Lotte Group is a large South Korea chaebol (conglomerate). 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. Today, Lotte is South Korea's 5th largest conglomerate. Lotte has major operations in South Korea, Japan, China, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, America, and Europe and continues to expand. Lotte is a short form of Charlotte, a womens name. ... Lotte logo - Fair use This work is copyrighted. ... Jamo redirects here. ... 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 replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Katakana ) is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet. ... Japanese writing Kanji Kana Hiragana Katakana Hentaigana Manyōgana Uses Furigana Okurigana Rōmaji The Hepburn romanization system ) 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 dictionary, published... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Chaebol (alternatively Jaebol) refers to a South Korean form of business conglomerate. ... Conglomerate is the term used to describe a large company which consists of divisions of often seemingly unrelated businesses. ... For other uses, see Candy (disambiguation). ... Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, making by hand) is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale. ... The word drink is primarily a verb, meaning to ingest liquids, see Drinking. ... For other uses, see Hotel (disambiguation). ... Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ... Drawing of a self-service store. ... Financial services is a term used to refer to the services provided by the finance industry. ... A Chemical plant is an industrial process plant that manufactures chemicals, usually on a large scale. ... This article is about the engineering discipline. ... Information and communication technology spending in 2005 Information technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), is the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware. ... For other uses, see Construction (disambiguation). ... “Publisher” redirects here. ... The entertainment industry consists of a large number of sub-industries devoted to entertainment. ... World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the continents of North America[1] and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

Business

Lotte's corporate headquarters are located in Seoul, with offices also in Tokyo and Beijing. Lotte of Japan employs 3,600 persons and operates 5 production facilities, 7 branch offices, and a research center in Saitama City. The company's core business focus in Japan is the production and sale of chewing gum, chocolate, biscuits, beverages, candy and ice cream. According to the company's Korean website, Lotte of Korea had 30 trillion won in sales in 2005. Peking redirects here. ... Saitama ) is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan. ... Chewing gum Chewing gum is a type of confectionery, traditionally, made of chicle, a natural latex product, although for reasons of economy and quality many modern chewing gums use rubber instead of chicle. ... For other uses, see Chocolate (disambiguation). ... A biscuit is a type of food. ... The word drink is primarily a verb, meaning to ingest liquids, see Drinking. ... For other uses, see Candy (disambiguation). ... Missing image Ice cream is often served on a stick Boxes of ice cream are often found in stores in a display freezer. ... ISO 4217 Code KRW User(s) Republic of Korea Inflation 2. ...

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. Lotte also owns the Lotte Giants baseball team in South Korea and Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan. Lotteria Furukawabashi Shop at Kadoma City Osaka Lotteria (Korean: 롯데리아, Japanese: ロッテリア) is an Asian fast food restaurant from Japan, and now with branches across East Asia. ... Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ... Lotte World (Korean: 롯데월드) is a recreation complex in Seoul, South Korea. ... Theme Park is a simulation computer game designed by Bullfrog Productions, released in 1994, in which the player designs and operates an amusement park. ... The Lotte Giants (Korean: 롯데 자이언츠) are a professional baseball team in Busan, Korea. ... This article is about the sport. ... Chiba (千葉市 Chiba-shi) is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. ... The Chiba Lotte Marines (千葉ロッテマリーンズ) are a professional baseball team in Japans Pacific League. ...

Tong Woo Shin currently runs the company lotte under his father. Tong Woo Shin has a daughter, an heiress named Darim Kim.

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, Takeo Shigemitsu^?). 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. 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. For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Chewing gum Chewing gum is a type of confectionery, traditionally, made of chicle, a natural latex product, although for reasons of economy and quality many modern chewing gums use rubber instead of chicle. ... A multinational corporation (or transnational corporation) (MNC/TNC) is a corporation or enterprise that manages production establishments or delivers services in at least two countries. ... Lotte Confectionery (hangul:롯데제과) is a South Korean company headquartered in Yangpyeong-dong Yeongdeungpo-gu Seoul, Korea. ... Short name Statistics Location map Map of location of Seoul. ... is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. 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". “Goethe” redirects here. ... The Sorrows of Young Werther (originally published as Die Leiden des jungen Werthers) is an epistolary and loosely autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in 1774. ... For the magazine, see Marketing (magazine). ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

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, Takeo Shigemitsu?). 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. 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.

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. 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 mouth's sweetheart, Lotte".

See also

• Lotte Chilsung
• Lotte Department Store
• Lotte Card
• Lotte Capital
• Lotte Confectionery

Lotte Chilsung (KSE: 005300) is a South Korean manufacturer of food products. ... Lotte Department Store (hangul:롯데백화점, kana:ロッテ百貨店) is a Koreas retail company. ... Lotte Card Co, Ltd. ... Lotte Capital Co, Ltd. ... Lotte Confectionery (hangul:롯데제과) is a South Korean company headquartered in Yangpyeong-dong Yeongdeungpo-gu Seoul, Korea. ...

External links

• Lotte Group Korea (Korean / English)
• Lotte Group Japan (Japanese / English)
• Thai Lotte
• Lotte USA