Butter, cheese sales soar on popularity of high-fat, low-carb diet
Oct 16, 2016
A steep rise in sales of high fat dairy products including butter and cheese seems to be related to the growing popularity of a high-fat and low-carbohydrate diet, industry officials said Sunday, quoting recent data.Sales of high-fat products such as butter, cheese and pork belly have sharply grown since mid-September, according to E-mart, a supermarket chain of retail giant Shinsegae Group.Dairy products are displayed at an E-mart store in Seoul. (E-mart)Butter was the most popular item with a