Orion Corporation (South Korean company)
Appearance
Orion Corporation | |
Hangul | 오리온제과 |
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Hanja | 오리온製菓 |
Revised Romanization | Orion Jegwa |
McCune–Reischauer | Orion Chegwa |
Orion Confectionery Co, Ltd. (hangul:주식회사 오리온|주식회사 오리온제과, Jusikhoesa Orion Jegwa, KRX: 001800) is a confectionery company, headquartered in Munbae-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea. The company which is one of the three biggest food companies in Korea was established in 1956 and Orion has manufacturing facilities in Seoul, Iksan Jeollanam-do and cities in China, Russia, Vietnam, and the USA. It is most famous for its Choco Pie product, and adaptation of Wagon Wheels. It also has an entertainment subsidiary of On-Media. Its competitors include Crown Confectionery and Lotte Confectionery.
Orion has a "Choco Pie Index", as a parody of The Economist's Big Mac Index.
Competitor
Products
- Biscuit
- Cookie
- Cracker
- Pie
- Gum
- Snack
- Chocolate
- Candy
See also
External links
- Orion Confectionery Homepage (in Korean)