Peru targets Korean consumers with mangoes
Korean retailer Hyundai Department Store hosted promotions for Peruvian mangoes
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PromPeru has combined with Hyundai Department Store as part of Peru’s continuing efforts to develop the Korean market for its mangoes.
The Peruvian mango promotion event was held in all 15 Hyundai Department Stores across Korea in January 2020.
Mangoes were offered to consumers at discounts of up to 30 per cent as part of an effort to introduce the fruit to new buyers.
The origin and quality of the Peruvian mangoes were also highlighted to entice the shoppers.
Peru has been
successfully growing its mango exports to Korea for over five years now, with exports up over 600 per cent in 2019 from the first volumes send in 2015. In 2019 Korea was the fourth largest market for Peruvian mangoes.
17:01 | Seoul (South Korea), Jan. 11. The Apple Mango event was held at all 15 stores of Hyundai Department Store to position Peru as an origin of high-quality and flavorful mangoes in South Korea, Peru s Exports and Tourism Promotion Board (PromPeru) reported on Monday.
The initiative was organized by Hyundai Department Store one of the three major department store chains in South Korea in cooperation with PromPeru, in order to promote the distinctive features of Peru s Kent Mango variety.
To that end, the South Korean stores offered a discount of up to 30% off, as an introductory price to the market.
The regular selling price of the product should be between US$10 and US$13 per kilogram.