- Business
- CJ Corporation (00104K.KS) operates as a holding company for a South Korean conglomerate with core businesses in food and food services, bio, logistics and retail, and entertainment and media. The company, founded in 1953 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, oversees subsidiaries that manufacture and sell processed foods including frozen and refrigerated products, beverages, functional flavorings, seasonings such as Dashida and AIMEE, branded items like Bibigo mandu, Hetbahn packaged rice, and Beksul cooking oils and sugars; cultivate crops and livestock, produce animal feeds, and develop biotechnology products including amino acids like lysine and methionine, pharmaceuticals, and enzymes; provide logistics, storage, warehousing, inland transportation, and real estate services; operate restaurants, bars, bakeries under TOUS les JOURS, premium steak houses like VIPS, health and beauty retail through CJ OliveYoung, cinemas via CJ CGV, content production, broadcasting, music labels, and advertising media; and engage in e-commerce, wholesale, retail, system integration, power generation, and research and development worldwide, with operations spanning South Korea, the United States, China, Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia, Europe, and other regions. Recent developments include CJ CheilJedang's partnerships with ITOCHU Corporation in September 2025 to expand Korean food sales and production in Japan, including a new frozen dumpling factory in Chiba Prefecture; a December 2025 MOU with Thai retailer CP Axtra to promote Bibigo products across Southeast Asia; the October 2025 agreement for Royal De Heus to acquire CJ Feed & Care's operations in Vietnam, Indonesia, South Korea, Cambodia, and the Philippines, pending regulatory approval in 2026; and CJ ENM's multi-year partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery announced in October 2025 to launch a K-content hub on HBO Max in Asia Pacific and co-produce original Korean dramas.