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Lotte Group is a large South Korea-Japan chaebol (conglomerate) founded in June 1948 in by a Korean businessman, Shin Kyuk-Ho (신격호 who was living in Tokyo, Japan. The Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language Romanization system in South Korea. McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language Romanization systems along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which is a Japanese Syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with Hiragana, Kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet The is named after James Curtis Hepburn, who used it to transcribe the sounds of the Japanese language into the Latin alphabet in the third edition of his Japanese–English A Chinese character, also known as a Han character ( is a Logogram used in writing Chinese (hanzi Japanese ( Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Chaebol (alternatively Jaebol, Jaebeol) refers to a South Korean form of business conglomerate. A conglomerate is a large Company that consists of seemingly unrelated Business sections Shin Kyuk-Ho (born 4 October, 1922) founded the Lotte company in 1948 which grew from selling Chewing gum to children in post-war Japan officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Lotte Group consists of over 50 business units employing 38,000 people engaged in such diverse industries as candy manufacturing, beverages, hotels, fast food, retail, financial services, heavy chemicals, electronics, IT, construction, publishing, and entertainment. Candy, specifically sugar candy, is a confection made from a concentrated solution of sugar in water to which a variety of flavorings and colorants is added Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, "making by hand" is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale A drink, or beverage, is a Liquid specifically prepared for Human consumption A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. A chemical plant is industrial process plant that manufactures (or otherwise processes Chemicals usually on a large scale Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical Information technology ( IT) as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA is "the study design development implementation support In the fields of Architecture and Civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the Building or assembling of Infrastructure Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view The entertainment industry (much of which is informally known as show business or show biz) consists of a large number of sub-industries devoted to Entertainment Today, Lotte is South Korea's 5th largest conglomerate. Lotte has major operations in South Korea, Japan, China, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, India, USA, and Russia and continues to expand. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
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Lotte's corporate headquarters are located in Seoul and Tokyo, with offices also in Beijing. According to the company's Korean website, Lotte of Korea had 30 trillion won in sales in 2005. The won (ko 원 ( sign: ₩; code: KRW) is the currency of South Korea. Lotte of Japan employs 3,600 persons and operates 5 production facilities, 7 branch offices, and a research center in Saitama. is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture The company's core business focus in Japan is the production and sale of chewing gum, chocolate, biscuits, beverages, candy and ice cream. For songs called "Chewing Gum" see Chewing Gum (song Chewing gum is a type of Confectionery traditionally made of Chicle Chocolate ( pronounced or /-ˈələt/ comprises a number of raw and processed foods that are produced from the seed of the tropical Cacao tree A biscuit (ˈbɪskɨt is a small baked product the exact meaning varies markedly in different parts of the world A drink, or beverage, is a Liquid specifically prepared for Human consumption Candy, specifically sugar candy, is a confection made from a concentrated solution of sugar in water to which a variety of flavorings and colorants is added Ice cream or ice-cream (originally iced cream) is a frozen dessert made from Dairy products such as Milk and Cream, combined
In addition to candy and chewing gum, Lotte also operates the Lotteria chain of fast food restaurants, Lotte Hotel, and Lotte World in Seoul, one of the world's largest indoor theme parks. Lotteria is a chain of fast-food restaurants similar to McDonald's, and now with branches in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly Lotte World is a recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea. It consists of a large indoor Theme park, an outdoor Amusement park, an island linked Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group Lotte also owns the Lotte Giants baseball team in Busan, South Korea and Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan. The Lotte Giants (롯데 자이언츠 are a professional Baseball team in Busan, Korea. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The are a professional Baseball team in Japan's Pacific League, based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region.
History
The group was founded in June 1948 in Tokyo, Japan by a Korean businessman, Shin Kyuk-Ho (신격호, 辛格浩), also known by his Japanese name, Takeo Shigemitsu (重光 武雄?). officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Shin Kyuk-Ho (born 4 October, 1922) founded the Lotte company in 1948 which grew from selling Chewing gum to children in post-war Japan Originally called LOTTE Co. , Ltd, the company has grown from selling chewing gum to children in post-war Japan to becoming a major multinational corporation. For songs called "Chewing Gum" see Chewing Gum (song Chewing gum is a type of Confectionery traditionally made of Chicle Multinational corporation ( MNC) or transnational corporation ( TNC) is a Corporation or enterprise that manages Production or delivers After the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and South Korea in 1965, Lotte Confectionary Co., Ltd was established in Seoul on April 3, 1967. Lotte Confectionery ( is a South Korean company headquartered in Yangpyeong-dong Yeongdeungpo-gu Seoul, Korea. Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar.
The source of the company's name is neither Japanese nor Korean, but German. Shin was impressed with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "The Sorrows of Young Werther" (1774) and named his newly-founded company Lotte after the character Charlotte (also the name of a new brand of deluxe movie theatres run by Lotte) in the novel. ˈjoːhan ˈvɔlfgaŋ fɔn ˈgøːtə (in English generally ˈgɝːtə 28 August 1749 22 March 1832 was a German writer The Sorrows of Young Werther ( Die Leiden des jungen Werthers) is an epistolary and loosely Autobiographical Novel by Johann Wolfgang Lotte's current marketing slogan in Japan is お口の恋人ロッテ (o-kuchi no koibito Lotte), which is translated as "your palate's sweetheart, Lotte". In popular usage "marketing" is the promotion of products especially Advertising and Branding However in professional usage the term has a wider meaning of A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of
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