From agriculture to technology, from technology to products and a new food culture. K-BEANS expands the possibilities of one ingredient.
The roots of the K-BEANS story reach back 30 years, to when General Director Park Young-o began a coffee and cake franchise business. The question that grew from his experience now connects to our soybean research and AROSOY.
Thirty years ago, he looked ahead to a future in which coffee would become part of everyday food culture. If so, he believed that a cup should at least offer nutritional value beyond taste and aroma. That idea led to researching soybeans.
Through years of crossing and selection, we have developed soybeans that carry desired traits forward. We begin with conventional breeding rather than genetic modification, connecting the value of dedicated ingredients to products.
N-Core Roasting and Auro Plex complexation research. We explore technology that uses soybean and coffee characteristics together, bringing a new cup experience through AROSOY.
Explore ingredients and technology ↗We expand possibilities through foods made with AROSOY production by-products, store experiences, product supply and global partnerships. By connecting agriculture, technology, manufacturing, branding and global markets in one value chain, we put the K-BEANS philosophy into practice.
Explore partnership opportunities ↗Thank you for visiting K-BEANS.
We discover the hidden value of soybeans and turn it into new market value through technology. Our research began with the idea of adding ingredient potential to the cup we enjoy every day.
From agriculture that prepares quality ingredients, to technology and manufacturing that refine their value, to AROSOY as a consumer experience. K-BEANS seeks to connect every stage in one story.
We also consider resources remaining after the cup. Through foods using AROSOY production by-products, shared store experiences and domestic and international partnerships, we will bring our philosophy into everyday life and the market.
Join us in the next chapter of K-BEANS. Thank you.
K-BEANS Co., Ltd.
K-BEANS is a green biotechnology company that redesigns the value of soybeans through technology and creates new global categories.
Could soybean value enrich the everyday enjoyment of coffee? The K-BEANS story began with this question.
We add taste and enjoyment to quality ingredients and technology, and look for ways to use remaining production resources in food. We work with farmers on ingredients, meet customers through AROSOY and prepare franchise opportunities based on headquarters production and supply.
Technology behind the difference ↗We build the ingredient foundation through direct contract cultivation and purchasing.
We believe products should taste good, look beautiful and make people want to return.
We explore possibilities from foods using production by-products to future materials.
285-10 Eobongji-gil, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea
Room 504, Industry-Academic Cooperation Building
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