In our 'Biz' section on our homepage, we published an article on June 11, 2025, titled ("'Sudden Awkwardness' Daehan Flour Mills001130-Sevenbrau 'Gompyo Wheat Beer' Conflict Protracted"), which stated that 'Sevenbrau withdrew its application for an injunction against sales because the injunction became ineffective following Daehan Flour Mills' launch of Gompyo Beer Season 2, and that Daehan Flour Mills expressed an intention to settle with Sevenbrau at the National Assembly Speaker's office, but is refusing to pay 6.8 billion KRW in damages confirmed by an accounting firm.' We also published an article on August 11, 2025, titled ("'Gompyo Wheat Beer War' Round 2 Incoming... Sevenbrau Prepares Counter-lawsuit Against Daehan Flour Mills"), which stated that 'Sevenbrau’s management situation deteriorated due to Daehan Flour Mills' excessive lawsuits and prohibition of inventory sales.'
In response, Daehan Flour Mills has provided the following information:
① Daehan Flour Mills showed maximum consideration by allowing the sale of Gompyo Wheat Beer inventory even after the license agreement ended. Sevenbrau's financial difficulties are due to poor management decisions by its executives, such as excessive investment, and the downturn in the craft beer market that began even before the license agreement ended; this is unrelated to Daehan Flour Mills.
② Regarding the injunction filed by Sevenbrau against Daehan Flour Mills, Sevenbrau withdrew it itself, concluding that it lacked the legitimate grounds to seek an injunction ahead of the court's decision; the launch of the 'Gompyo Beer Season 2' product has no legal effect that would render a sales prohibition injunction null and void.
③ Furthermore, Daehan Flour Mills never expressed an intention to settle at the National Assembly Speaker's office, nor did the National Assembly intervene to mediate between the two companies. Sevenbrau has been unilaterally and maliciously using the media to make claims while demanding money.
④ The claim of 6.8 billion KRW in damages is merely Sevenbrau's unilateral assertion and has not been verified or confirmed by an accounting firm; Sevenbrau's claims regarding the damages have been inconsistent, having changed multiple times.
⑤ Meanwhile, through its collaboration agreement with Daehan Flour Mills, Sevenbrau generated over 80 billion KRW in revenue over three years, while Daehan Flour Mills only received an annual average of approximately 400 million KRW in royalties. Despite this, Sevenbrau has been spreading false information for over two years since 2023, defaming Daehan Flour Mills, which has caused Daehan Flour Mills to suffer immense financial and non-financial damages.
This report is in accordance with the mediation of the Press Arbitration Commission.