The Korea Times
CJ CheilJedang and Binggrae have been selected for the government’s new food export initiative, "Global Next K-Food," along with 143 other companies, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Thursday. CJ CheilJedang, the food subsidiary of CJ Group, will share its global market network with small- and medium-sized breweries as part of a consortium aimed at jointly boosting exports of Korean liquor products. The move comes as the ministry begins restructuring the country’s food export channels by linking large companies with small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) that lack global market access and networks. The collaboration will enable four wineries and breweries specializing in rice-based traditional liquors, including Danong Bio and Moonbaesool, to export their products to premium restaurants in North America through CJ’s existing distribution channels. Binggrae will help two food SMEs export their halal-certified products to Muslim markets across Southeast Asia. Leveraging popular K-food items such as rice cake stir-fried with red hot pepper paste, ba
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