Dongwon F&B has teamed up with Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of the former¡¯s brand, Dongwon Tuna, and the 40th anniversary of the launch of the KBO League.
Dongwon F&B and KBO said on April 5 they joined forces in releasing ¡°Dongwon Champion Edition.¡±
Dongwon Champion Edition consists of 30 kinds of Dongwon Tuna products, carrying the emblem, logo and mascot of each of the 10 baseball clubs affiliated with KBO.
Dongwon F&B launched an Instagram account in celebration of its collaboration with KBO on April 8.
Applicants are required to read ¡°Dongwon Champion Edition¡± with the emblem of Dongwon Tuna Club, and the AR filter of Dongwon Tuna Instagram (@dw.tuna), carrying the hashtag (#¾ßÂü縰Áö, #µ¿¿øÂüÄ¡, #KBO).
Lottery winners will be presented with the official ball marking KBO¡¯s 40th anniversary and ¡°Dongwon Tuna Tunape,¡± a side dish for watching baseball games.
Dongwon Group founder and Honorary Chairman Kim Jae-chul developed Dongwon Tuna in 1982 in his determination to supply quality protein to people.
The brand Dongwon Tuna has enjoyed popularity as the best-seller in the Korean canned tuna market for the past 40 years – a big-ticket, premium food in the 1980s, a convenience store item in the 1900s and a ¡°healthy food¡± at the start of the 2000s.
Dongwon F&B has sold more than 200,000,000 Dongwon Tuna products annually. Dongwon F&B made history by becoming the industry¡¯s first company to top 5 billion canned products in cumulative total sales in 2014.
The company surpassed 7 billion canned products in cumulative total sales as of 2022.
The figure is equal to 137.2 tuna products of consumption per person (based on a population of 51 million people). If they are lined up, it may circle the Earth 14 times for a distance of 550,000 km.
Dongwon F&B is conducting diverse marketing activities to portray Dongwon Tuna as a young and trendy brand. The company has released commercial songs and films in which models such as Cho Jung-suk, Son Na-eun, Pengsoo, and Chung Dong-won appear.
It has cashed in on Dongwon Tuna¡¯s position as a home meal replacement, including products such as ¡°Dongwon Tuna Cube¡± and ¡°Dongwon Tuna Spread.¡±
Dongwon F&B released two kinds of premium hansik home meal replacement (HMR) brand ¡°Yongki Porridge.¡± (Photos: Dongwon F&B)
Dongwon F&B Releases Porridge Products Under Premium Hansik HMR Brand ¡®Yongki Porridge¡¯
Dongwon F&B said on April 6 it released two kinds of premium hansik home meal replacement (HMR) brand ¡°Yongki Porridge¡± — which is abalone intestines porridge and hanwoo beef porridge.
The premium hansik home meal replacement (HMR) ¡°Yongki¡± porridge products are made with homegrown quality food stuffs, and infused with hansik flavors under the catchphrase ¡°Fresh Foodstuffs Make Tastes Fresher.¡±