Korea Ginseng Corporation (KGC) was founded in 1999 to carry on the Korean ginseng heritage and customs that date back over 120 years. It began as Samjungkwa under the Gungnaebu of the Korean Empire in 1899. Since then, the Cheong Kwan Jang brand, which is now part of the Korean Red Ginseng Corp, has grown steadily, establishing itself as the world's leading red ginseng company.

Like other herbs, ginseng also has a lifespan. However, not all ginseng plants can live for six years. The ginseng plant will progressively wilt and die after a period of development. When ginseng is planted until the fourth year using manual farming methods, roughly 20% of the plants will die. By the fifth year, 25% more people will have died. By the sixth year prior to harvest, just 25% more can be gathered. Ginseng has a survival rate of approximately 45 percent after six years. As a result, many companies only grow ginseng for 3-4 years before harvesting it. Unlike them, KGC guarantees that all of its products are made from 6-year-old ginseng, which is subjected to a seven-step inspection and selection process.

KGC has been privileged to acquire many major awards for its high-quality ginseng, including World's Favorite Ginseng Brand, winner of the Grand Prize in the Health Food category at the Korea First Brand Awards (2002), World's Class Product of Korea (2007, 2008, 2009),... Cheong Kwan Jang's ginseng has also been chosen as a present from the Korean government to national guests such as Queen Elizabeth II of England, Pope Francis of France, and Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping.

Founded: 1999
Address: 71 Beotkkot-gil, Daedeok-gu, Daejeon (Pyeongchon-dong)
Website: kgc.co.kr

Aside from the KGC ginseng brand, the Korean ginseng market has a number of private, respected brands that consumers trust. One of them is KGS-Korean Ginseng Story, a Dajeong Company brand. KGS, which was founded in 1996 and uses contemporary technology to standardize the ginseng production process, has grown to become a well-known ginseng brand in Asia and around the world. In Chungbuk, KGS operates a ginseng production farm. In addition, the KGS ginseng factory is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and HACCP. KGS ginseng is also committed to using 6-year ginseng with a high saponin content in its products.

For ginseng quality, KGS has won numerous national and international honors. In 2004, the Prime Minister of Korea awarded the KGS brand a merit certificate for the excellence of its ginseng products. Korean Red Ginseng Gold, 6-year-old Red Ginseng Water, KGS Korean Red Ginseng Plus, and other KGS Korean Ginseng Story items are among the most well-known.

Founded: 1996
Address: 371 Jangsu-ro, Iwol-myeon, Jincheon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
Website: kgs.ne.kr

Daedong Korea Ginseng is another ginseng brand that is quality and prestigious on the market. Daedong Group was founded in 2002, but by December of that year, Daedong's plant was already up and running. A year later, Daedong continued to register 15 trademarks related to patents such as Boolrogeon, Duham, Somigeon, and others. Daedong also received crucial HACCP, ISO 9001, and 2000 certificates in 2003, and was the first company to use e-commerce to create a shopping center selling ginseng hongsamgeon in the United States and Hong Kong. This incredible expansion has demonstrated the potential and capabilities of the Daedong ginseng brand to standardize its production process and quality.

Daedong Korea Ginseng continues to occupy an important place in the ginseng exporting world, thanks to the strength of a red ginseng manufacturing and processing factory in Geumsan and a powerful research and development department.

Founded: 2002
Address: 586 Gunbuk-ro, Gunbuk-myeon, Geumsan-gun, Chungnam
Website: duham.co.kr