CJ America News

South Korean cinema technology firm CJ 4DPlex has struck a deal with Thailand’s Major Cineplex, to open a ScreenX Premium Large Format auditorium at Major’s multiplex at Siam Paragon in Bangkok.

CJ ENM, one of the companies leading the Korean entertainment wave, has acquired a minority equity stake in U.S.-based metaverse firm Hyperreal Digital. The new investment was made by CJ ENM to expand its digital related business sectors related to the metaverse, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and other tools. It is particularly interested in Hyperreal’s high fidelity digital humans.

CJ BIO, a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang, announced that it has begun manufacturing polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) at a newly commissioned facility located in Pasuruan, Indonesia. CJ BIO, the global leader in fermentation capacity with world-scale businesses in both animal and human nutrition, is using this new facility to enter the biomaterials sector with the goal of creating opportunities to reduce the impact of manufactured plastics on global waste streams and the environment.

ollowing the overseas success of Bibigo dumplings, CJ CheilJedang is trying to get Americans hooked on Hetbahn, its wildly popular microwave rice. The versions for the U.S. market are multi-grain: a mix of brown and jasmine rice, of red and wild rice, of brown rice and quinoa and another of brown, red and wild rice. The products will only be exported to the United States and are seasoned with salt and oil to appeal to American tastes.

The center will focus on projects related to the use of data for retail, commerce and logistics and the harvesting and processing of customer data. It says it will use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the efficiency of companies.

Endeavor Content has given its backing to high-profile executives Hugh Marks and Carl Fennessy as they launch Dreamchaser. The new Sydney-based venture styles itself as Australia’s first full-service film and TV production and distribution studio.

Han Sung Motor, Korea‘s official Mercedes-Benz dealer, announced Tuesday that it has signed a brand partnership with CJ Logistics to support the Superrace Championship, which the logistics company hosts this weekend. The CJ Logistics Superrace Championship is the only stock car race in Asia and is the biggest motor sports event in South Korea.

CJ OnStyle, the online commerce wing of South Korea’s entertainment and media giant CJ ENM, will resume sales of overseas travel package products through a live commerce service.

CJ Logistics Corp. will create a 740 billion won ($621 million) worth fund to add fulfillment centers across the country as part of its grand 2.5 trillion won investment plan until 2023 to stay competitive against the country’s e-commerce giant Coupang.

After two days of coffee action, the six Finalists in the US Barista Championship and US Brewers Cup, and seven in the US Coffee in Good Spirits, and the eight Finalists in the US Cup Tasters have all been announced.