Franchise Company A, accused of copying the menu of Pohang Pork Jukjip, which was highly praised by Baek Jong-won at SBS'Baek Jong-won's Alley Restaurant', apologized and announced that it would close the business.
The CEO of Company A posted an apology on the morning of the 12th and marked "Plagiarism of the menu name" and "Phrase that can be mistaken for broadcast relevance" in the process of the Dokjuk franchise at the head office. I inflicted too much injury to the Pohang Jookjukjip representative. I bow my head and apologize.”
He explained, "I thought it was right to see the CEO and apologize on the evening of the 11th, so I visited Pohang in person, but it was difficult to meet them so I couldn't meet them. I regrettably posted this apology."
"I acknowledge all my mistakes and will withdraw all franchise business from A brand today. I will try my best until the wounds of the CEO are healed in the future." I will reflect on and make sure that this will not happen again in the future. Once again, I sincerely apologize."
Earlier on the 9th, the CEO of Pohang Jipjukjip said on his SNS on the 9th, "I haven't opened a Jipjukjip in another area. Please do not take (recipe). Please do not take away the (recipe). Please" There is no relationship."
This is an article from the boss who heard the news that the company A in the Gangnam area of Seoul is selling the same food as the menu of the Pohang Jukjukjip and is also recruiting franchise franchisees, asking the president to stop plagiarism.
The company A in question uses the name of the menu that it sells, starting with the food name'Dogjuk', as'Alley Sniper Seesaw Dupjuk' and'Alley Sniper Rumor Dupjuk', causing controversy with names similar to those on the broadcast.
The boss who appeared in'Alley Restaurant' was highly praised by Baek Jong-won for a unique menu called'Dong Juk', which uses porridge instead of rice, conceived from rice bowl.
In particular, the boss was impressed with the appearance of writing several research notes for recipe development.
Regarding the plagiarism controversy, the production crew of'Alley Restaurant' is said to have already recognized the case and are preparing a way to help the owner of Pohang's Japjukjip.
PD Jeong Woo-jin of'Alley Restaurant' said, "The difference between'Alley Restaurant' from other restaurant programs is that it keeps looking at the companies that provided solutions."
Netizens started boycotting by sharing the name and location of company A, which is suspected of copying the menu, and terrorizing the star rating.
Eventually, the case ended when Company A withdrew from the franchise business and apologized.
(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kang Seon-ae)