Lotte Wellfood delivers 550 gratitude kits to UN Korean War veterans at Busan ceremony

Lotte Wellfood announced Thursday that it attended the Turn Toward Busan ceremony held Wednesday at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan and presented gratitude kits to UN Korean War veterans from South Korea and abroad.

The company has carried out annual promotional and social contribution activities linking Pepero Day on Nov. 11 with Turn Toward Busan since 2020, when it signed an MOU with Busan's Nam-gu district and the Busan Regional Veterans Affairs Office. Through this year, a total of 3,782 people around the world have received support through the initiative.

For this year's event, Lotte Wellfood prepared 550 gratitude kits filled with Pepero and Xylitol products and traditional Korean souvenirs. Of those, 300 were presented to guests at the domestic ceremony, while the remaining 250 were sent to veterans living in the Netherlands (150) and Denmark (100).

"We will continue to spread the values of gratitude and sharing through a variety of activities linking Pepero Day with Turn Toward Busan," a Lotte Wellfood official said.