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History
60th Anniversary of Founding
Yonsei University Dairy has been creating a healthy and thriving future for half a century
2023
- 10 Launched ‘A2 Milk’
- 07 Launched ‘Yonsei Nut Milk’, a plant-based beverage
- 06 Completed Asan Factory’s automated warehouse
- 05 Launched ‘Yonsei Dessert Yogurt’
- 02 Launched ‘Easy-Grip Milk’
2022
- 60th Anniversary of Yonsei University Dairy 06
- 1st place in the milk category for 6 consecutive years and soymilk category for 4 consecutive years at the Brand Customer Loyalty Awards 05
- Launched ‘Planuts’, a plant-based beverage 03
2021
- 11 Groundbreaking ceremony for the automated warehouse at Asan Factory
- 06 Won the Superior Taste Award from the International Taste Institute, receiving the highest rating of 3 stars in the dairy product category for the first time as a Korean product (Yonsei Exclusive Ranch Milk and Milk Talk)
- 05 1st place in the milk category for 5 consecutive years and soymilk category for 3 consecutive years at the Brand Customer Loyalty Awards (Korea Consumer Forum)
- 01 Won the Superior Taste Award from the International Taste Institute, receiving the Ulleung Deep Sea Water highest rating of 3 stars
2020
- Severance Care, health functional food brand, launched by Yonsei Life And Health 04
- Purely Ground Soybean Milk received the first KOSHER certification for a dairy product in Asia 03
2019
- 10 Obtained vegan certification from Korea agency of Vegan Certification and Services for two types of Korean Soybean Milk and two types of Additive-Free Soymilk
- 06 Expanded sterilization facilities for the production of ambient-temperature products at the Asan Factory
- 04 1st place in the soymilk category at the Brand Customer Loyalty Awards (Korea Consumer Forum)
2018
- 1st place in the soymilk category at the Korea Brand Star (Brand Stock) 04
- Won the Grand Prize in the home delivery milk category at The Most Trusted Brand Awards (Digital Chosun)01
2017
- 12 Won the 10-Million-Dollar Export Tower Award on the 54th Trade Day
- 09 1st place in the Chinese market category at the Brand of the Year (Korea Consumer Forum)
- 04 Ranked 1st in May at Brand Customer Loyalty Awards (Korea Consumer Forum)
- 01 Kijjang Children's Milk won the Grand Prize at The Most Trusted Brand Awards in 2017
2016
- Signed a long-term strategic joint venture with China’s Yili Group 05
2015
- 06 Obtained ISO9001 and FSSC22000 certification
- 05 Obtained China HACCP certification, and completed registration of CNCA sterilized milk factory
- 01 Medical development fund agreement signed by Yonsei University Dairy and Yonsei Life And Health with Yonsei University Health System
2014
- Obtained HACCP certification for all beverage products 12
- Passed the US FDA factory inspection 06
2013
- 10 Won the Special Prize at the 2013 Brand of the Year
- 01 Won the Korea First Brand Awards in the milk category for 3 consecutive years
2012
- Purely Ground Organic Soybean Milk selected as MK Hit Products in the 2nd half of the year 12
- Won the Korea Trust Company Awards for 8 consecutive years 06
- Promoted online/offline events and ads for the 50th anniversary and launched limited edition milk packages 05
2011
- 12 Yonsei Life And Health officially launched
- 06 Nutty Almonds and Pine Nut Soy Milk selected as MK Hit Products
- 05 Won the Korea Trust Company Awards for 7 consecutive years
2010
- Won the Korea Trust Company Awards for 6 consecutive years 06
2009
- 10 Obtained organic processed food certification first in the soymilk industry
- 06 Won the Korea Trust Company Awards for 5 consecutive years
- 05 Obtained Carbon Labeling from the Eco-Friendly Product Certification Institute first in the dairy industry
2008
- Happy Family Milk selected as MK Hit Products in the milk category in the second half of the year for 4 consecutive years 12
- Won the Korea Trust Company Awards for 4 consecutive years 05
2007
- 12 Kijjang Fermented Milk selected as MK Hit Products in the children's fermented milk category in the second half of the year
- 11 Won the Social Contribution Corporate Awards for 3 consecutive years
2006
- Kijjang Children's Milk selected as MK Hit Products in the second half of the year in the school meal category 12
- Won the Social Contribution Corporate Awards 11
- Won the Korea Trust Company Awards 05
- GCSI (Global Customer Satisfaction Index), ranked 1st in the soymilk category 05
2005
- 09 Won the Korea Management Quality Awards for 6 consecutive years
- 06 Selected as MK Hit Products in the first half of the year
- 06 Won the Social Contribution Corporate Awards
- 05 Won the Korea Trust Company Awards
2004
- Won the Korea Management Quality Awards for 5 consecutive years 09
- HACCP applied to all dairy products first in Korea’s soymilk industry 09
2003
- 11 Won the Korea Consumer Safety Awards for 4 consecutive years
2002
- Won the Food Safety Management Awards (Korea Management Association Consultants) 12
2001
- 12 Won the Food Safety Management Awards (Korea Management Association Consultants)
- 07 Obtained HACCP certification for all dairy products
1998
- Obtained HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) certification first in the milk (livestock product) category 06
1994
- 05 Yonsei University Dairy surpassed 1-million-hop production/sales (200 tons production/sales per day)
1993
- Completed Asan factory (production capacity: 300 tons) 06
1985
- 03 Completed factory expansion/renovation (expansion: 556 pyeong, renovation: 210 pyeong, total: 766 pyeong)
1972
- Launched Yonsei Milk products 02
1971
- 07 Obtained approval for Yonsei University Dairy production facility
- 03 Obtained approval from the Seoul Metropolitan Government for commercial sales
1962
- Received ten cows through a donation of funds from the Heifer Project (Director: Pastor Trak Moulton, Methodist Church) (Yonsei University Dairy is the second-longest dairy processing company in Korea) 03