Who owns Lotte Xylitol?
Lotte Xylitol is owned by Lotte (South Korea, KRX: 004990).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Lotte Wellfood — Product Brands (제품소개), Lotte Wellfood Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Lotte Corporation reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Founded
- 2000
- Category
- Food › Confectionery › Gum & mints
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 004990
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Lotte Xylitol
Lotte Xylitol gum launched in Korea in 2000 with advertising claiming Finnish dental endorsement, and it created a category that now accounts for most Korean gum sales. It is one of Lotte Confectionery's largest products. Xylitol is a sugar alcohol that oral bacteria cannot metabolise, which is the basis of the dental claim.
Ownership timeline of Lotte Xylitol
Where Lotte Xylitol sits in Lotte
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Lotte
Lotte controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in food.
Also in food
- Choco Pie (1974)
- Ghana Chocolate (1975)
- Pepero (1983)
Other brands in gum & mints, and who owns them
The 22 brands in gum & mints on Brandtree belong to 14 owners. The largest is Mars, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Altoids | Mars | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Menthoplus | Arcor | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Läkerol | Cloetta | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Fresh | Kenafric | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| Dubble Bubble | Tootsie Roll | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Tic Tac | Ferrero | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Biodent | Golrang Industrial Group | 🇮🇷 Iran |
| Ice Breakers | Hershey | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Lotte
Lotte is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1948. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as KRX: 004990.
Lotte was founded in Tokyo in 1948 by a Korean entrepreneur selling chewing gum, and the name comes from Charlotte in Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther. It grew into a conglomerate spanning confectionery, retail, hotels and chemicals across Korea and Japan, and the founding Shin family controls it.
🇰🇷 Lotte Xylitol and other South Korean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 185 brands that began in South Korea. 7 of them (4%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Lotte Xylitol is not one of them.
- Absolute — Maeil Dairies 🇰🇷
- Banana-Flavored Milk — Binggrae 🇰🇷
- Buldak — Samyang Foods 🇰🇷
- Chapagetti — Nongshim 🇰🇷
- Cheesy Ramen — Otoki 🇰🇷
- Chungjungone — Daesang 🇰🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Lotte Xylitol?
The parent company of Lotte Xylitol is Lotte, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Lotte Xylitol South Korean?
Yes. Lotte Xylitol originated in South Korea in 2000 and its owner, Lotte, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Lotte Xylitol still owned by Lotte?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Lotte Xylitol is still owned by Lotte. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Lotte Wellfood — Product Brands (제품소개) — Lotte Wellfood Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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