Who owns Buldak?
Buldak is owned by Samyang Foods (South Korea, KRX: 003230).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- Samyang Foods Co., Ltd. reported
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Founded
- 2012
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Pasta
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 003230
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Buldak
Buldak, meaning fire chicken, is Samyang Foods' spicy stir-fried noodle brand, launched in April 2012 as Buldak Bokkeummyeon, or Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen. The brand's sales exceeded one trillion won by July 2019, and it has grown into variants such as Carbonara and 2x Spicy, Buldak hot sauces, and tteokbokki. Samyang credits Buldak with building a new stir-fried noodle segment in Japan and calls it the origin of the fire noodle challenge.
Ownership timeline of Buldak
- ? – present Samyang Foods [1] reported
Where Buldak sits in Samyang Foods
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Buldak?
The parent company of Buldak is Samyang Foods, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Buldak South Korean?
Yes. Buldak originated in South Korea in 2012 and its owner, Samyang Foods, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Buldak still owned by Samyang Foods?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Buldak is still owned by Samyang Foods. 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] Samyang Foods Co., Ltd. Business Report (사업보고서) for fiscal year 2025, filed with DART — Samyang Foods Co., Ltd., Stock exchange filing, published 18 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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