Company History

2021

• 02. Golden Ginger product launch
• 03. Ginger fermented tea R&D
• 05. Strawberry cheong launch
• 05. Purchased Seohu factory site and began construction

2020

• 01. Registered with the Gyeongbuk Export Association
• 04. Joined the Korean Red Cross as a member
• 04. Lee Sun-Ja Andong Ginger trademark registered (No. 40-1604201)
• 07. Ginger cheong exported to Louis Vuitton department store, France
• 07. Sangkwaehan Mok-ae exported to Canada
• 07. Ginger cheong and Mok-ae exported to Dubai
• 09. Certified as a women-owned business
• 10. Approved by the US FDA
• 11. Ran a solo overseas exhibition in Dubai
• 11. Exhibited at the Busan Food Expo
• 11. Ginger cheong and Mok-ae exported to Dubai and Indonesia
• 12. Certified as a sixth-industry (primary-plus) business
• 12. Registered under the geographical indication system as a regional specialty
• 12. Silver prize at the KOCCA Partnering Day

2019

• 01. Company name changed to Andong Jongga Cultural Center Co. (Agricultural Corporation)
• 01. Head office relocated and manufacturing facilities expanded
• 01. Ginger experience program education with the Ginger Network (Jan–Aug)
• 02. MOU signed with Andong Yemijeong (distribution)
• 03. Food manufacturing facility licensed
• 04. Ginger detergent patent registered (No. 10-1983805)
• 05. Exhibited at TUTTO FOOD Milano 2019, Italy
• 07. Designated a preliminary social enterprise
• 08. Joined the World Women Peace Group

2018

• 04. Advanced training as a Korean traditional food culture storyteller
• 04. Ginger tourism experience program education
• 10. Prize winner at the 16th Andong Tourism Souvenir Contest
• 11. Exhibited at the Hanoi Food Expo, Vietnam
• 12. Manufacturing plant established (2473, Pungil-ro, Iljik-myeon, Andong)

2017

• 10. Andong Chamsari Cultural Center Co. established
• 11. Two-year agreement with the Andong Ginger Network
• 11. MOU signed with Andong Nonghyup distribution center