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Orion's Choco Pie finds sweet spot in Russia with sales surpassing $136M in 2025

Orion’s iconic Choco Pie has gained explosive popularity in the Russian market, surpassing 200 billion won ($136 million) in annual sales there for the first time last year.

2026.4.21

Choco Pies are on display at a large supermarket in Seoul on Feb. 27. Choco Pies are confectionery maker Orion's bestselling snack. [YONHAP]

Indictments for trivial offenses can be suspended following fallout from 'Choco Pie theft' case

The prosecution said Friday it has established new guidelines to allow prosecutors to suspend indictments for trivial offenses, following last year's high-profile case of a man acquitted of stealing snacks from a company refrigerator.

2026.1.30

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A Choco Pie, left, and Custard cake snack [KIM JUN-HEE]

Prosecutors will not appeal 'Choco Pie theft' case, confirming acquittal

Prosecutors said Tuesday they will not appeal an appellate court ruling that found a worker not guilty of "stealing" two snacks worth 1,050 won from a fridge at a company office last year.

2025.12.2

Prosecution to convene civic committee to review 'Choco Pie theft' case

Prosecutors were set to convene a civic committee Monday to review prosecutorial proceedings in the case of "Choco Pie theft" that has drawn public outcry and questions over the role of law.

2025.10.27

Jeonju prosecutors to hold citizens' committee over 'Choco Pie theft case'

Prosecutors in Jeonju will hold a citizens' committee to hear the public's opinion on the so-called “Choco Pie theft case,” in which a man was prosecuted over snacks worth 1,050 won (70 cents).

2025.10.8

Commercial Choco Pie products sold at stores nationwide in Korea are pictured in this file photo from 2015. [YONHAP]

Prosecutors mull over citizen review for 'Choco Pie theft' case

Prosecutors are considering convening a citizen review committee before the second appellate hearing of a case in which a logistics worker was prosecuted for Korean snacks, a Choco Pie and Custard, worth 1,050 won (75 cents).

2025.9.23

Choco Pie theft case stirs debate over workplace discipline and law

A Choco Pie and a Custard snack worth a combined 1,050 won (about 75 cents) are at the center of a contentious legal battle that has drawn comparisons to "Les Misérables" (1862).

2025.9.21

Boxes of Choco Pie are on display at a supermarket in Seoul on Feb. 27. [YONHAP]

Truck driver fined 50,000 won for taking Choco Pie from company fridge without permission

Jeonju District Court in Jeonju, North Jeolla, fined a 41-year-old truck driver 50,000 won ($35) for taking a Choco Pie and another snack from a logistics company fridge without permission, the court said on Sunday.

2025.5.4

Confectionery maker Orion's headquarters in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Feb. 12. Orion recorded 3.1 trillion won in sales and 543.6 billion won in operating profit last year. [YONHAP]

Orion to invest $581 million in domestic, overseas production amid surge in K-snacks' global popularity

Confectionary maker Orion plans to invest 830 billion won ($581 million) to expand its production facilities at home and abroad, with the goal of joining the "5 trillion won sales club" shortly as Korean snacks surge in global popularity.

2025.4.15

Loco Choco Pie sales: Orion's flagship treat tops 4 billion units sold in 2024

A shopper looks at a pack of Orion's flagship product, the Choco Pie, at a store in Seoul on Feb. 27.

2025.2.27