There are several Starbucks coffee shops with Hangul name in Korea. The Insadong shop in the video is the first one with Hangul name. Fun facts : 1. The Starbucks headquarters has zero shares of the Starbucks Korea which is owned by e-mart (Korea) and GIC(Sovereign Wealth Fund of Singapore). 2. There are 1,893 Starbucks coffee shops in Korea, which is the world's 4th after The US, China and Japan. Its number is almost the same as that of Japan (1,901 shops) that has a populations 2.5 times the size of Korea. 3. Per-capita annual coffee consumption of Korea is the world's 2nd after France.
Well, that was all very fascinating, thanks! 🙏😀 I thought there could be some other ones, thanks so much for the clarification. However, I had no idea Starbucks is not even owned by them, brands sure do have mysterious ways of working. I looked up Australia on coffee rankings and we don't even make the list, maybe we drink more tea down under. I think it would be worth visiting Korea just for the coffee shops, so many and such variation/vibe. My hubby thought all the coffee shops were white, modern and with lots of flowers, I had to explain that were just the ones I personally liked. 😍
@@CatherineGrenfell You're right. Starbucks Korea only pays a license fee for using the brand. A huge variety of coffee shops and cafes in Korea even attracts a lot of foreign tourists from abroad. However, it resulted in the extinction of traditional tea houses even though Korea has a 1400 year-long history of tea. I personally think it's so bad.
@@jclulu3942 Yes, the loss of tea houses is sad. I am a big tea drinker and tried a tea house in Insadong, it was beautiful but underwhelming when compared to the buzz at many of the cafes. Maybe a tea house in the country on a future trip will be more my style.
There are several Starbucks coffee shops with Hangul name in Korea. The Insadong shop in the video is the first one with Hangul name.
Fun facts :
1. The Starbucks headquarters has zero shares of the Starbucks Korea which is owned by e-mart (Korea) and GIC(Sovereign Wealth Fund of Singapore).
2. There are 1,893 Starbucks coffee shops in Korea, which is the world's 4th after The US, China and Japan. Its number is almost the same as that of Japan (1,901 shops) that has a populations 2.5 times the size of Korea.
3. Per-capita annual coffee consumption of Korea is the world's 2nd after France.
Well, that was all very fascinating, thanks! 🙏😀
I thought there could be some other ones, thanks so much for the clarification.
However, I had no idea Starbucks is not even owned by them, brands sure do have mysterious ways of working. I looked up Australia on coffee rankings and we don't even make the list, maybe we drink more tea down under. I think it would be worth visiting Korea just for the coffee shops, so many and such variation/vibe. My hubby thought all the coffee shops were white, modern and with lots of flowers, I had to explain that were just the ones I personally liked. 😍
@@CatherineGrenfell You're right. Starbucks Korea only pays a license fee for using the brand. A huge variety of coffee shops and cafes in Korea even attracts a lot of foreign tourists from abroad. However, it resulted in the extinction of traditional tea houses even though Korea has a 1400 year-long history of tea. I personally think it's so bad.
@@jclulu3942 Yes, the loss of tea houses is sad. I am a big tea drinker and tried a tea house in Insadong, it was beautiful but underwhelming when compared to the buzz at many of the cafes. Maybe a tea house in the country on a future trip will be more my style.
@@CatherineGrenfell Sounds great! 👍 O'Sulloc Tea Museum in Jeju Island with English subs. ua-cam.com/video/ZudMKo5KrfM/v-deo.html