Message from CEO

Since its foundation in 1965,
kotsam went through numerous challenges
and difficulties and it became the only company
with cutting-edge facilities for
honey, liquid tea, powder tea, and leached tea.
Based on the management policy of prioritizing
human and nature, kotsam is growing into
a global company that sells its products
to Korea and 30 overseas countries.
kotsam will fulfill its role and duty
as a company designated for the world’s
top-quality products for domestic and
overseas distribution channels with up-to-date
sanitary facilities and contribute on affluent life.

CEO Sanggap Lee

History

kotsam’s Traces,
Continuing Tenacity, and Confidence

  • 1965
    • 7 Started beekeeping business
  • 1987
    • 3 Completed and opened new plant at Igapal-ri, Sohol-eup, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
  • 1997
    • 7 Established kotsam Co.,Ltd.
  • 2001
    • 11 Received Tin Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit for contributing on development of Korean agriculture
  • 2004
    • 10 Certified with ISO9001 (quality certificate) and ISO14001 (environment certificate)
  • 2006
    • 9 Designated as a promising Gyeonggi-do small and medium-sized company
    • 12 Ukrainian president’s visit and friendly cooperation signing ceremony
  • 2009
    • 5 Entered TESCO China
    • 6 Designated as a promising small and medium-sized export company
    • 7 Won Best Family Award from Samsung Tesco
  • 2010
    • 9 Certified with ISO 22000 (Food Safety Management System)
    • 11 Won a grand prize for Busan 2010 Asian Apiculture Association
  • 2011
    • 7 Certified with Gyeonggi-do G Mark
    • 7 Established kotsam R&D center
    • 10 Won a grand prize for small and medium-sized company
    • 12 Achieved sales of 6 million dollars
  • 2012
    • 11 Received Bronze Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit on Farmer’s Day
    • 12 Certified with the world’s top-quality product for kotsam Honey Citron Tea
    • 12 Won Export Award for Sales of 5 Million Dollars from KITA
  • 2013
    • 2 Certified with halal certificate in Malaysia (3 types of liquid tea)
  • 2014
    • 6 Certified and registered with USA FDA for plant review
    • 10 Certified with HACCP for beverage base and liquid tea
    • 10 Certified with HACCP from KFDA, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
  • 2015
    • 3 Certified with HACCP for honey line
    • 6 Certified with FSSC22000
    • 12 Achieved export sales of 10 million dollars
  • 2016
    • 1 Expanded production line facilities for instant coffee and liquid pouch
    • 4 Signed MOU with “World Channel” supporting agency (Honorary Ambassador : Haeyoung Kim)
    • 10 Certified with Halal certificate in Singapore (16 types)
    • 12 Achieved export sales of 12 million dollars
  • 2017
    • 1 Certified with HACCP for coffee
    • 12 Certified with HACCP for all production lines Honey, tea (liquid tea, leached tea, solid tea), coffee, beverage base, other processed products
  • 2018
    • 2 Certified as INNOBIZ small and medium-sized company
  • 2019
    • 3 Entered COSCO USA, Canada, China branches
  • 1965
    • 7 Started beekeeping business
  • 1987
    • 3 Completed and opened new plant at Igapal-ri, Sohol-eup, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
  • 1992
    • 7 Established kotsam Co.,Ltd.
  • 2001
    • 11 Received Tin Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit for contributing on development of Korean agriculture
  • 2004
    • 10 Certified with ISO9001 (quality certificate) and ISO14001 (environment certificate)
  • 2006
    • 9 Designated as a promising Gyeonggi-do small and medium-sized company
    • 12 Ukrainian president’s visit and friendly cooperation signing ceremony
  • 2009
    • 5 Entered TESCO China
    • 6 Designated as a promising small and medium-sized export company
    • 7 Won Best Family Award from Samsung Tesco
  • 2010
    • 9 Certified with ISO 22000 (Food Safety Management System)
    • 11 Won a grand prize for Busan 2010 Asian Apiculture Association
  • 2011
    • 7 Certified with Gyeonggi-do G Mark
    • 7 Established kotsam R&D center
    • 10 Won a grand prize for small and medium-sized company
    • 12 Achieved sales of 6 million dollars
  • 2012
    • 11 Received Bronze Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit on Farmer’s Day
    • 12 Certified with the world’s top-quality product for kotsam Honey Citron Tea
    • 12 Won Export Award for Sales of 5 Million Dollars from KITA
  • 2013
    • 2 Certified with halal certificate in Malaysia (3 types of liquid tea)
  • 2014
    • 6 Certified and registered with USA FDA for plant review
    • 10 Certified with HACCP for beverage base and liquid tea
    • 7 Certified with HACCP from KFDA, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
  • 2015
    • 3 Certified with HACCP for honey line
    • 6 Certified with FSSC22000
    • 12 Achieved export sales of 10 million dollars
  • 2016
    • 1 Expanded production line facilities for instant coffee and liquid pouch
    • 4 Signed MOU with “World Channel” supporting agency (Honorary Ambassador : Haeyoung Kim)
    • 10 Certified with Halal certificate in Singapore (16 types)
    • 12 Achieved export sales of 12 million dollars
  • 2017
    • 1 Certified with HACCP for coffee
    • 12 Certified with HACCP for all production lines Honey, tea (liquid tea, leached tea, solid tea), coffee, beverage base, other processed products
  • 2018
    • 2 Certified as INNOBIZ small and medium-sized company
  • 2019
    • 3 Entered COSCO USA, Canada, China branches

Vision & Mission

VISION

A Company Delivering Health and Happiness
By Providing The Best Product Based on Honesty and Trust

MISSION 2023

Unrivaled No.1,
Taking A Leap Toward Global Innovation Company!

CORE VALUE

  • The Best A Company Providing Distinguished Service Based on Honest Attitude and The Best Quality
  • Challenge With specialty and partnership, gathers all capacities without fearing the changes and innovation
  • Innovation Focus on value of talents based on valuable way of thinking and focus on making positive influence
  • Communication To grow into a global food company, connect present and future generations and move together in unity

Strategy - R&D

Becoming “No.1 Food & Service Innovator”
through continuous passion, organized R&D activities,
and quality and safety management
for providing safe food to consumers.

  • Product Strategy Trend Analysis, Leading Product
  • Taste & Health Providing Health and Pleasure with Delicious Products
  • Differentiation Creating High Added Value Beyond Imitation
  • New Market Creating New Category Through Technical Expansion
  • Customer Providing Stability and Top-Quality Products

Becoming “No.1 Food & Service Innovator”
through continuous passion,
organized R&D activities,
and quality and safety management
for providing safe food to consumers.

  • Product Strategy Trend Analysis, Leading Product
  • Taste & Health Providing Health and Pleasure with Delicious Products
  • Differentiation Creating High Added Value Beyond Imitation
  • New Market Creating New Category Through Technical Expansion
  • Customer Providing Stability and Top-Quality Products

Strategy - Quality and Safety

  • Setting Quality
    and Safety Standard
    Raw Ingredient, Manufacturing, Distribution, Overall Sanitation and Safety Monitoring Standard
  • Hazard Analysis
    and Legal Review
    Hazard Analysis for Precaution, Hazard Analysis for Precaution, Establishing Response System
  • Audit Upgrading Management Level Continuously
  • Improvement/
    Education
    Setting Improvement Direction, Continuous Education Activity
  • Customer’s Feedback Continuous Monitoring on Customer’s Trust Level

R&D

  • New Product
    Development

    NPD Process

    New Trend Catching,
    New B2C/B2B Product Development

  • Consumer-Oriented
    Quality Improvement

    Sensory System

    Sensory Investigation Inside/Outside Research Center

  • Patent and Research
    on New Technology

    Research Knowledge Database

    Patent Application and Registration,
    Research Publication for Academy and Journal

  • Safety Analysis

    Safety Securing / Complaints Reduction

    New Product Analysis, Self Quality Test, Response to Customer Complaints

  • Sanitary Inspection
    Certificate/Education

    Advanced Scientific System Operation

    HACCP, FSSC 22000,
    Halal (MUI, KMF, MUIS)

· Providing The Best Product and Service Based on Hazard Element-Centered Management

Certificate

Promises for Everyone’s Expectation,
Certificates to Observe

  • Certificate of company affiliated research institute

    Company affiliated research institute which develops company's core competency

  • Certificate of company affiliated research institute

    Company affiliated research institute
    which develops company's core competency

  • World Class Product of Korea

    Granted honey citron tea by MKE
    (Ministry of Knowledge Economy)

  • Technology Innovative Medium Business Certificate

    Innovative leading company
    of manufacturing industry

  • Clean Work Place Certificate

    A company that promises production safely and cleanly

  • Certificate of product-specific approved exporter

  • HACCP Certificate (leached tea)

    a system to investigate the factors possible to happen in each stage
    from raw materials through the stages of manufacture, processing, preservation, distribution,
    and cooking to consumers’ intake

  • HACCP Certificate (solid tea)

    a system to investigate the factors possible to happen in each stage
    from raw materials through the stages of manufacture, processing, preservation, distribution,
    and cooking to consumers’ intake

  • HACCP Certificate (liquid tea)

    a system to investigate the factors possible to happen in each stage
    from raw materials through the stages of manufacture, processing, preservation, distribution,
    and cooking to consumers’ intake

  • HACCP Certificate (beverage base)

    a system to investigate the factors possible to happen in each stage
    from raw materials through the stages of manufacture, processing, preservation, distribution,
    and cooking to consumers’ intake

  • HACCP Certificate (coffee)

    a system to investigate the factors possible to happen in each stage
    from raw materials through the stages of manufacture, processing, preservation, distribution,
    and cooking to consumers’ intake

  • HACCP Certificate (honey)

    a system to investigate the factors possible to happen in each stage
    from raw materials through the stages of manufacture, processing, preservation, distribution,
    and cooking to consumers’ intake

  • HALAL Certificate

    a document that guarantees that products and services aimed
    at the Muslim population meet the requirements of Islamic law

  • HALAL Certificate

    a document that guarantees that products and services aimed
    at the Muslim population meet the requirements of Islamic law

  • HALAL Certificate

    a document that guarantees that products and services aimed
    at the Muslim population meet the requirements of Islamic law

  • HALAL Certificate

    a document that guarantees that products and services aimed
    at the Muslim population meet the requirements of Islamic law

  • ISO 14001 Certificate

    the international standard that specifies requirements
    for an effective environmental management system

  • ISO 14001 Certificate

    the international standard that specifies requirements
    for an effective environmental management system

  • Organic Processed Food Certificate

  • FSSC 22000 Certificate

    the international standard that specifies requirements
    for an effective environmental management system

  • FSSC 22000 Certificate

    the international standard that specifies requirements
    for an effective environmental management system

  • FDA Registration Certificate

    International manufacturing legislation recognized b
    y the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  • FDA Registration Certificate

    International manufacturing legislation recognized b
    y the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  • FDA Registration Certificate

    International manufacturing legislation recognized b
    y the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  • FDA Registration Certificate

    International manufacturing legislation recognized b
    y the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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