Kimchi Château

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Honglim Yu is a Master Artisan of Korean cuisine, Burgundy's ambassador for Korean gastronomy, and the fourth generation of her family to ferment. She now does it at Château de Devay, on 25 hectares in rural France. Korean food made in Burgundy sounds like a gimmick until you know who is making it. So this artisan food Shopify store leads with her, not the jars.

It also sells two different things — €7 jars of kimchi, and workshops at a château — from one storefront, without either getting in the other's way.

Detail Project

Time Duration:

1 Week

Project Prices

$2,700

Location

USA

Challenge & Solution

Two businesses sharing one shopfront. Someone buying gochujang and someone booking a Kimjang masterclass want completely different journeys. And every shopper arrives with the same quiet question: is Korean food made in France the real thing? The artisan food Shopify store brief was to answer that before the first scroll ends.

The Challenge

Korean authenticity doubted by default in France
Jars and château workshops in one store
Nine products across two distinct ranges
Small artisan batches that sell out
No sugar, no preservatives — worth saying loudly

The Solution

The Results

The provenance does the selling. Fourth generation, Master Artisan, regional ambassador — three facts that turn “Korean food from France” from odd into rare.

Ten workshops book through Koalendar without an email exchange, and a €49 free shipping threshold does its quiet work on basket size.

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Key pages from the artisan food Shopify store, from first impression to checkout.

Homepage

About Page

Product Page

CheckOut Page

Wholesale Page

Provenance Up Front

Four generations, Master Artisan, regional ambassador — stated before the first product.

Two Businesses, One Store

Jars and château workshops each get their own route, from the same homepage.

Workshops Book Online

Koalendar handles ten formats, from Kimchi to the Kimjang Masterclass, with no emails.

Filter by Availability

Small batches sell out, so shoppers can narrow to what is actually on the shelf.

Technology & Tools

This artisan food Shopify store runs on the platform’s native stack plus one booking tool — so a small producer can manage stock and workshops without a developer.