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Korea.net takes a look at a range of long-lasting brands and successful firms, companies that have won over the hearts of domestic consumers and are now branching out overseas.
Cleanwrap assures both safety, hygiene

Cleanwrap assures both safety, hygiene

Packing and storing food safely and hygienically is always important in every household. However, some plastic wraps or disposable food containers aren't free from concer...

Dec 29,2014

Iconic soft drink for 64 years: Chilsung Cider

Iconic soft drink for 64 years: Chilsung Cider

The baby boom generation of Korea, born roughly between 1955 and 1966, tends to feel nostalgic about school outings and the picnic food of their childhood. Two of the mos...

Dec 23,2014

Fursys embodies design, science of office furniture

Fursys embodies design, science of office furniture

A wide range of office furniture can be seen at a Fursys showroom. The black chair in the center was used by leaders at the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul.World le...

Dec 19,2014

Hanssem, master of kitchen furnishings

Hanssem, master of kitchen furnishings

One of Hanssem's wooden kitchen tables combines cross-legged seating with seating in chairs.In a traditional Korean household, the kitchen was a separate space, separated...

Dec 09,2014

Anti-inflammatory analgesic with 81-year history

Anti-inflammatory analgesic with 81-year history

In 1926, a 31-year-old businessman returned to Korea from the U.S. and realized that his country faced great hardships under Japanese colonization. In the belief that, “H...

Nov 27,2014

Ursa helps improve liver function for over 50 years

Ursa helps improve liver function for over 50 years

The gall bladder of a bear has traditionally been used as a medicine to improve liver function, to dissolve gallstones and to enhance one's eyesight. The detoxification e...

Nov 21,2014

Whal Myung Su, life-saving water with 117-year history

Whal Myung Su, life-saving water with 117-year history

In the late 19th century, medicine was precious across Korea. The only medicine people could get were decocted medicinal herbs. Many people lost their lives by acute indi...

Nov 19,2014

Popular snacks for more than 50 years

Popular snacks for more than 50 years

Across the cities of Korea, we can find many bakeries on the street. It is easy to see people enjoying well-baked buns and coffee or drinks of their choice inside the bre...

Nov 14,2014

Bacchus, iconic steady seller

Bacchus, iconic steady seller

A young Korean medical student was studying aboard in Germany in the 1950s. Passing the Hamburg city hall, a full sized statue of Bacchus, the god of wine and harvest, k...

Nov 10,2014

Long time friend, banana milk fills your heart

Long time friend, banana milk fills your heart

There is a brand of yellow milk contained in a jar-shaped plastic bottle. It is Binggrae's Banana Flavored Milk, a beverage that has been proving nutrients and filling pe...

Nov 07,2014