, while the Overwhelming Ready Meal series grew by 27.5% during the same period. Among the categories in this series, lunchboxes showed the highest sales increase (30.8%), surpassing kimbap (28.6%) and rice balls (23.2%).


The newly released 'Chicken Mayo Set Meal' is a lunchbox where you mix teriyaki mayo sauce, seaweed flakes, and chicken karaage. The 'Crispy Bulgogi Set Meal' lets you enjoy tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patties) with kimchi, sausage, and corn salad. The 'Sausage & Kimchi Set Meal' features charcoal-grilled sausages with a smoky flavor, served with stir-fried kimchi and fried eggs.


The Overwhelming Ready Meal series, designed to maximize size, weight, and quality, consists of a total of 16 items including lunchboxes, kimbap, triangle kimbap, salads, and dessert sandwiches.


These products have gained popularity in residential areas, university districts, tourist spots, and office areas, selling over 7.5 million units within just three months of launch.


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Emart24 Collaborates with 'Oh! Gamja'... Sequential Release of 7 Products

Emart24 will sequentially release seven collaboration products inspired by Orion’s 'Oh! Gamja.'


'Oh! Gamja' is Orion’s representative potato snack launched in 1999, known as a steady seller loved for its unique taste and texture.


The collaboration products with Oh! Gamja include Seasoned Barbecue Squid, Tornado Sausage & Cheese Rice, Ham Bacon Potato Triangle Kimbap, Potato Glutinous Rice Cake, Chicken Burger (scheduled for release on the 12th), Butter-Grilled Baby Potatoes (scheduled for release on the 19th), and Dipping Seasoned Barbecue Squid (scheduled for release on the 28th).


To celebrate the launch, customers who purchase six collaboration products excluding the triangle kimbap using a Shinhan Card by the end of this month will receive a 30% discount. By scanning the integrated barcode on the Emart24 app while purchasing the collaboration products and pressing the apply button, customers can enter a prize draw.



Among the participants in the prize event, winners will be selected by lottery to receive prizes such as an iPad Pro 11-inch (1 winner), Samsung Smooth TV (3 winners), and Stanley Quencher Tumblers (15 winners).


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

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