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CJ Foods Launches "bibigo to go" Delivery Brand to Service Growing Demand for Delicious Korean Meals

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Monday, November 6, 2023

The delivery food brand offers popular Korean meals made with CJ's bibigo products through Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat

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  • The delivery food brand offers popular Korean meals made with CJ's bibigo products through Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat
    LONDON, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CJ Foods, a business unit of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang, launched an online delivery food service "bibigo to go" to introduce their delicious Korean menu to British consumers.
  • The menu includes popular Korean foods such as Mandu (Korean dumpling), Korean-style fried chicken, Bibimbap, fried rice, Japchae noodles, Tteokbokki, Kimchi and Korean sauces as well as fries, topped with Korean flavours.
  • "We believe the convenient bibigo to go delivery service and Pop Up will be great platforms for consumers to experience our delicious K-food products."
  • Starting with the UK, CJ Foods aims to spread the taste of Korean cuisine across Europe.

CJ Foods Appoints Stephan Czypionka as Global Chief Marketing Officer

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CJ Foods, a business unit of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang, announced that it has appointed Stephan Czypionka, former Global Vice President of Marketing Performance at The Coca-Cola Company, as the new global Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).

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  • SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CJ Foods, a business unit of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang, announced that it has appointed Stephan Czypionka, former Global Vice President of Marketing Performance at The Coca-Cola Company, as the new global Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).
  • With a distinguished career spanning over two decades, Czypionka brings a wealth of marketing expertise to CJ's rapidly expanding global food business.
  • His extensive marketing experience in marketing strategy, brand building, campaign execution and marketing performance management will be instrumental in enhancing our global brand building and marketing capabilities.
  • Before joining CJ, Czypionka was the Global Vice President of Marketing Performance at The Coca-Cola Company.

CJ Foods Partners with T&R Biofab to Shape the Future of Food

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CJ Foods, a business unit of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang, announced that it entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) with T&R Biofab to develop alternative meat using 3D bioprinting technology. T&R Biofab is a med-tech company that develops artificial tissues using its world-class technology in the field of regenerative medicine based on 3D bioprinting.

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  • Plant-based alternative protein food products beyond the limitations of today's offerings are seen as new growth engines for both companies.
  • This exciting collaboration is part of CJ Food's broader strategy to accelerate our pace of innovation and seed new growth engines in support of CJ Food's global ambitions."
  • CJ Foods remains committed to developing and investing technologies aimed at securing sustainable food for the future.
  • In addition, last year, CJ Foods introduced a plant-based beverage brand, Altive, through its in-house food venture program known as INNO 100.

CJ Foods Names Dr. Gregory Yep to New CTO of Global Food R&D

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Monday, October 9, 2023

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CJ Foods, a business unit of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang, announced that it has appointed Dr. Gregory Yep (aged 57), former head of the R&D center at International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), as the new CTO of its Global Food R&D division.

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  • Yep comes to CJ Foods with an extensive 30+ year career in R&D.
  • Yep's preeminent scientific and technical expertise is closely aligned with CJ Foods' key strategic goals, such as GSP (Global Strategic Product) scale-up, global territory expansion, and identification of white space opportunities.
  • He also plans to leverage collaborations with other research institutes, experts, and partners, creating synergies that facilitate CJ Foods' development of a truly global R&D organization and setting CJ Foods further apart from competitors.
  • "We're delighted that someone of Greg's caliber is joining CJ Foods to contribute to our vision of becoming a global leader in food," said Minsok Pak, CEO of CJ Foods.

CJ CheilJedang, and Emmyon, Inc. sign a Licensing Agreement to commercialize a dietary supplement with natural extracts for use in significant improvement of skeletal muscle mass and function in humans.

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Monday, December 26, 2022

The technical and commercial collaboration will result in the global launch of several nutraceutical and dietary supplement products that have the ability to inhibit muscle atrophy while improving strength and endurance.

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  • The technical and commercial collaboration will result in the global launch of several nutraceutical and dietary supplement products that have the ability to inhibit muscle atrophy while improving strength and endurance.
  • It particularly affects older people with arthritis, on bed rest due to body injuries such as accidental falls and malnutrition through illnesses such as cancer.
  • Optimal muscle health is also important in sports performance and lack of physical exercise where nutritional supplementation can be beneficial.
  • These small molecules are intended to create new food products for muscle health, while others are being developed as pharmaceuticals for obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Smyrnios Named Executive Chairman of CJCJ Food, Americas

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

CJ CheilJedang (CJCJ) CEO Sinho Kang today announced that Dimitrios Smyrnios, CEO of Schwans Company, will now serve as executive chairman of CJCJ Food, Americas.

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  • CJ CheilJedang (CJCJ) CEO Sinho Kang today announced that Dimitrios Smyrnios, CEO of Schwans Company, will now serve as executive chairman of CJCJ Food, Americas.
  • As the executive chairman of CJCJ Food, Americas, Smyrnios will hold the role of chairman of the board of CJ Foods USA Inc and will continue in his leadership role as CEO of Schwans.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201021006018/en/
    Dimitrios Smyrnios, CEO of Schwans Company, named executive chairman of CJCJ Food, Americas (Photo: Business Wire)
    In his new leadership role, Smyrnios will provide strategic and operational oversight of CJCJs food businesses in the Americas, including U.S.-based affiliates Schwans Company and CJ Foods USA.
  • As CJCJs family of food businesses in the Americas grow closer, Im confident that together we will play a big role in shaping the CJCJ global growth trajectory, said Smyrnios.

Lygos Secures Strategic Investment from CJ CheilJedang to Accelerate Growth in Bioengineering Industries

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Monday, September 16, 2019

CJ CheilJedang has been at the forefront of the Korean food industry for the past 60 years because of its unwavering commitment to quality, safety and innovation.

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  • CJ CheilJedang has been at the forefront of the Korean food industry for the past 60 years because of its unwavering commitment to quality, safety and innovation.
  • CJ CheilJedang is the core subsidiary in charge of the food and bioengineering business sectors of the CJ Group.
  • Launched in 1953 as a food ingredient company, CJ CheilJedang has expanded its business to processed foods.
  • CJ CheilJedang has achieved outstanding growth, quantitatively and qualitatively, in food processing and food ingredients in the food business sector, as well as the bio and pharmaceutical in the bioengineering business sector.