Summer regular beverage… Hotel attracts attention with ‘Mango Bingsoo’, ‘The distribution industry is pouring out new products related to mango this summer, such as adding mango to iced tea.’,
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, ‘The popularity of food and beverages using mango is not a new story. However, a phenomenon where combinations that may not seem to go well with mango are actually becoming popular is happening. A typical example is the ‘Amangchu (adding mango to iced tea instead of ice)”,
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, “‘Amangchu’ became famous when a user of an online community site posted that it is good to put frozen mango in iced tea instead of ice back in May and received a positive response. Currently, the post has recorded 4.6 million views.”,
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Food and beverages using mango are popular. The photo is of Apple Mango Juice sold at a coffee franchise. (Photo = Reporter Ryu Seung-hyun),
, ‘Thanks to its popularity on social networking services (SNS), the new menu ‘Amangchu’ released by Ediya last month sold 15,000 cups on the first day alone.’,
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, ‘In addition, several coffee franchises are launching summer beverages using mango ahead of the season.’,
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, ‘Starbucks is selling ‘Mango Passion Tea Blended’ and ‘Mango Banana Blended’. They are also introducing limited mango beverages in some branches. Twosome Place has also released Apple Mango Juice and Bingsoo as summer seasonal menus.’,
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, ‘Furthermore, the popularity of mango bingsoo sold at hotels is not fading away. Since Shilla Hotel introduced an Apple Mango Bingsoo that costs over 40,000 won, the popularity has been increasing mainly among the younger generation, leading Lotte Hotel, Westin Chosun, and Parnas Hotel to start releasing related products.’,
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, “The so-called ‘Mango Bingsoo Competition’ centered around hotels has been ongoing for several years. A hotel official said, “Starting with Shilla Hotel, other hotels have also launched competitive products.””,
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, ‘Furthermore, the consumer response to the ‘Mango Shiru’ cake from the famous bakery brand in Daejeon, Seongsimdang, was enthusiastic. Some received a profit by reselling the cakes on a used goods trading platform or even created proxy purchasing jobs. The product was discontinued early due to high popularity.’,
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, ‘Regarding the popularity of food and beverages using mango, an industry official explained, “Mango is a tropical fruit that represents summer” and “With its bright yellow color being frequently exposed on social media through certification shots, it seems that mango products will continue to be released.’,
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