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Orion expands Custard production in South Korea, Vietnam and India
Orion has expanded production of its Custard cakes in South Korea, Vietnam and India to meet rising demand.
The new lines raise the product’s annual production capacity to as much as 300 billion won, about twice its global sales last year.
Custard sales reached 154 billion won last year, up 14% from the previous year.
Overseas markets generated 76% of sales, with China, Vietnam and India among the main markets.
Orion says sales continued to grow at a double-digit rate through September this year.
The company is developing products to suit local tastes and plans to keep managing quality at its overseas factories.
Orion says it will use the added capacity to grow Custard into a global brand.
Orion expanded Custard production capacity in South Korea, Vietnam and India to meet rising domestic and overseas demand.
The company said the expansion brings global annual production capacity to as much as 300 billion won.
That is about twice Custard’s global sales of 154 billion won last year.
Last year, global sales rose 14% from the previous year, with 76% of revenue coming from overseas markets.
Orion said sales growth remained in double digits through September this year.
- Who
- Orion, a South Korean food company.
- What
- It expanded Custard production capacity in South Korea, Vietnam and India.
- When
- Orion announced the expansion on October 22, 2026.
- Where
- South Korea, Vietnam and India.
- Why
- To respond to rising demand in domestic and overseas markets.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Orion added a domestic production line the previous month, according to its October announcement.
New production lines began operating in Vietnam and India.
Orion announced that the expansion raised Custard’s global annual production capacity to as much as 300 billion won.
- Annual production capacity
- Up to 300 billion won
- Global sales in 2025
- 154 billion won
- Sales growth in 2025
- 14% year on year
- Overseas share of sales in 2025
- 76%
- Production locations
- South Korea, Vietnam and India
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What people are saying
As we have expanded production capacity to meet rapidly rising global demand, we will develop Custard into a global brand.