▲ Ko Jong-pil, CEO of The Chicken Lab

The Chicken Lab is located in Taejeon-dong, Buk District, Daegu. “Chicken probably is one of the most popular foods in Korea. As a man who has devoted a great deal of time to researching and developing new chicken recipes, it is regretful that many people see the chicken dishes as just snacks or accompaniments to the liquor” says CEO Ko Jong-pil of The Chicken Lab. Indeed, what we normally eat chicken dishes are being reborn by the hands of Ko at The Chicken Lab. He is a veteran cook who obtained licenses in Korean, Japanese and western cuisines and put The Chicken Lab on the best seller club at baemin.com (food delivery platform) within a month since launching the business in November 2017. When it comes to chicken, Ko says, the crispiness is very important. As to prove it, the fried chicken at The Chicken Lab is extremely thin and crispy and one cannot help giving “wow” and “thumps up” once tasted. In fact, watching the golden crispy batter can be good enough to stimulate our saliva even before trying. Whether you like mild or hot or medium, you can choose a chicken of your own preference since the color and taste is guaranteed regardless the menus. Here are some useful tips from Ko on making delicious chicken dishes: use clean oil, use chicken slaughtered on the day (Ko uses Harim chicken), dough like the Japanese and fry like the Chinese. Backed up by the taste and eye popping presentation of the chickens at The Chicken Lab, Ko succeeded opening 6 chain stores within 6 months in Daegu alone and all of them achieved the target sales at the very first month; currently, the first store in Seoul and the second store in Gimpo are scheduled to open. “Before a businessman, I’m a cook. A cook must have passion and love in what he’s cooking. Without it, the business will one day disappear as if it was never there. So, you are welcome to join my business if you only have passion and love in food as well as a will to grow the business together.” Ko never gives an impression of rosy prospects to you but an effective management system and marketing strategy as well as minimum financial burden. Accordingly, there are no royalty or operation fees. To maintain the same taste and quality services in all member stores, however, all materials are supplied under the direction of the head office while you run the business autonomously. If you are interested, give a call now! Note: <Power Korea> ‘rewrites’ Korean article into English ‘concisely’.