Haitai (
Hangul
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: 해태,
Hanja
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: 海陀) is a South Korean company based in
Seoul
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. Its main businesses are retail and
instant food
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s, especially
confectionery
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,
beverage
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and
ice cream
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.
The company was founded on October 3, 1945, and employs 3900 people at 8 plants in
Cheonan
Cheonan (; 천안시, ''Cheonan-si''), also spelled Ch'ŏnan, is a city in South Chungcheong, South Korea.
Cheonan has a population of 666,417 (2018), making it the most-populous city or county in South Chungcheong, and the third most-populous ci ...
,
Anyang
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It had a ...
,
Hayang
Hayang is a town, or '' eup'' in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
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,
Gwangju
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,
Cheongju
Cheongju () is the capital and largest List of cities in South Korea, city of North Chungcheong Province in South Korea.
History
Cheongju has been an important provincial town since ancient times. In the Cheongju Mountains, specifically in the ...
,
Munmak-eup, and
Okcheon
Okcheon County (''Okcheon-gun'') is a county in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Climate
Okcheon has a humid continental climate (Köppen: ''Dwa''), but can be considered a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen: ''Cwa'') using the ...
.
It was acquired by another Korean company,
Crown Confectionery
Crown Confectionery (, ) is a confectionery company headquartered in Jamwon-dong Seocho-gu Seoul, Korea and it was established in 1947. Its manufacturing is based in Jungrang-gu Seoul and Anyang Gyeonggi-do. It is historically an old popular bis ...
, in October 2004.
Products
Oh! Yes Choco Cake
Oh! Yes Choco Cake (오예스) is a confectionery created by Haitai. Oh! Yes Choco Cakes are square cakes that come in a box. Each box contains a dozen cakes, each cake individually wrapped. The cake consists of a custard-like chocolate layer that is sandwiched between two white cake layers (sponge cake). The exterior of the cake is covered with chocolate and is decorated with a wavy drizzle of dark chocolate for the outer design.
Oh! Yes Choco Cake is imported and distributed by :
* USA Haitai, Inc.
* Philippines Dynamex Inc.
* Canada Redfrog Enterprises Ltd.
Honey Series
Haitai is responsible for catapulting the honey butter craze in South Korea. Starting in 2014, the company started with the
Honey Butter
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Chip and successively released Honey Tong Tong, Honey Corn Pop, and other products. Many other food companies followed suit, releasing their own line of honey butter flavored snacks and confectionaries.
See also
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Economy of South Korea
The economy of South Korea is a highly developed mixed economy. By nominal GDP, it has the 5th largest economy in Asia and the 13th largest in the world. South Korea is notable for its rapid economic development from an underdeveloped nati ...
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Confectionery
Confectionery is the art of making confections, which are food items that are rich in sugar and carbohydrates. Exact definitions are difficult. In general, however, confectionery is divided into two broad and somewhat overlapping categories ...
*
Beverage
A drink or beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption. In addition to their basic function of satisfying thirst, drinks play important roles in human culture. Common types of drinks include plain drinking water, milk, juice, smoothies a ...
*
Ice Cream
Ice cream is a sweetened frozen food typically eaten as a snack or dessert. It may be made from milk or cream and is flavoured with a sweetener, either sugar or an alternative, and a spice, such as cocoa or vanilla, or with fruit such as str ...
References
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External links
Haitai Confectionery & Foods Korean Company websiteHaitai htb Korean Company websiteHaitai English Company websiteHaitai Japanese Company website
Food and drink companies of South Korea
Confectionery companies of South Korea
Companies based in Seoul
Food and drink companies established in 1945
1945 establishments in Korea
South Korean brands