Daesang Company Description

Daesang Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells various food products in South Korea and internationally.

The company offers general food products, including bean pastes and seasonings; agro-fishery foods, such as vinegar and fish sauce; and fresh food products comprising Kimchi and tofu, western food, deli, frozen food, etc. It also provides food ingredients, such as starch for the use in food, paper, textile, and construction materials; and sweeteners for the use in alcohol drinks, confectionery, baking, and beverage industrial areas.

In addition, the company offers bio ingredients, including flavor enhancers, amino acids, and microalgae based products for the use in food, dietary supplements, functional foods, animal nutrition, pet food, and pharmaceutical industries.

Further, it exports various bio ingredient products to approximately 80 countries under the Miwon brand.

Additionally, the company engages in the food distribution business. The company was incorporated in 1956 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Daesang Corporation

Country	South Korea
Founded	1956
Industry	Packaged Foods
Sector	Consumer Staples
Employees	3,916
CEO	Jung-Bae Lim

Contact Details

Address: Jongno Place Seoul South Korea
Phone	82 2 2220 9500
Website	daesang.com

Stock Details

Ticker Symbol	001680
Exchange	Korea Stock Exchange
Stock Type	Common Stock
Fiscal Year	January - December
Reporting Currency	KRW
ISIN Number	KR7001680008
SIC Code	2090

Key Executives

Name	Position
Jung-Bae Lim	Senior MD, Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Food Business Unit and Director
Yong-Ju Park	Executive Director
Jung-Ho Choi	Senior MD, Director of Research and Technology - Food BU and Director
Yeon-taek Oh	MD, Director of Finance - Food BU and Director
Hoonsik Kim	Executive Director
Jeong-Ho Choe	Senior MD, Director of Research and Technology - Food BU, Inside Director and Director