The sign of the Fair Trade Commission at its headquarters in Sejong [YONHAP]
Korea's antitrust watchdog has no grounds to investigate Starbucks Korea over the coffee chain's controversial marketing campaign allegedly mocking the 1980s democracy movement, though it would be a "serious" issue if done intentionally, its chief said.
Ju Biung-ghi, chairman of the Fair Trade Commission (FTC), made the remark during a press conference held in Sejong on Tuesday in response to questions about the watchdog's potential action against the Korean unit of the global coffee chain.
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"[Starbucks Korea] claims to have used the word 'tank' in a neutral way, but if it is revealed that the company had other intentions, it should apologize to the public and customers," Ju said.
