Park Tae-joon, who received gold within the males’s 58-kilogram taekwondo competitors on the Paris Olympics, waves the flag of Maeil Dairies on this undated photograph. Courtesy of Maeil Dairies
By Park Jae-hyuk
Park Tae-joon, who received gold within the males’s 58-kilogram taekwondo competitors on the Paris Olympics in August, has change into the model ambassador of Maeil Dairies and its subsidiary, Maeil Well being Diet. He’ll take part in numerous advertising campaigns for the businesses.
Maeil Dairies attributed its choice primarily to his father, who joined the dairy producer in 2001 and works for M’s Bakers, one other of its subsidiaries specializing in dessert merchandise.
Simply after Park grew to become the primary Korean gold medalist within the males’s taekwondo class in 16 years, Maeil Dairies invited his father to its Seoul workplace and gave him a congratulatory financial present with the promise to offer the athlete with the corporate’s vitamin complement merchandise value round 60 million received ($45,000) in recognition of his achievement.
The corporate mentioned at the moment that the dietary supplements would sufficiently help the 20-year-old’s coaching and preparation for the following Summer season Olympics in Los Angeles over the following 4 years.
“Wholesome diets are mandatory for me to take care of one of the best situation as an athlete,” Park mentioned.
“As a result of my father has labored for Maeil Dairies for a very long time, I’ve loved its merchandise since I used to be younger.”
Maeil Dairies additionally highlighted his years of dedication to changing into a gold medalist, noting that his picture aligns with the corporate’s values of pursuing innovation and journey.
Based on the corporate, Park will educate shoppers about sportsmanship and wholesome diets.
“Provided that Park’s father has labored for our firm for a very long time and the athlete has grown up with our merchandise, his appointment as our model ambassador is extra significant,” a Maeil Dairies official mentioned.
“We count on our sincerity to impress shoppers, so we plan to hold out numerous actions with Park to let extra folks learn about wholesome diets and life.”
