| CJ Cheil Jedang | Plantable | | • At the end of 2021, the vegan brand 'Plantable' was launched by organizing bibigo dumplings in a vegan version.• Active in investing in foreign companies with protein technology derived from cell culture meat, seafood, and plants. | https://www.cj.co.kr/kr/index |
| Pulmuone | Jigusikdan | | • Targeting domestic and international markets with tofu and plant-derived alternative protein foods, frozen convenience foods, etc.• Agreements have been signed with raw material companies such as Ingredian Korea to develop alternative protein technologies. | https://www.pulmuone.co.kr/pulmuone/main/Index.do |
| Lotte Foods | Ennature zero meat | | • Plant-derived alternative protein food brand 'Environment Zero Meat' launched in 2019 based on wheat protein.• Aim to expand the range of alternative protein food products such as snacks and side dishes. | https://www.lottewellfood.com |
| Dongwon F&B | Myplant | | • It has signed an exclusive supply agreement with beyond meat of the U.S. to import and distribute related products exclusively in Korea.• The lineup continues to expand, including 'Beyond Burger', 'Beyond Beef' and 'Beyond Sausage'. | https://www.dongwonmall.com |
| Nongshim | Veggie Garden | | • Taekyung Agricultural and Nongshim Research Institute, a group affiliate, independently developed plant-derived alternative protein food technology and applied it to product manufacturing.• Launched the veggie garden brand in 2021.• Expansion of businesses such as its own vegan restaurants. | https://www.nongshim.com/main/index |
| Daesang | Meatzero | | • In 2021, we signed a strategic partnership with Excel Ceraputics, a venture company with domestic cultured meat technology, and SpaceF to develop alternative foods in earnest.• Target for commercialization of cultured meat products in 2025. | https://www.daesang.com/kr/ |
| SPC Samlip | Just Egg | | • In March 2020, it signed a partnership with Eat Just of the U.S. to produce and sell exclusively in Korea, and began selling plant-derived egg products “JUST Egg” in 2021 and later expanded its lineup. | https://spcsamlip.co.kr/ |
| Shinsegae Food | Bettermeat | | • It develops alternative protein foods with its own technology and sells related products in its own restaurant brands.• In July 2021, it launched an alternative protein food brand ‘Better meat’ and entered the alternative food market in earnest. | https://www.shinsegaefood.com/main.sf |
| Hyundai Green Food | Veglife | | • In December 2021, an exclusive distribution and sales agreement was signed with Daiya, a Canadian company specializing in vegan foods.• Plans to sell products such as cheese, cake, and ice cream based on plant-derived raw materials online and offline. | https://hyundaigreenfood.com/po/INDEX.hgc |
| CU | Vegetarian convenience food | | • Launched the ‘Vegetarian Food’ series from 2019.• In 2021, plant-derived protein company biomixtech and plant-derived tuna will be preemptively released. | https://pocketcu.co.kr/ |
| GS25 | - | | • It has signed a business agreement with Nongshim's affiliate Taekyung Agricultural Co., Ltd. to jointly develop vegan convenience food products.• The two companies plan to jointly develop vegan products, strengthen marketing activities to boost sales, and continue sharing vegan trend information. | https://gs25.gsretail.com |
| 7-Eleven | Grain great | | • 2021 launch of private brand product ‘grain series’ using plant-derived meat ‘soy nuggets’ in Nestle, Switzerland.• In the same year, a vegetarian brand ‘Graingrat’ was launched in collaboration with Korean company olganica's plant-derived brand 'Bright Valley'. | https://www.7-eleven.co.kr/ |