Sempio Selected as a 'Lighthouse Company' for Global Market Development... Receives Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy's Appreciation Plaque

On the 17th, Sempio Foods was selected as one of the "Top 10 Lighthouse Companies of 2021" at the "Mid-sized Companies Global Innovation Expo" held at the Seoul Lotte Hotel.

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] Sempio announced on the 18th that it was selected as a 'Lighthouse Company' for its contribution to pioneering new markets at the 'Mid-sized Enterprises Global Innovation Expo' and received a commendation plaque from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy.

Hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the 'Mid-sized Enterprises Global Innovation Expo' is an event that selects companies as Lighthouse Companies for successfully discovering new businesses, pioneering new markets, and introducing new systems to revitalize the national economy, and shares their achievements. The goal is to discover and support 100 Lighthouse Companies by 2024, with the first batch of 10 companies announced in 2021.

Sempio was recognized for its success in establishing a foothold in overseas markets through product globalization and localization, and was selected as a Lighthouse Company in the new market pioneering category. Sempio introduced Yeondu, a purely plant-based fermented soybean essence that modernly reinterprets traditional Korean soy sauce, so that excellent Korean food culture can be enjoyed overseas. Additionally, its localization strategy attracted attention by developing recipes tailored to each country's dietary habits through joint research with renowned overseas culinary science institutes.

Yeondu is made by adding vegetable broth made from eight kinds of vegetables including shiitake mushrooms, garlic, and green onions to natural flavor components obtained by fermenting soybeans. Despite being 100% purely plant-based, it is highly praised for its taste that resembles meat. Yeondu has won awards at prestigious ceremonies in the United States and the United Kingdom, countries with the largest vegetarian populations, such as the U.S. International Natural Products Expo and the UK Veggie Awards.

A Sempio official said, “Since 2012, we have been conducting the ‘Global Jang Project’ jointly with ‘Alicia,’ the world’s first culinary science institute in Spain, developing recipes suited to local ingredients and cooking methods to promote the excellence of soybean fermentation, the core of our taste, both domestically and internationally.” He added, “Sempio will further embody the significance of being selected as a Lighthouse Company by continuing research and innovation to realize Sempio’s vision of ‘Delighting the world with our taste.’”

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