Company
Built on organic. Proven over two decades.
Founded in 2002 with a single commitment — organic, and nothing else. Today Cored International is Korea's only organic one-stop specialist: curation at origin, manufacturing in-house, trusted on Korea's most demanding shelves.
Our story
Distribution taught us the standard. Manufacturing lets us set it.
We began in 2002 in organic distribution — a first chapter, including years as UNFI's Korean partner, that taught us where the world's best organic ingredients grow and built the farm-level sourcing network we still run today.
Everything since has been about making. With ingredients we source ourselves, we craft Korea's finest premium organic snacks — adding Korean confectionery culture and taste, at artisan grade, to the world's best raw materials: spreads, jeonggwa, granola, bars. They reach the market through Korea's major retailers and through YOUGAONE, our own brand of more than a decade.
Sourcing, manufacturing and brand under one roof: that combination makes us Korea's only organic snack one-stop company.
Global sourcing & curation
Seven origins. Curated direct.
Direct partnerships with certified organic farms and suppliers — visited in person, inspected on-site, tested on every inbound lot. Then everything converges on Icheon, where it becomes a finished product.
- Korea Icheon — our certified facility
- USA Almonds · Walnuts · Peanuts · Pistachios · Blueberries · Raisins
- Canada Cranberries
- France Prunes
- Netherlands Cereal grains
- Vietnam Cashews · Macadamia
- Sri Lanka Coconut
- Philippines Banana
Milestones
Two decades of organic trust.
Founded on a single commitment
Cored International Corp. is established in Seoul — dedicated to organic from day one.
The distribution era begins
Exclusive agreement signed with UNFI, launching our global distribution network and a decade of sourcing discipline.
Partnerships at origin
Long-term organic almond partnership with Baugher Ranch, California (2006); long-term walnut partnership with Dixon Ridge Farm (2013).
Icheon — full-scale manufacturing
Factory expanded and relocated to Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, turning a distributor into a certified organic maker.
New HQ · expanded lines
New headquarters completed and production lines expanded across roasted nuts, spreads, bars and cereals.
Korea-first sourcing, again
Commenced Korea's first and exclusive import of “Quality USA” certified organic peanuts.
YOUGAONE goes global
Export program launches; U.S. FDA Food Facility Registration in place, with certificates and English documentation ready for partners.
From the archive
Receipts, not slogans.
A few moments from twenty-plus years in organic — at origin, with partners, and everywhere in between.
We only make what we can certify.
One rule keeps us honest: if an ingredient can't carry organic certification, it doesn't enter our plant.
See our certifications