Lotte Chilsung

Lotte Chilsung	Lotte Chilsung logo
Korean Name
Revised Romanization
McCune-Reischauer
Hangul	롯데칠성음료 (주)
Hanja	--七星飮料 (株)

Lotte Chilsung is a South Korean manafacturer of food products.

History

The company began with the introduction of Chilsung Cider, a lemon-lime soft drink. Lotte Chilsung became on of the largest beverage producers in the young South Korean domestic market. In 1966, Lotte Chilsung began exporting its Chilsung Cider to Vietnam. In the mid seventies the company began to achieve an international presence, entering into contracts with American companies such as Pepsi. In 1989, Lotte Chilsung acquired a JAS mark. In the late 90s Lotte Chilsung grew to be Asia's largest beverage company, holding 35% of the domestic market share.

Exports include

• Chilsung Cider
• Milkis

Imports include

• Pepsi
• Gatorade

Outside links

Lotte Chilsung website (English and Korean)