SEOUL – October 29, 2026 -- Daesang Corporation's Jongga brand accounted for about 56% of South Korea's total kimchi exports by value in the first three quarters of this year, as the food and bio group marks its 70th anniversary.
Jongga reaches around 90 countries as kimchi anchors the food business
Daesang's global food business centers on four priority categories: kimchi, sauces, gim (Korean seaweed) and convenience foods. Jongga, its flagship kimchi brand, is sold in around 90 countries. The company's second global brand, Ofood, covers sauces and convenience foods, including gochujang and other traditional Korean fermented pastes.
U.S. plant and Lucky Foods deal anchor North American supply
Daesang opened a kimchi production facility near Los Angeles in 2022 with annual capacity of 2,000 metric tons. The plant makes original, vegan, white and cucumber kimchi tailored to local tastes. In 2023, Daesang acquired U.S.-based Lucky Foods to strengthen local production and distribution. The company is now expanding across major U.S. retail channels and working with local restaurants to widen kimchi adoption.
North American allulose sales rise 450% in 2025
The ingredients business, built on fermentation technology, supplies MSG and various amino acids to the food and feed industries. Daesang is also expanding its allulose business to meet demand for low-sugar, low-calorie foods. It launched the global alternative sweetener brand Sweevero, produced with proprietary high-efficiency technology at a dedicated facility in South Korea. North American allulose sales grew 450% year on year in 2025.
Daesang traces overseas push to 1973 Indonesia plant export
Daesang began in 1956 with Miwon, a fermented seasoning the company describes as South Korea's first. In 1973, it became the first South Korean company to export a production plant, to Indonesia. It later diversified into food, biotechnology, and starch and sweetener businesses, and now operates production facilities and business hubs across the United States, Europe and Asia.
CEO Jung-bae Lim said the company will keep developing products for diverse consumer needs and expand its local production and distribution infrastructure worldwide.