Who owns Chamisul?
Chamisul is owned by HiteJinro (South Korea, KRX: 000080).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Key facts
- Current owner
- HiteJinro Co., Ltd. reported
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Category
- Beverages › Spirits › Soju
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 000080
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Chamisul
Chamisul is HiteJinro's main soju brand, filtered through bamboo charcoal for the clean taste the company treats as its core value, and renewed in 2024 with a strengthened filtering process and simpler design. HiteJinro says Chamisul is leading the globalisation of soju with growing sales in the United States, Japan and Southeast Asia; soju as a whole made 60.9 per cent of the group's 2025 sales.
Ownership timeline of Chamisul
Where Chamisul sits in HiteJinro
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Chamisul?
The parent company of Chamisul is HiteJinro, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Chamisul South Korean?
Yes. Chamisul originated in South Korea and its owner, HiteJinro, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Chamisul still owned by HiteJinro?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Chamisul is still owned by HiteJinro. 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] HiteJinro Co., Ltd. Business Report (사업보고서) for fiscal year 2025, filed with DART — HiteJinro Co., Ltd., Stock exchange filing, published 18 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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