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Founded in 1956, Daesang Corporation has become one of the largest fermentation business in the world and the leading consumer food producer in Korea with annual sales revenue of 1,350 billion Korean Won. Daesang employs nearly 3,000 people and maintains 25 subsidiaries around the globe.

Daesang opened a new chapter of biotechnology in Korea by developing Glutamine Acid via fermentation in 1962, and then developed about twenty different amino acids and nucleic acids including MSG, L- phenylalanine and L-glutamine. Daesang is renowned as a worldwide leader in the bio-fermentation industry as it sustains its competitive edge in the global market. Based on its proprietary technologies accumulated for a half century, Daesang continues to invest in R&D for value-added amino acids and other fermented products.

Daesang's flagship food brand CHUNGJUNGWON encompasses
a variety of foods
such as hot pepper paste, soybean paste, soy sauce, processed meats, frozen foods, western seasonings, agricultural products, seafood, and more. By adding nothing but devotion to nature, CHUNGJUNGWON contributes to make food culture richer and healthier.

Daesang maximizes synergistic effects by introducing family brands such as WelLife for dietary supplements, Rosebud for Espresso Coffee, O'food for organic foods, CookJoy for ready-to-eat foods, HyPork for high quality chilled pork and more.

As a leading corn wet miller in Korea, Daesang produces various Cornstarches used in processed foods and confectioneries, High Fructose Corn Syrup and Oligosaccharide used in beverages, and other corn based ingredients. Daesang's cutting edge technology has been applied to the development of environmentally friendly products and succeeded in producing biodegradable plastics from cornstarch.