Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. is one of the largest drink manufacturers in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

and is part of the

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. The name ''Chilsung'' (''chilseong'', , ) means "

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" (literally seven stars), and the company's logo is an eponymous seven stars in a row.

History

Since the establishment and successful launch of Chilsung

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, a lemon-lime soft drink, in 1950, Lotte Chilsung Beverage has been continuously developing and launching products in carbonated drinks, juices, coffee, tea, and water. In 1966, Lotte Chilsung began exporting its Chilsung Cider to Vietnam. In the mid-1970s, the company began to acquire an international presence, entering into contracts with American companies such as

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. In 1989, Lotte Chilsung acquired a JAS mark. In the late 1990s, Lotte Chilsung grew to be largest beverage company in Asia, holding 35% of the domestic market share.

Products

Carbonated drinks

Since its launch in 1950, Chilsung Cider has been the representative drink of Korea, selling more than a million bottles. Other high-profile drinks include milk-soda

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, and through the partnership with US-based

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, Pepsi,

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, and Tropicana Sparkling.

Juices

Lotte Chilsung Beverage offers a range of natural fruit juices in orange, grape, apple, tangerine, pear, and mango flavors. In 1982, the company established a partnership with US-based, Del Monte, and now manufactures the Premium Orange and Del Monte Cold products. In 2009, the license for Tropicana was acquired and Tropicana Homemade style blends and other popular choices were produced.

Coffee and tea

The lineup in coffee include Let's Be, South Korea's No. 1 canned coffee; Cantata, a coffee blend made with Arabica beans from plantations worldwide; and black tea drinks Ceylon Tea and

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Other beverages/bottled water

Diverse assortments range from soy milks to traditional beverage and health drinks. Other varieties in the catalog include the sports drink

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, the carbonated water Trevi, the purified water Icis, and France-imported Evian and Volvic.

Alcoholic drinks

Lotte Chilsung Beverage has been marketing Scotch Blue, Korea's local

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brand, along with fruit liquor, traditional Mirin, and other alcoholic beverages. Other alcoholic drinks include Cheoeumcheoreom ("Like the first time"), which is the world's first

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made of alkaline-reduced water,

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Baekhwasubok,

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Seoljungmae Plus, and South Korean

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Majuang.

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