Samyang's ServeQ Jambon wins quality award at Germany's DLG International Food Competition

Samyang Corporation's food ingredient retail brand ServeQ announced Wednesday that its ServeQ Jambon processed ham had won a quality award at the 2026 DLG International Food Competition in Germany.

Founded in 1885, the DLG International Food Competition is a processed meat quality contest organized by the German Agricultural Society (DLG). Each year, the competition evaluates more than 30,000 products submitted by food companies worldwide, assessing them on criteria including aroma, taste, texture, mouthfeel and shelf life. This year, the competition introduced a new single quality award, the DLG-Certified Quality, under which products meeting the evaluation standards receive certification.

ServeQ Jambon is a processed ham made with 96.38% domestic pork based on a traditional French recipe. It uses a whole-muscle method — employing intact cuts rather than ground meat — and is aged at low temperature for more than 100 hours, giving it the natural flavor and tender texture of the pork. Sliced thin at 1.2 millimeters, it works well as a brunch ingredient for sandwiches, salads and similar dishes.

"We will continue to offer high-quality food ingredients that customers in the premium bakery, cafe and food service industries can trust," said Yang Cheol-ho, head of Samyang Corporation's food ingredient retail business unit.