2020 to Today
Continuing to accelerate global expansion into new territories
2025
- Dec Food Business overseas sales exceeded 50% of total share
- Jul Completed construction of a new plant in Chiba, Japan
2024
- Dec Became the first Korean food company to be included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Asia-Pacific for 10 consecutive years
- May Established a subsidiary in France
- Feb Unveiled a new BI for the global K-food brand, bibigo
2023
- Nov Celebrated CJ CheilJedang’s 70th anniversary
- May aunched the global K-food talent development project, "Cuisine.K"
2022
- May Established a subsidiary in the United Kingdom
- May Began mass production of ‘PHA’, a biodegradable material, and launched a dedicated brand, ‘PHACT’
- Feb Established Kizuna plant in Vietnam
- Jan Founded CJ Bioscience
- Jan Founded CJ Wellcare
2021
- Sep Signed global marketing partnership with LA Lakers
- May Launched a B2B brand, ‘Creeat’
- Mar Launched the world’s first natural cysteine, ‘FlavorNrich’
2020
- Dec Surpassed KRW 1 trillion in global ‘bibigo’ mandu sales
- Dec Awarded a presidential commendation for Consumer Centered Management(CCM)
- May Launched a plant-based savory solution, ‘TasteNrich’
2010 - 2019
Became the K-Food leader, a dominant BIO company on the global stage
2019
- Dec Signed the first Fair Trade Agreement for Agency Transactions in the Korean food industry
- Jul Launched an official HMR store, ‘CJ THE MARKET’
- Jul Founded CJ Feed&Care
- Apr Launched an HMR meal-kit brand, ‘COOKIT’
- Feb Acquired large American frozen food company, Schwan’s Company
2018
- Nov Started the poultry farming business in Myanmar
- Oct CJ Blossom Campus (integrated food production base) launched Hetbahn
- Aug Acquired American frozen food company, Kahiki Foods
- Aug Acquired German frozen food company, Mainfrost
- Aug Ranked No. 1 in the world in amino acid for feed, Valine
- Jul Entered into the Myanmar feed business.
- Jul Completed construction of a production plant for fermented soybeans in Foshan, China
- Jun Sales of its global bio business exceeded KRW 2 trillion
- May Launched Korea’s first HMR flagship store, CJ Olive Market
2017
- Dec Annual sales volume of Hetbahn exceeded 300 million
- Oct Selected as the official sponsor of the ‘2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics’.
- Oct bibigo was selected as the official sponsor for a regular PGA Tour Championship, THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES
- Sep Constructed an integrated food production base in Vietnam
- Aug Acquired Brazil’s ‘Selecta’ and started the Soy Protein Concentrate (SPC) business
- Jun Acquired Russian frozen food company, Raviolo
- Apr Acquired Minh Dat, a Vietnamese marine products processing company
- May Launched CJ Blossom Park, an integrated R&D institute.
- Jan Began producing BIO fermented Cysteine.
2016
- Dec Acquired Cau Tre, a Vietnamese frozen food company
- Oct Ranked No. 1 in Korea and the US with ‘bibigo’ dumplings.
- Oct Completed construction of a fermented soybean production plant in Vung Tau, Vietnam
- Sep Awarded presidential commendation for job creation
- Sep Acquired the assets of Metabolix, an American venture firm
- Apr Acquired Haide, a Chinese food amino acid (FGA) company
- Mar Launched the American Food R&D Center
- Feb Acquired Kim&Kim, a Vietnamese kimchi maker
2015
- Dec Acquired Chinese feed company, Cofeed
- Dec Entry into the Cambodian feed business
- Sep Incorporated into Dow Jones Sustainability Index Asia-Pacific
- Jun Succeeded in mass-producing ‘Allulose,’ the next-generation sweetener
- May Participated in Milano Expo in Italy with the Korea Pavilion
- May Began to produce L-methionine in the BIO plant in Kerteh, Malaysia.
- Mar Launched CJ Breeding, a seed company
2014
- Oct Applied for a patent on kimchi lactic acid bacteria, ‘CJLP 133’.
- Jun Shenyang Plant in China launched ‘Valine’
2013
- Oct Disclosed ‘L-Methionine,’ the world’s first eco-friendly fermentation method, at the World Conference on Animal Production.
- Sep Completed construction of powdered lysine in Fort Dodge, US
- Jun Plant in Jombang, Indonesia launched ‘Arginine’
- May Hetbahn became the first cooked rice product to be named the Green product of the Year.
- May Expanded the livestock business in Vietnam (poultry farming)
- Apr Acquired Low Carbon Certification for 4 Beksul sugar products.
- Jan In 2012, its sales exceeded KRW 7 trillion for the first time in the food industry.
2012
- Jun Completed construction of powdered lysine production plant in Shenyang, China
- Feb Completed construction of MSG Plant in Jombang, Indonesia
2011
- Nov Brazilian subsidiary completed expansion of powdered lysine plant
- Oct Launched Xylose sugar product
2010
- Aug Completed construction of the world’s largest sun-dried salt plant.
- Aug Pasuruan Plant in Indonesia launched Tryptophan
2000 - 2009
Era of undergoing a qualitative and quantitative leap forward in the food and BIO business
2009
- Oct Entered into an MOU for eco-friendly bioscience research with Korea R&D institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology.
2008
- May Full-fledged advance into the organic food business field.
2007
- Sep Split up CJ Corporation
- Launched an operating company, CJ CheilJedang Co., Ltd.
2006
- Dec Acquired Hasunjung Food.
- Sep M&A with Haechandle.
- Apr Launched livestock business in Vietnam (pig farming)
2005
- Sep Acquired Annie Chun’s Inc., a U.S. food distribution company.
- Aug Completed construction of powdered lysine plant in Piracicaba, Brazil
- Jul Completed construction of powdered lysine plant in Liaocheng, China
2004
- Dec Merged Pasuruan and Jombang Plants in Indonesia
- (renamed PT-CJI)
- Jul Acquired Hanil Pharmaceutical.
- Mar Established Liaocheng subsidiary in China
2003
- Mar Entry into the Chinese feed business
2002
- Apr Nucleic acid was selected as a world-class product.
- Apr Began to produce DASIDA in Qingdao Plant in China
2001
- Mar Entered into the Vietnamese feed business
2000
- Dec Launched the feed additive for animals, Threonine
- May Started the chicken breeding business in Indonesia
1990 - 1999
Became ONLYONE in the domestic food and BIO industry
1999
- Dec Created the BIO Business Division and established Production Technology Center
1998
- Mar Completed construction of a nucleic acid plant in Indonesia.
1997
- Oct Completed construction of an animal feed plant in the Philippines.
1996
- Dec Launched Hetbahn.
- May Entered into the Indonesian feed business
1994
- May First in the world to develop the ‘pseudomonas vaccine’.
1992
- Jun Opened the Life Science Research Center
1991
- Dec Its sales amounted to KRW 1 trillion for the first time in the domestic food industry.
- Nov Launched the life science business.
- Jan Completed construction of powdered lysine plant in Pasuruan, Indonesia
1990
- Aug Completed construction of MSG plant in Pasuruan, Indonesia
1980 - 1989
Commencement of INNOVATION and the development of overseas markets
1988
- Dec Established ‘PT-CSI’ in Indonesia.
1986
- Nov Completed construction and commenced operation of a pharmaceutical plant (Icheon).
1984
- Jun Established the General Research Center.
1982
- Nov Succeeded in developing the technology for the mass production of interferon.
1980
- Dec Its sales amounted to KRW 100 million for the first time in the domestic food industry.
- Oct Completed construction of Icheon Plant 1 (started the meat processing business).
1970 - 1979
Expansion of food culture and onset of brand ‘Beksulpyo’
1979
- Oct Completed construction of Incheon Feed Plant 2
- Sep Started the cooking oil business.
- Aug Developed the nucleic acid (IMP and GMP) manufacturing method for the first time in Korea
1978
- Mar Established the Food Research Center.
1977
- Dec Launched nucleic acid composite seasoning ‘AIMEE’
1975
- Nov Began to produce ‘DASIDA’.
1973
- Nov Started the animal feed business.
1950 - 1969
Began to produce sugar for the first time in Korea
1968
- Oct Merged with seasoning manufacturer ‘Mipung Industry’
1963
- Dec Started the seasoning business.
1962
- Mar Exported sugar for the first time.
1958
- Apr Started the flour manufacturing business.
1953
- Aug Founded CheilJedang Co., Ltd.
- (the first manufacturing business of Samsung Group).
