CJ Group
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| CJ Group | |
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| Company type | Public |
| KRX: 001040 | |
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | August 1, 1953 |
| Founder | Lee Byung-chul |
| Headquarters | 12, Sowol-ro 2-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul (THE CENTER) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Lee Jay-hyun (chairman) Sohn Kyung Shik (chairman) Miky Lee (vice-chairman) |
| Owner | Estate of Lee Jay-hyun (47.07%) CJ Group through treasury stock (7.26%) |
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| Website | www |
CJ Corporation (Korean: CJ 주식회사), doing business as CJ Group (Korean: CJ그룹) or simply CJ, is a South Korean conglomerate holding company, operating internationally. It is one of the largest chaebol headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It comprises numerous businesses in various industries of Food & Food Service, Bio, Logistics & Retail, Entertainment & Media. CJ Group was the first manufacturing business of Samsung.
CJ comes from 'CheilJedang' (제일 제당), which literally translates to "first sugar manufacture", the industry where it originally started.
Notable CJ affiliates include CJ CheilJedang (Food & Food Service), CJ Logistics (Logistics), CJ Olive Young (Health & Beauty Stores), CJ ENM (Entertainment & Media), and CJ CGV (Cinema Chain). The group is chaired by Lee Jay-hyun, the eldest grandson of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul.