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Kook Soon Dang

Founded	1952
Headquarters	Samsung-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Key people	Bae Jung-ho, President
Products	yakju bekseju bekseju dry kang jang bekseju 50seju
Website	www.ksdb.co.kr

Kooksoondang (Hangul: 국순당) is a Korean Brewery, founded in 1952. The name literally means "house of good yeast and good wines".

Kooksoondang is a major producer of natural beverages and health-related products. In 1994, Mr.jung-Ho Bae, CEO of the company, refurbished the benefits of a traditional wine Koreans have been enjoying for many years, mixing modern technology with old formula, and produced Bek Se Ju.

It has a unique fermentation method for the brewing of rice wine. Unlike the regular method of producing rice wine, Kooksoondang grind raw rice with Nuruk (Korean traditional koji) and brew them without steaming.

Kooksoondang Brewery has been involved in exporting since 1994, and in 2003, the company took over Haitai&Company. The company's current president is Bae Jung Ho.

Kooksoondang is exporting about 35 countries over the world.

The export volumes grew into over $ 5 million in 2005

In Canada, the main distributor is Dinoy Trading Inc., located in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

[edit] See also

• Economy of South Korea

[edit] External links

• KookSoonDang website

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