The cream bun sold every second leaves Seo Jang-hoon helpless: “Annual sales of 140 billion won”
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- Seo Jang-hoon was impressed by the taste of a cream bun reportedly sold once every second.
- The bun’s baker, chairman Kim Young-sik, is described as having annual sales of 140 billion won.
- An episode of EBS’s “The Millionaire Next Door with Seo Jang-hoon” will explore Kim’s success and life story.
Seo Jang-hoon put aside his strict weight-control routine after tasting the cream bun that has fueled a sales sensation.
The product, described as selling one bun every second, has helped make baker Kim Young-sik a prominent success story in the baking industry. The program presents Kim as a “bread millionaire” with annual sales of 140 billion won.
The upcoming episode of EBS’s “The Millionaire Next Door with Seo Jang-hoon” will reveal the story behind Kim’s business success and his eventful life. The episode is scheduled to air on the 9th at 9:55 p.m.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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