Aleph Farms announced it has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with two of Asia’s largest food companies, global protein leader Thai Union and global food and lifestyle company CJ CheilJedang. As part of these agreements, Thai Union and CJ CheilJedang will help to accelerate Aleph’s scale-up, go-to-market activities and elevate distribution of cultivated meat in existing marketing channels across the APAC region.

The South Korean government has named domestic food and beverage manufacturing giants CJ Cheiljedang, Hite Jinro and Nongshim as the 2020 national top performers in terms of food production, whilst celebrating an overall increase in output amid COVID-19 and food security concerns.

The Lakers unveiled a new sponsor for their jersey patches Monday: Bibigo, a South Korean line of dumplings, sauces and frozen meals. The five-year agreement is worth more than $100 million. The Lakers have about 60 million followers on social media — the most of any NBA team.

The bakery chain is launching the Autumn Latte Series — a series of creamy lattes made with fans’ favorite seasonal dessert flavors. The brand is introducing a Tiramisu Latte, an Ube Latte and, of course, a Pumpkin Spice Latte.

Bibigo® is proudly introducing GOTCHU, an authentic Korean hot sauce, to its portfolio. Made with Gochujang – a Korean hot pepper paste, carefully fermented for a complex heat and unique flavor – GOTCHU creates a slow, balanced heat for a new depth of flavor to favorite foods.

Korea’s most prestigious golf tournament will be held at The Summit Club in Summerlin, Nevada, Oct. 14-17, 2021. It’s the second-consecutive year that THE CJ CUP will be held in the United States rather than South Korea as a result of COVID-19 safety considerations. Last year’s event was held at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, Nevada.

South Korea’s food service company CJ Foodville Co. returned to profit after seven years of making losses thanks to its aggressive push for new businesses such as food delivery and restaurant meal replacement (RMR) products.

CJ CheilJedang’s Bibigo has been the leader in the dumpling section at Costco since 2016. Bibigo dumplings are available in around 70 countries, including China, Germany and Vietnam. In 2020, 1 trillion-won ($890 million) worth of the product was sold globally.

CJ Cheiljedang Corp., the country’s leading processed foods maker, has been engaged in aggressive marketing, greatly expanding the scope of discount events since it upgraded its online mall CJ On Mart to CJ The Market in July 2019. On the back of such aggressive marketing efforts, the company saw membership at its online mall mark an almost threefold increase from 700,000 in August 2019 to 2 million in July 2020.

TOUS les JOURS, a French-Asian bakery café chain known for its wide range of cake and pastry selection, announces that 2 new locations will be opened this month. The chain is branching out its business in the Massachusetts area and opening up a new store in Malden, MA this month. The chain is also opening up a new store in Killeen, TX, as the brand tries to expand its business in Texas.