Daesang
Founded in 1956, Daesang Corporation is one of the world's largest producers of fermented food products, with decades of expertise in food manufacturing. The company has grown into a premier global enterprise through internationally recognized brands such as Jongga and Ofood, offering a broad product portfolio that includes Kimchi, specialty sauces, convenient home meal replacements (HMR), and …
Profile
Daesang Corporation (founded 1956) is a South Korean food and biotechnology company focused on fermentation and bio-ingredients, producing fermented seasonings/foods (e.g., Miwon; Jongga; Chungjungone brands) and fermentation-derived ingredients such as MSG and amino acids (including lysine), as well as starch/sweeteners like fructose, oligosaccharide, and starch syrup. It also develops advanced bio-tech, building fermentation production technologies since the 1960s. Headquarters: Jongno Place 120, Changgyunggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea. Daesang is still active in 2025–2026, continuing developments including construction/operations of starch/sweetener plants and a 2026 “blue bio” pivot (marine/microalgae) and expansion into pharmaceutical-grade amino acids via acquiring Germany’s AMINO GmbH earlier in 2026. Consolidated sales rose to 4,084,090 (2025). It operates in over 80 countries.
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- Daesang Pivots to ‘Blue Bio’ Amid Lysine Glut, Sluggish Food Demand - Seoul Economic Daily — 2026-03-29
- From ‘Miwon’ to Pharmaceutical Ingredients… Daesang Accelerates Shift to High-Value-Added Materials Business - EDAILY — 2026-08-18
- Daesang Targets Global Pharmaceutical Amino Acid Market, Building on 70 Years of Fermentation Technology — 2026-09-09
- Consolidated Financial Statements｜Financial Information｜Investment Information｜Daesang Corporation
- General Food Business｜Food Business｜Major Business｜Daesang Corporation
- Lysine｜Ingredient Business｜Major Business｜Daesang Corporation
- Industry
- Food ingredients
- Topics
- Amino acids & MSG fermentation, Sweeteners, polyols & starch derivatives
- Role
- Producer — “…es 20+ fermentation-related manufacturing technologies in amino acids and nucleic acids. - Product range: trad…”
Bio-solutions it supplies 2
What they offer
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News & status 6
- 2026-03 Latest status: Daesang acquired the German company AMINO GmbH in March 2026 to expand into the pharmaceutical amino acid market. ↗ ↗ ↗
- 2026-09-30 Daesang's Chungjeongone pasta sauce gets first package redesign in 12 years - The Herald BusinessDaesang is elevating its Chungjeongone pasta sauce line with a major 12-year packaging overhaul to reinforce its status as South Korea’s No. 1 pasta sauce brand, focusing on a cleaner, more intuitive design that honors brand heritage. The rollout includes two …
- 2026-09-01 South Korea's Antitrust Regulator Raids CJ CheilJedang, Daesang Over Alleged Sauce Price-Fixing < IB/Corporate < Article - Yonhap InfomaxDaesang Corp. is one of five major sauce manufacturers under investigation by South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission for suspected price-fixing in gochujang and soy sauce.
- 2026-08-25 Korea starch-sugar cartel trial tests post-retirement liability clock - CHOSUNBIZDaesang is one of four companies facing charges for starch-sugar price-fixing from 2017 to 2025, with prosecutors alleging a coordinated scheme and the trial focusing on each firm’s role and post-retirement liability under statute of limitations.
- 2026-09-24 Sugar, Flour, and Starch Syrup Cartel Rakes in ₩15 Trillion; Fined ₩1.8 Trillion : Society : JKNDaesang was implicated in the starch and starch syrup cartel, with sales totaling 6.05 trillion won and part of fines amounting to 747.6 billion won.
- 2026-08-14 Daesang Reports 16.2% Increase in Second-Quarter Operating Profit… “Improved Profitability in Food Division and Global Growth” - EDAILYDaesang posted a strong Q2 with revenue of 1.1658 trillion won (+8.3% YoY) and operating profit of 46.5 billion won (+16.2% YoY), driven by improved food-business profitability and global growth. The company attributes gains to cost reductions, efficiency …
- 2026-09-09 Daesang Targets Global Pharmaceutical Amino Acid Market, Building on 70 Years of Fermentation TechnologyDaesang is expanding from fermented foods into high-value biopharmaceutical amino acids, leveraging its MIWON fermentation technology to enter the global pharmaceutical market. It acquired AMINO GmbH to gain purification tech, European regulatory expertise, …
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Ownership & investors 4
| parent | DAESANG HOLDINGS CO., LTD |
| investor | KB Asset Management Co., Ltd |
| investor | Baring Asset Management Korea Ltd |
| investor | Daesang Foundation |
Partners & deals 1
| counterparty | AMINO GmbH (acquired in March 2026) …Daesang acquired the German company AMINO GmbH in March 2026 to expand into the pharmaceutical amino acid market.… |
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