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The price of ramen will rise again next month.

The price of raw materials such as flour continued to rise, so the company decided to raise the price again after a year.

In addition to this, the price of burgers and pizzas also increased by several thousand won, making it difficult to easily fill a meal.



Reporter Jung Jun-ho covered it.



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Shin Ramyun is one of the representative ramen in Korea.



From the 15th of the month following Chuseok, the factory price will increase by more than 10%.



Chapagetti will rise by 13.8%, and shrimp crackers will also increase by 6.7%.



Nongshim's ramen price hike is the first in about a year, and for sweets, it's the first time in six months since March.



[Gimhwa / Yangcheon-gu, Seoul: Ramen is a little cheaper.

It's a bit cheaper than others.

Easy for kids to eat.

(Price) rises, so it's a bit inconvenient.]



Nongshim made a loss in the domestic market in the second quarter for the first time in 24 years.



It is said that even though sales increased as raw material prices such as palm oil and wheat soared and the exchange rate rose, it was in the red.



[Nongshim official: After the second quarter, as the supply price of domestic suppliers who purchase flour and starch increased, the manufacturing cost burden was slightly increased.]



As Nongshim, the No. I am struggling.



The franchise industry is also starting to raise prices one after another.



Burger King and Lotteria have already raised their prices twice in a year, and McDonald's has decided to raise prices by an average of 4.8% starting tomorrow (25th).



The no-brand burger, famous for its cost-effectiveness in the hamburger market, could not stand it, and recently raised its price by 5.5%.



Famous pizza companies have also recently raised their prices from 1,000 won to 2,000 won.



The upward trend in food prices does not appear to be slowing for some time to come.



Imported grain prices are reflected in domestic product prices with a time lag, as it is expected to rise 15.9% in the third quarter following the first and second quarters.



In the high price era, it is a burdensome situation to eat a meal with ramen.



(Video editing: Yoon Tae-ho, VJ: Park Hyun-woo)