Korean slang profile
F&B
F&B
An abbreviation for the food and beverage sector in hotels, retail, and related industries.
An abbreviation for the food and beverage sector in hotels, retail, and related industries.
- Expanded form
- 식음료식음료 (food and beverage)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 8, 2020
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
호텔의 F&B 매장에는 식당과 카페가 있어.
The hotel’s F&B outlets include restaurants and cafés.
02Documented history
- June 2020딜사이트 gave ‘식음료(F&B)’ while covering sales at hotel food and beverage outlets.[1]
03Origin & word formation
The 2020 article examined gives ‘식음료’ (food and beverage) alongside the abbreviation. When and why the abbreviation was first used could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The expanded form and meaning were checked in one article. Direct evidence of its first use could not be found.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 호텔로 번진 플렉스, 틈새시장 '쑥' - 딜사이트 (딜사이트)Published Jun 8, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026