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.
 Logo | |
Native name | |
|---|---|
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 씨제이 푸드빌(주) |
| Revised Romanization | Ssijei Pudeubil (Ju) |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ssijei P'udŭbil (Chu) |
| Company type | Corporation |
| Industry | |
| Founded | July 1, 2000 in Seoul, Seoul Capital Area, South Korea |
| Headquarters | Jung District, Seoul , South Korea |
Area served | South Korea |
Key people | Chang-geun (CEO) |
| Services | Catering |
| Revenue | ₩-7,399,515,626 (2015) |
| ₩10,515,825,667 (2015) | |
| ₩36,234,298,681 (2015) | |
| Total equity | ₩72,922,830,000 (2015) |
| Owner |
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Number of employees | 15,539 (2015) |
| Parent | CJ Group |
| Divisions | Wedding banquet business division: ArpelGamos Co., Ltd. (2016) |
| Website | www |
History
editTaking 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
edit- Tous Les Jours
- VIPS
- The Place
- Seasons Table
- Cheiljemyunso
- VIPS Burger
- China Factory Delight
- CJ Foodworld
- N Grill
- Juice Solution
- Bibigo
- N Seoul Tower
- Busan Tower
Past subsidiaries
edit- SkylarkL Co., Ltd. (was in business from 1994 to 2006)
- Seafood Ocean
- Fisher's Market
- Cold Stone
- Rocco Curry
- China Factory (was in business from 1997 to 2017)
- Dadam (Transferred to CJ CheilJedang)
- Th Euo (Transferred to CJ CheilJedang)
- MongJungHeon (Transferred to CJ CheilJedang)
- A Twosome Place (Sold to Anchor Equity Partners in 2020; now owned by The Carlyle Group)
References
edit- ^ a b c Kim, So-hyun (4 March 2013). "CJ rises as beacon of Korean food, shopping, pop culture". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "CJ Foodville opens its first bakery in Hanoi". Yonhap News Agency. June 27, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ "Tous Les Jours, opened 2 branches at New York & New Jersey, USA". CJ Press. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ Kim, Young-gyo (September 17, 2012). "CJ Foodville opens its first steak house in China". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- ^ Lee, Ji-yoon (March 26, 2012). "CJ going global with 'quick' bibimbap". Retrieved March 6, 2013.