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K-beauty, K-food on diverging paths in M&A market
Visitors explore products at a cosmetics brand booth during a Korean beauty exhibition in 2025 (Courtesy of Yonhap) K-beauty and…
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Foreign investors reap big rewards from bets on Korean chipmakers
(Courtesy of Getty Images) Foreign investors have emerged as the standout winners in South Korea’s equity market this year, as…
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CJ Cheiljedang to sell animal feed arm to Royal De Heus for $854.5 million
South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. will sell its wholly-owned feed and livestock subsidiary, Asia’s largest in the industry,…
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CJ Group steps up European push with K-entertainment
KCON 2024 Dream Stage (Courtesy of CJ) With Korean pop culture sweeping Europe, South Korean conglomerate CJ Group, whose empire…
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Korea’s signature spices, sauces: niche market turning into fierce global battleground
A Dongwon Home Food outlet selling Vivid Kichen brand food In South Korea, there were recently unpleasant disputes over the…
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Korean dining chains sweep across US, boon for K-sauce
KPOT promotional picture on the company website (Courtesy of KPOT) Korean dining chains are springing up across the US, fueled…
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Gochujang, fiery seasoning: K-sauces going viral among adventurous foreign palates
Gochujang, fermented Korean chili paste, is increasingly popular abroad Once an afterthought in the global food trade, South Korea’s signature…
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Ramen, ready-to-eat meals lead K-food 2024 exports up 10%
Shelves packed with ramen, or spicy instant noodles, at a supermarket South Korea’s food exports climbed 10% on-year to $7.26…
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Bold food tech R&D fuels global rise of Korean cuisine
(Courtesy of Nongshim) South Korea’s processed food exports are expected to reach 6 trillion won ($4.4 billion) this year after…
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CJ CheilJedang to open $72-million dumpling plant in Japan
Bibigo products (Courtesy of CJ CheilJedang) South Korea’s largest food company, CJ CheilJedang Corp., is shifting into high gear in…
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CJ CheilJedang scraps $3.5 bn green bio sale, shifts gears to expansion
CJ Group is a leading South Korean food-to-entertainment conglomerate CJ CheilJedang Corp., South Korea’s largest food and beverage company, said…
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CJ CheilJedang scraps sale of Brazilian unit CJ Selecta to Bunge
CJ Selecta headquarters in Araguari, a municipality in Minas Gerais state, Brazil (Courtesy of CJ CheilJedang) CJ CheilJedang Corp., South…
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Orion behind original Choco Pie to invest $580 million in new plants
Orion Choco Pie (Courtesy of Orion) Orion Corp., a South Korean confectionery and snack manufacturer, will pour in 830 billion…
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MBK Partners under Korean tax agency’s scrutiny
MBK Partners’ office in Seoul MBK Partners, one of the leading North Asia-focused private equity firms, has come under a…
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MBK Partners poised to acquire CJ Cheiljedang’s $3.5 billion bio business
MBK Partners’ office in Seoul North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners is on the verge of clinching a major…
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MBK Partners, 2 Chinese firms vie for CJ Cheiljedang’s $4 bn bio business
CJ Group is a leading South Korean food-to-entertainment conglomerate North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners and two leading Chinese…
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K-food, fashion, beauty to up ante on global push in 2025
in NewsBibigo store South Korean food, beauty and fashion companies, which have enjoyed robust demand for their products in overseas markets…
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Blackstone, Carlyle, MBK vying for CJ CheilJedang’s bio business
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CJ CheilJedang’s headquarters in Seoul (Courtesy of Yonhap) Blackstone, Carlyle Group and MBK Partners have joined the race to purchase…
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HD Hyundai Oilbank ventures into bioenergy sector as new growth driver
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A Hyundai Oilbank gas station in Seoul HD Hyundai Oilbank Co., a South Korean crude oil refiner backed by Saudi…
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CJ CheilJedang sells ambient fried rice in N.America
in NewsSouth Korea’s CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Thursday it will export and sell its ambient rice product, Bibigo Korean BBQ…
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CJ CheilJedang’s Sobaba Chicken enters US, Japan
in NewsSouth Korea’s CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Wednesday its frozen fried chicken Sobaba Chicken entered Costco stores in the US…
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CJ CheilJedang to invest $584 mn to build food factories in Europe, US
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Dinners eat Korean foods at the Bibigo to go pop-up in Shoreditch, London (Courtesy of CJ CheilJEdang) CJ CheilJedang Corp.,…
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CJ CheilJedang puts bio business on market for about $4 bn
in NewsCJ Group is South Korea’s food -to-entertainment conglomerate CJ CheilJedang Corp., South Korea’s largest food company, is seeking to sell…
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Bibigo enters Australian supermarket chain Coles
in NewsSouth Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Monday that its Bibigo products will be sold in Coles, Australia’s…
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11Street to host grand shopping festival in November
in NewsSouth Korea’s e-commerce platform 11Street Co. will hold its annual Grand 11 shopping festival from November 1 to 11. Since…
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CJ Group explores Saudi Arabia’s entertainment potential
CJ Group Chairman Lee Jae-hyun (left) talks with a Saudi Arabian government official in Riyadh in early September CJ Group,…
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CJ CheilJedang to provide dumplings for Qantas Airways’ in-flight meal
CJ CheilJedang’s bibigo dumplings for in-flight meal CJ CheilJedang Corp. expands its K-food territory with Australia’s largest airline. CJ CheilJedang…
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E-Mart, CJ CheilJedang to beef up strategic partnership
CJ CheilJedang CEO Kang Shin-ho (third from left) and E-Mart CEO Han Chae-yang (second from right) pose for a photo…
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South Koreans puzzled over rising seaweed prices despite bumper crop
CJ CheilJedang’s seaweed snacks Dried seaweed prices are rising at a fast pace despite handsome growth in production, leaving South…
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CJ CheilJedang launches protein snack O-right Tempeh Chips in Thailand
Tempeh(left) and Tempeh chips (Courtesy of CJ CheilJedang) CJ CheilJedang Corp. accelerates its business expansion in Thailand with a new…
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Bibigo dumplings enters New Zealand food market
South Korea’s CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Wednesday that it will launch Bibigo dumplings at supermarket chains New World and…
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Coupang, CJ Cheiljedang end feud and resume Rocket Delivery
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, on Wednesday resumed the same- or next-day delivery service dubbed Rocket Delivery for…
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Coupang, CJ Cheiljedang end feud to resume Rocket Delivery
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, on Wednesday resumed the same or next-day delivery service, dubbed Rocket Delivery, for…
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Food giant CJ CheilJedang’s profits rise for 3rd straight quarter
CJ CheilJedang’s Korean fried dumplings (Courtesy of CJ) South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp.’s quarterly operating profit increased for…
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CJ Group to hold K-festa in Vietnam
South Korea’s CJ Group announced on Thursday that it will hold a “CJ K-festa” in Vietnam from Aug. 10 to…
