- CEO
- Yun-Gie Park
- Full Time Employees
- 5,217
- Sector
- Consumer non-durables
- Industry
- Beverages: non-alcoholic
- Address
- 15 Seocho-daero 70-gil Seoul SL South Korea 05510
- IPO Date
- Jun 21, 1973
- Business
- Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages in South Korea and select international markets. The company produces carbonated soft drinks including Chilsung Cider, Pepsi Cola, Mountain Dew, Milkis and Toms Zero; juices such as Del Monte Original, Del Monte Cold, Lotte Bread Barber Shop and Organic Knipney and Friends; coffee and tea products like Cantata, Cantata Contra Base, Let's Be, Let's Be Cafe Time, Thehada Corn Beard Tea, Thehada Barley Tea and Thehada Burdock Tea; bottled waters and energy drinks comprising Icis, Icis 8.0, Evian and Volvic; sports and functional drinks such as Hot 6, Gatorade and Kkaesukkang; sparkling and other beverages including Trevi and 2% Bujokhalttae; as well as alcoholic offerings like soju brands Soonhari, Chum Churum and Saero, whiskey, fruit liquors and rice wines. Founded in 1950 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, Lotte Chilsung Beverage operates production facilities domestically and maintains branches in China, the Philippines, Myanmar and Pakistan, with exports to over 70 countries across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Africa. The company, a subsidiary of Lotte Group, leads the Korean beverage industry by sales and customer satisfaction. Recent developments include a 2023 partnership with Spirit of Gallo to expand distribution of its soju brands Soonhari, Chum Churum and Saero in the United States starting in 2024; and an agreement to acquire an additional 42.2% stake in Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines alongside 100% of Lotte Liquor Japan Co., Ltd.