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Orion Confectionery Hangul 오리온제과 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. Its most famous product is Choco Pie. 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.
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Competitors
Products
- Biscuit
- Cookie
- Cracker
- Pie
- Gum
- Snack
- Chocolate
- Candy
See also
- Economy of South Korea
- List of South Korean corporations
- List of Korea-related topics
- Daegu Orions
External links
- Orion Confectionery Homepage (in Korean)
Categories:- Companies listed on the Korea Stock Exchange
- Food company stubs
- Korean company stubs
- Orion Group
- Food companies of South Korea
- Companies established in 1956
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