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Lotte Corporation 롯데지주

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Lotte Corporation (Korean: 롯데지주) is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation, and the fifth-largest chaebol in South Korea. Lotte was founded on 28 June 1948 by Korean businessman Shin Kyuk-ho in Tokyo. Shin expanded Lotte to his ancestral country, South Korea, with the establishment of Lotte Confectionery in Seoul on 3 April 1967. Lotte Corporation consists of over 90 business units employing 60,000 people engaged in such diverse industries as candy manufacturing, beverages, hotels, fast food, retail, financial services, industrial chemicals, electronics, IT, construction, publishing, and entertainment.

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Lotte Corporation (롯데지주) — verified Korean company. Founded 1967-03-24.

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• Headquarters: Songpa District
• Founded: 28 June 1948
• Founder: Shin Kyuk-ho
• Location: Tokyo
• Type: multinational conglomerate corporation
• Employees: 60,000
• Parent Organization: 롯데그룹
• Country: 대한민국

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