Who owns Seol Joong Mae?
Seol Joong Mae is owned by Lotte Chilsung (South Korea, KRX: 005300).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Liquor brands - Lotte Chilsung Beverage (English site), Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Founded
- 1997
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Liqueurs & aperitifs
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 005300
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Seol Joong Mae
Plum liquor at 14% alcohol, released by Lotte Chilsung in November 1997 and made by low-temperature percolation to keep the freshness of the fruit. The family includes Gold (2004), Sparkling (2010) and Classic made with whole Korean king plums (2016) per the company's fruit liquor page.
Ownership timeline of Seol Joong Mae
- Current owner Lotte Chilsung [1] reported
Where Seol Joong Mae sits in Lotte Chilsung
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Lotte Chilsung ownership tree →
See the full Lotte Chilsung brand portfolio (10) →
Other brands owned by Lotte Chilsung
Lotte Chilsung controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Chum Churum Soonhari (2017)
- Chum-Churum (2006)
- Kloud (2014)
- Ku (2004)
- Kyougetsu Green Soju (1995)
- Majuang (1977)
- Saero (2022)
- Scotch Blue (1997)
- Yeowool (2024)
Other brands in liqueurs & aperitifs, and who owns them
The 42 brands in liqueurs & aperitifs on Brandtree belong to 25 owners. The largest is Kasapreko, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aperol | Campari Group | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Alomo Bitters | Kasapreko | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
| Kännu Kukk | Liviko | 🇪🇪 Estonia |
| Kòfi Kòrsou | Senior & Co. | 🇨🇼 Curaçao |
| Fütyülős | Zwack Unicum | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
| Amaro di Angostura | Angostura | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago |
| Baileys | Diageo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Joseph Cartron | GBH | 🇲🇶 Martinique |
About the owner: Lotte Chilsung
Lotte Chilsung is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1950. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as KRX: 005300.
South Korean beverage and liquor company that began business as Chilsung Cider in 1950 and trades under the Lotte name. Its own English brand pages list soft drinks and a liquor range covering soju, beer, cheongju, fruit liquor, wine and spirits. It is a separate company from Lotte Corporation, the confectionery and holding company. Its English site also lists third-party beer and spirits it sells in Korea (for example Coors Light, Blue Moon, Svedka); those are not counted here as owned brands.
Lotte Chilsung: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇰🇷 Seol Joong Mae 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; Seol Joong Mae is not one of them.
- A Café La — Binggrae 🇰🇷
- Barista Rules — Maeil Dairies 🇰🇷
- Boseong Green Tea — Dongwon Industries 🇰🇷
- Cass — AB InBev 🇧🇪
- Chamisul — HiteJinro 🇰🇷
- Good Day — Muhak 🇰🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Seol Joong Mae?
The parent company of Seol Joong Mae is Lotte Chilsung, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Seol Joong Mae South Korean?
Yes. Seol Joong Mae originated in South Korea in 1997 and its owner, Lotte Chilsung, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Seol Joong Mae still owned by Lotte Chilsung?
Yes. As of 2 October 2026, Seol Joong Mae is still owned by Lotte Chilsung. 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] Liquor brands - Lotte Chilsung Beverage (English site) — Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 2 October 2026.
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