{
  "id": 6074214,
  "title": "Why Singapore? CJ CheilJedang Builds Asia-Pacific Hub for Global Seasoning Business",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/why-singapore-cj-cheiljedang-builds-asia-pacific-hub-for-global",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-07T01:04:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Korea IT Times",
    "slug": "korea-it-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreaittimes.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=156837"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "CJ CheilJedang, a Korean food company, has opened a Global Technical Center in Singapore's Biopolis research complex to bolster its presence in the Asia-Pacific market and enhance collaboration with customers. The fourth global technical center for the company, following sites in South Korea, Chicago, and the Netherlands, aims to help customers develop food products using CJ CheilJedang's seasoning ingredients, such as TasteNrich, CJ TIDE, and Add-Mi nucleotide solutions. By conducting tests and developing customized formulations, the hub will support customers from product development to commercialization. Singapore will serve as a regional base for technical support across the Asia-Pacific region, with a particular focus on the company's premium seasoning ingredient, TasteNrich, which is developed using microbial fermentation technology. The opening ceremony for the center took place on September 1, with an invitation extended to major customers from across the region to demonstrate various food applications and explore customized taste solutions.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}