President Lim Jeong-bae of Daesang Co.

Daesang Co. won the Citation of the Ministry for Food and Drug Safety at the annual 2018 Conference of Korea Health Supplements Association, the company said on Feb. 22.

At the meeting held at the auditorium located in the association’s head office in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, Vice President Choi Chang-woo of the Well Life Business Headquarters of Daesang Co. received the citation together with representatives of the six food makers, including Korea Tobacco and Ginseng Corp. and the Pulmuwon Health and Living Co. from the Korea Health Supplements Association. 

The association took into consideration the food makers’ hygienic production processes for health foods, and distribution through a healthy network for the improvement of public health and the protection of consumers.

Chungjungwon of Daesang Corp. put on the market its spicy bean paste, considered salty and yet very tasty. It is styled after the Gyeongsang Provincial style hot bean paste, “Sunchang Mixed Bean Paste.”

The bean paste is hot and is best paired with raw fish, which is the custom of Gyeongsang Province, which is known for mixing hot peppers, garlic and peanuts with sesame oil. 

The hot bean paste goes well when eaten with broiled beef and vegetables. The price is 5,900 won per 450 g can.

Founded in 1956, Daesang Corporation has become one of the largest fermentation businesses in the world and the leading consumer food producer in Korea with annual sales revenue of $2 billion. Daesang employs nearly 3,000 people and maintains 25 subsidiaries around the globe.

Daesang opened a new chapter of biotechnology in Korea by developing Glutamine Acid via fermentation in 1962, and then developed about twenty different amino acids and nucleic acids, including MSG, L-Phenylalanime, L-Glutamine, L-Arginine, Shikimic Acid, and Chlorella. 

Daesang is renowned as a worldwide leader in the bio-fermentation industry as it sustains its competitive edge in the global market. Based on its proprietary technologies accumulated for a half century. 

Daesang continues to invest in R&D for value-added amino acids and other fermented products. Daesang’s flagship food brand Chungjungone encompasses a variety of foods such as hot pepper paste, soybean paste, soy sauce, processed meats, frozen foods, western seasonings, agricultural products, seafood, and more. By adding nothing but devotion to nature, Chungjungone contributes to making food culture richer and healthier.

Daesang maximizes synergistic effects by introducing family brands such as WelLife for dietary supplements, Rosebud for Espresso Coffee, O’Food for organic foods, CookJoy for ready-to-eat foods, HiPork for high quality frozen pork and more.

As a leading corn wet miller in Korea, Daesang produces various Cornstarches used in processed foods and confectioneries, High Fructose Corn Syrup and Oligosaccharide used in beverages, and other corn based ingredients. Daesang’s cutting edge technology has been applied to the development of environmentally friendly products and succeeded in producing biodegradable plastics from cornstarch.

Daesang was founded as Dong-A Whasung Industrial Co. by Lim Dae-hong  in Dongdaeshin-dong, Seo-gu, Busan, in 1956 in order to produce food additives for the Korean market. Under Dae, the company began to develop its own microorganism fermentation technologies in order to produce the flavor enhancer monosodium glutamate. By 1960, the company had succeeded in producing glutamine acid, and the company launched production of MSG on an industrial scale. 

A number of Daesang’s key products including hot pepper  bean paste. (Photos: Daesang)