INFRASTRUCTURE

Laboratory

Creating exclusive tastes and developing High-value Hit Products.

The quality control of distribution channels as well as food ingredients, harmful inspection, DNA inspection are the most important infrastructure for reliable and edible foods.

R&D system has studied foods with various categories of food service, food ingredients, import, etc. with 20-year know-how and capability.

In addition, the best value of customer satisfaction is created by strict quality control, scientific sensory system, and competitive products.

R&D (Analysis)

The speedy, absolute, and scientific food safety control is guaranteed by high-tech facilities and outstanding experts

The highest reliable and analyzable capability is appointed as an internationally certified testing institute and a domestic norovirus inspection agency.

The leader of food analysis is based on continuous R&D for new technology.

Internationally Certified Analysis Technology and System

  • Appointed as an internally certified testing institute (2003)
  • Appointed as a domestic norovirus inspection agency (2010)
  • Appointed as a good testing and inspection institute by KFDA (2010)
  • Appointed as a livestock products testing institute by KFDA (2010)
  • Held about 500 chemical analysis equipment including HPLC, LC-MS/MS, GC, GC-MS, GC-MS/MS, mercury analyzer, and ICP
  • Began DNA analysis with RT-PCR, Sequencing, and others
  • Inspected foreign material analysis with FT-IR and stereoscopic microscope

Analysis Range

Bacteria & Fungi Virus Chemicals

10 food poisoning bacteria
(Salmonella spp., Bacillus cereus, etc.)

Sanitary indicative bacteria (Coliform, etc.)

Putrefactive bacteria

Zymogen (lactic acid bacteria, etc.)

Mold (Aspergillus sp. Etc.)

Yeast (Saccharomyces sp. Etc.)

Norovirus

Rotavirus

Astrovirus

Adenovirus

Residual pesticide

Fungal toxin

Food additives

Heavy metals

Antibiotics

New kinds of harmful chemicals
(Benzopyrene, Melamine, Biogenic Amine, etc.)

Taste Nutrients Functional components

Taste

Flavor

Texture

Protein

Cholesterol

Sugar

Natrium

Vitamin

Calorie

Carbohydrate

Fat

Phytochemicals (Polyphenol, Isoflavones, β-carotines, etc.)

Activation evaluation of functional enzyme

R&D (Food)

The processing technology of ingredients, materials, products, and technologies are studied to make ‘the best taste’.

Generation-classified health has studied to develop healthy and enjoyable foods.

R&D Infrastructure

Researchers and Researches

  • Developable 130 researchers with core technologies
  • Integrated R&D institute for 39 fields.

Open R&D

  • R&D Network in Korea : Researches with famous Korean universities and government-funded institutes
  • Global R&D network : NIZO(Netherlands), OSU(USA), Frontier Food Technology Research Institute(Japan), etc.

R&D Field

Ingredients·
Materials

Tasty, Low Sodium, Fermented, Anti-Bacterial, Lactic Acidic Ingredients

Products

Development of Tasty and Convenient Products

Sauces, Processed Meats, Kimchi Products, Noodles, Rice Cakes, HMR(Home Meal Replacement), Fried Food/Jjigae (stew)/ Tang (soup), Fast Foods, etc.

Development of Customized Nutrious & Healthy Products

Healthy Foods for Silver Generation

Nutritious Foods for Babies/Children

Glocalization of Korean Traditional Foods

Export to Vietnam, China, USA, and other countries

Technologies

For the Life

Low sodium, low sugar, gluten free

Frozen/Dried food technology, mass production technology

For the Future

Probiotics

Personalized Food

Nano technology

Our innovation

Korea’s First HMR Market

  • Homemade-like and global HMR of Korean foods

3 Core Materials

  • Chef-like tasty ingredients, natural low sodium, organic lactic acid bacteria

Life Cycle-based Nutrition

  • Senior-oriented functional food, children-oriented healthy and safe food

Quality & Safety

  • Fresh food technology and logistic & distribution simulation