{
  "id": 16751051,
  "title": "Convenience stores jump on Korea's rice cake dessert boom",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/convenience-stores-jump-on-koreas-rice-cake-dessert-boom-16751051",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T13:52:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/20261027/convenience-stores-jump-on-koreas-rice-cake-dessert-boom"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "From butter to toppings, Korean rice cakes — called \"tteok\" — are enjoying a heyday of flavor innovation. As various rice cake desserts lead this year’s food trends, even spawning the term “tteok-run” to refer to lining up before a store opens to secure the trendy treats, convenience store chains are jumping on the bandwagon. According to purchasing data from market research firm Embrain,…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}