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Gangwon potato-pancake-flavored chips to go on sale nationwide
Gangwon Province is launching potato-pancake-flavored chips nationwide from Oct.
15.
The chips will be sold at Lotte Mart and Lotte Super stores and at 7-Eleven convenience stores.
The product was developed with Lotte and snack maker Haitai, using potatoes grown by farms in Gangwon, including in Pyeongchang County.
Haitai bought 70 tonnes of potatoes and produced 180,000 bags at its factory in Wonju.
It is the second joint product, following corn-flavored chips launched last year.
The province says the project supports local farmers and promotes its regional brand.
A 3D animation will promote how potato pancakes become chips on social media and YouTube.
Gangwon Province says potato-pancake-flavored potato chips made with potatoes grown in the province will go on sale nationwide on October 15.
The product was developed through a partnership between Gangwon Province, Lotte Mart and Super, and Haitai Confectionery.
Haitai bought 70 tonnes of Seolbong potatoes from farms in Gangwon and produced 180,000 bags at its Munmak factory in Wonju.
The chips will be sold at 106 Lotte Mart stores, 350 Lotte Super stores and Seven-Eleven convenience stores.
- Who
- Gangwon Province, Lotte Mart and Super, and Haitai Confectionery are behind the product.
- What
- Potato-pancake-flavored chips made with potatoes grown in Gangwon will go on sale nationwide.
- When
- Sales begin October 15, 2026.
- Where
- At Lotte Mart and Super stores and Seven-Eleven convenience stores across South Korea.
- Why
- The partnership aims to buy produce from Gangwon farms and promote the province’s characters and brand.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Gangwon Province announced that nationwide sales would begin the following day.
The chips are scheduled to go on sale through nationwide retail outlets.
- Potatoes purchased
- 70 tonnes of Seolbong potatoes
- Production
- 180,000 bags
- Lotte Mart outlets
- 106 stores
- Lotte Super outlets
- 350 stores
- Sales start
- October 15, 2026
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What people are saying
The product launch has the twofold effect of purchasing agricultural products from farms in the province and promoting the provincial characters.