Orion Corporation (South Korean company)
Orion Corporation (Korean: 주식회사 오리온; RR: Jusikhoesa Orion) is a South Korean confectionery company, headquartered in Munbae-dong, Yongsan District, Seoul.[1] The company is one of the three largest food companies in South Korea, and was established in 1956 as Tongyang Confectionery Corp.[2] Orion has manufacturing facilities in Seoul, Cheonan Chungcheongnam-do and cities in China, Russia, Vietnam, India[3] and the United States.Products produced by Orion include biscuits, cookies, crackers, pies, gum, snacks, chocolate, candy, and its most famous product, Choco Pie.The company began offering the Choco Pie in 1974.[4] Orion maintains a "Choco Pie Index", created as a parody of The Economist's Big Mac Index.