Lotte Beverage America Corp. is a part of the Lotte Group which is one of the top 5 conglomerates in South Korea. Since our incoporation in 1979 in New York state, we have been the U.S. importer and distributor of various alcoholic beverage products manufactured by our parent company Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd.(Lotte Liquor). We engage in the distribution of our own brands of soju, liqueur, rice wine, fruit wine and beer products in 23 different states across the U.S. and are continuing to expand our presence in the U.S. marketplace.
With proud heritage of liquor manufacturing dating back to 1926 with our first soju distillery, our production facilities, which are all located in South Korea offer the most complete variety of liquor products anywhere. Our sake brewery is the biggest single alcoholic beverage plant in Asia and the No. 1 capacity producer of rice wine in the world. Our most recently built beer breweries, built in 2014 and 2016, boast authentic traditional beer brewing methods combined with modern technology.
In line with spreading the global recognition of our technology and quality products, our brands are being enjoyed in over 50 countries located in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Africa. Our soju, Chum Churum (meaning “Like the First Time”), which is the world’s first soju made with alkaline water, has been ranked No. 1 for five consecutive years in volume for Korea’s soju exports and has been awarded No.1 for six consecutive years by the National Customer Satisfaction Index (NCSI) in Korea.
Our dedication with passion, pride in excellence in product quality and striving to satisfy the evolving needs of customers will continue to put us on the map as the leading Korean alcoholic beverage brand.