A 5-year plan was established for ginseng trials the test cultivation site was selected to be Buyeo, Chungnam Province, where Kaeseong Exclusive Sales Office was moved to.
Kaeseong Exclusive Sales Office promoted to a branch office
Founding of Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation
Establishment of subsidiary Korea Ginseng Export Corporation
Hongkong(SAR) corporation was established
Founding of Korea Ginseng Corporation (KGC)
Selected as No. 1 power brand in Korean industry, which is considered as Korea first brand grand prize.
Establishment of limited subsidiaries of CheongKwanJang in Taiwan, China, and the United States of America.
Korea Ginseng Factory acquires ISO 22000 “International food safety management system standard certification”
“Korean Ginseng Saponin Data Center” was granted an Islamic halal certification by Korea Ginseng Research Institute
Opening of “LOUNGE 1899”
In 2018, CheongKwanJang members reached 5 million, and the launch of “Once in a Moon” beauty brand took place.
Cumulative sales of ‘KGC Korean Red Ginseng Everytime’ exceeded 200 million packets
Maintaining the 1st place in health food category on K-BPI (Korea Brand Power Index) for 14 consecutive years