Who owns Crab Chips?
Crab Chips is owned by Binggrae (South Korea, KRX: 005180).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Binggrae 2026 Sustainability Report, Binggrae Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Binggrae Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Namyangju
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Founded
- 1986
- Category
- Food › Snacks › Salty snacks
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 005180
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Crab Chips
Crab Chips, known in Korea as Kkotgerang, is a crab-shaped snack that Binggrae released in September 1986 and that became an immediate hit. It is baked using heated salt for a crisp, light texture, and its crab shape makes it fun to eat by slipping a finger between the claws. Binggrae says it has long been a favourite snack in Russia, where it is exported.
Ownership timeline of Crab Chips
Where Crab Chips sits in Binggrae
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Binggrae
Binggrae controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in food.
Also in food
- Banana-Flavored Milk (1974)
- Bravo Cone
- Melona (1992)
- Samanco (1991)
- THE:Danbaek (2021)
- Together (1974)
Other brands in salty snacks, and who owns them
The 100 brands in salty snacks on Brandtree belong to 48 owners. The largest is PepsiCo, with 12.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cheetos | PepsiCo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Calbee Potato Chips | Calbee | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Boyki | Siantar Top | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Bonitas | Vitaminka | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia |
| Cape Cod | Campbell's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Act II | Conagra Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Diana | Diana | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
| Chiki | Indofood | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
About the owner: Binggrae
Binggrae is a publicly listed company headquartered in Namyangju, South Korea, founded in 1967. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as KRX: 005180.
Binggrae was established on 13 September 1967 as Daeil Yanghang, took the Binggrae name in 1982 and listed on the Korean stock exchange in 1978. It makes flavoured milk, ice cream, yogurt, coffee drinks and snacks from five plants in Korea and has sales subsidiaries in China, the United States, Vietnam and Australia; consolidated sales were about 1.49 trillion won in 2025. It bought Haitai Ice Cream in October 2020 and absorbed it in a small-scale merger in April 2026.
🇰🇷 Crab Chips and other South Korean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 237 brands that began in South Korea. 12 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Crab Chips is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Crab Chips?
The parent company of Crab Chips is Binggrae, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Crab Chips South Korean?
Yes. Crab Chips originated in South Korea in 1986 and its owner, Binggrae, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Crab Chips still owned by Binggrae?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Crab Chips is still owned by Binggrae. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Binggrae 2026 Sustainability Report — Binggrae Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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