CJ Foodville

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CJ Foodville Co., Ltd.
Native name
Korean name
Hangul
씨제이 푸드빌(주)
Revised Romanization Ssijei Pudeubil (Ju)
McCune–Reischauer Ssijei P'udŭbil (Chu)
Company type Corporation
Industry
FoundedJuly 1, 2000;25 years ago (2000-07-01) in Seoul, Seoul Capital Area, South Korea
Headquarters Jung District,
Seoul
,
South Korea
Area served
South Korea
Key people
Chang-geun (CEO)
ServicesCatering
Revenue -7,399,515,626 (2015)
₩10,515,825,667 (2015)
₩36,234,298,681 (2015)
Total equity ₩72,922,830,000 (2015)
Owner
  • CJ Group (96.02%)
  • Lee Jae-hyun (2.56%)
  • Others (1.42%)
Number of employees
15,539 (2015)
Parent CJ Group
Divisions Wedding banquet business division: ArpelGamos Co., Ltd. (2016)
Website www.cjfoodville.co.kr/eng/

CJ Foodville is a South Korean western-style food and food service company based in Seoul that does catering service. CJ Foodville is a subsidiary of CJ Group.

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History

Taking Korean food abroad, CJ Foodville has launched bakeries and restaurants globally. Starting with opening a Tous les Jours store, a bakery chain, in Los Angeles in 2004, CJ has launched the chain also in China and Vietnam, where double-digit sales growth is maintained. [1] The first Tous Les Jours in Hanoi, Vietnam, opened in June 2012, [2] and in December 2012, the 20th and 21st Tous les Jours opened in New Jersey and New York. [3] Also brands of Foodville, VIPS (steakhouse) and A Twosome Place (coffee shope) have opened stores in China [4] and Vietnam as well as other countries in Asia. [1] Bibigo is a Bibimbap (a traditional Korean food) restaurant which CJ planned as a global brand from the beginning, opening in Los Angeles, Beijing and Singapore since 2010. It also opened its first store in London in 2012 during the London Olympics. [1] [5]

Subsidiaries

Past subsidiaries

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kim, So-hyun (4 March 2013). "CJ rises as beacon of Korean food, shopping, pop culture". The Korea Herald . Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  2. "CJ Foodville opens its first bakery in Hanoi". Yonhap News Agency . June 27, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  3. "Tous Les Jours, opened 2 branches at New York & New Jersey, USA". CJ Press. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  4. Kim, Young-gyo (September 17, 2012). "CJ Foodville opens its first steak house in China". Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  5. Lee, Ji-yoon (March 26, 2012). "CJ going global with 'quick' bibimbap" . Retrieved March 6, 2013.