{
  "id": 15868512,
  "title": "[VIDEO] Beyond the cup: Korea's evolving cafe industry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/video-beyond-the-cup-koreas-evolving-cafe-industry",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T09:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/video/howdykorea/20261021/video-beyond-the-cup-koreas-evolving-cafe-industry"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Korea is home to roughly 100,000 cafes. How did the coffee industry thrive to this extent in a country that is not historically known for coffee? Looking at Mega MGC Coffee — the chain with the largest number of branches in Korea — two key factors emerge. On average, a Korean consumes nearly 400 cups of coffee per year, which is almost three times the global average. For Koreans, coffee is less…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Mercedes-Benz Korea promotes safer driving with Beyond Driving campaign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/mercedes-benz-korea-promotes-safer-driving-with-beyond-driving",
        "published": "2026-10-21T07:27:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}