Lotte (conglomerate)
The K. K. Lotte (Japanese株式会社 ロッテ, Kabushiki - gaisha rotting, Eng. Lotte Co., Ltd. ) Is a multinational corporation that was founded in Tokyo in 1948 by the Korean Shin Kyuk -ho.
After the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and South Korea in 1965, the Lotte Confectionery Co., Ltd. was established on April 3, 1967 in Seoul. The company started with the trade of chewing gum in Japan and gradually became the focus to a multinational conglomerate, in the food and petrochemical industries.
The company employs approximately 56 369 people in South Korea, Japan, about 3,600. The company's assets throughout the Lotte Group is estimated at about U.S. $ 50 billion.
Name
The name of the company is neither Japanese nor Korean, but comes from the German. The founder Shin Kyuk -Ho was so impressed by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and especially of his The Sorrows of Young Werther, that he based on Charlotte ( often abbreviated as Lotte ) gave his company the same name.
Subsidiaries
Food and beverage industry
- Lotte Confectionery Co., Ltd.. , Confectionery, chewing gum, ice cream
- Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd.. , Soft drinks, fruit juices, bottled water, Pepsi Cola
- LotteHam Co., Ltd.. , Fish, meat, frozen foods, dairy products
- Lotte Fresh Delica Co., Ltd.. , Lunch, hamburgers, sandwiches
- Boulangerie Lotte Co., Ltd.. , Baked goods
- Lotte pharm. Inc., health foods, tonic drinks, drugs
- Food Inc., Western food production, wholesale and operation of the restaurant chain TGI Friday's in South Korea
- Wellga Inc., manufacture of edible oils and fats
Electronics industry
- Korea Fuji Film Co., Ltd.. , A joint venture with Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corporation for the manufacture and sales of digital cameras, printers, photo papers, Film Chemistry, batteries
- Canon Korea Business Solutions Inc., a joint venture with Japan's Canon Inc. for the manufacture and sales of printers, photocopiers and fax machines, as well as toner and ink cartridges
Consumer goods industry
- Lotte Aluminium Co., Ltd.. , Manufacture of aluminum foils, security systems, consumer electronics
IT, consulting
- Lotte Data Communication Corp.. , IT consulting, software development
- Daehong Communications Corp.. , Marketing consulting
Trade
- Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd.. ( Lotte Department Store), 29 department stores in South Korea, China and Russia. As part of the expansion abroad, the Chinese ( eight Cash & Carry outlets ) and Indonesian (19 Makro Cash & Carry outlets ) have been incorporated foreign business of the Dutch chain macro. The Company is the largest retail company in South Korea.
- Lotte Mart discount stores
- Lotteria Co., Ltd.. , Fast-food restaurant chain in Japan and Korea
- Lotte Midopa, department stores
- Lotte.com, Online Store
- Lotte Trading Co., Ltd., Import-/Export.
- Lotte Asahi Liquor Co., Ltd., sales of the products of Japanese Asahi Brewery in South Korea.
- Woori Home Shopping Inc.
- FRL Korea Co., Ltd., clothing.
Tourism, Leisure, Sport
- Hotel Lotte Co., Ltd..
- Lotte Hotel Busan Co., Ltd.. ( Busan Lotte Tower )
- Lotte Moolsan Co., Ltd..
- Lotte Logistics Co., Ltd.. ( LLC)
- Lotte Station Building Co., Ltd..
- Lotte Skyhill C. C. CO., LTD.
- Lotte JTB Co., Ltd..
- Lotte Giants Co., Ltd.. , A baseball team in South Korea
- Chiba Lotte Marines, a baseball team in Japan
Financial services, insurance
- Lotte Card Co., Ltd..
- Lotte Capital Co., Ltd..
- Lotte Insurance Co., Ltd..
- Lotte Asset Development Co., Ltd..
Chemical Industry
- Honam Petrochemical Corp..
- KP Chemical Corp..
- Lotte Daesan Petrochemical
Building industry
- Lotte Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd..
Engineering
- Lotte Engineering & Machinery Mfg.. . Co., Ltd.
Lotte World
Lotte World ( 롯데 월드 ) is a theme park in Seoul, which consists in part of a large hall area and an amusement park on an island that is connected by a monorail.
The park was opened July 12, 1989 and is considered the largest indoor park in the world and is visited annually by about eight million people.