Baedal Minjok, Coupang hit with record fines for market abuses in South Korea
By Wooyoung Lee ( November 9, 2026, 10:01 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea’s two-largest food-delivery operators have been hit with record fines for practices including requiring restaurants to offer terms at least as favorable as those on rival platforms, which the country’s competition regulator said drove up commission rates and menu prices.South Korea’s two-largest food-delivery operators have been hit with record fines for practices including requiring restaurants to offer terms at least as favorable as those on rival platforms, which the country’s competition regulator said drove up commission rates and menu prices....
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