Imsil-gun's 'ImsilN Cheese' Wins Korea Representative Brand Award for 7 Consecutive Years...

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[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Nosik] ‘ImsilN Cheese,’ the originator of cheese in Korea, has won the Korea Representative Brand Award for seven consecutive years.

Imsil County announced on the 21st that Imsil N Cheese received the grand prize in the processed food category at the ‘2020 Korea Representative Brand Awards’ ceremony.

This event is hosted by the Korea Representative Brand Selection Committee and is a brand-related awards ceremony that identifies brand competitiveness by having consumers directly select brands loved by consumers through strict and fair investigations.

The cheese industry in Imsil County, which was started by the late Father Ji Jeonghwan with two goats, has grown over more than 50 years into a regional revitalization project generating an annual income of 25 billion KRW.

Using first-grade fresh raw milk produced from about 50 dairy farms and 4,000 dairy cows, 13 farm-type dairy processing companies including Imsil Cheese Agricultural Cooperative produce various cheeses and dairy products suited to Korean tastes.

Also, modeled after Switzerland’s Appenzell, the exotic landscape of Imsil Cheese Theme Park and Imsil Cheese Village, a successful model of the sixth industrialization, have established themselves as tourist destinations attracting more than 300,000 paying cheese experience visitors annually.

County Governor Shim Min said, “Following the will of the late Father Ji Jeonghwan, who passed away last year, we are continuously striving to expand the production base and sales network of dairy products to promote the stable production and market expansion of ImsilN Cheese.”

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