Who owns Choco Pie?
Choco Pie is owned by Lotte (South Korea, KRX: 004990).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Lotte Wellfood — Product Brands (제품소개), Lotte Wellfood Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Lotte Corporation reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Founded
- 1974
- Category
- Food › Snacks › Cookies & crackers
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 004990
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Choco Pie
Choco Pie is a marshmallow-filled biscuit coated in chocolate. Orion created the Korean version in 1974 and Lotte followed shortly after, and both sell it; the product became a form of informal currency among workers at the Kaesong industrial complex.
Ownership timeline of Choco Pie
Where Choco Pie sits in Lotte
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Lotte
Lotte controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in food.
Also in food
- Ghana Chocolate (1975)
- Lotte Xylitol (2000)
- Pepero (1983)
Other brands in cookies & crackers, and who owns them
The 137 brands in cookies & crackers on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is Valeo Foods, with 13.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Andante | Valeo Foods | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| belVita | Mondelēz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Choco Mucho | Rebisco | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Eti Burçak | Eti | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| emNAU | Paradise Foods | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea |
| Fortaleza | M. Dias Branco | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Biskrem | Ülker Bisküvi | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Bourbon | Britannia | 🇮🇳 India |
About the owner: Lotte
Lotte is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1948. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as KRX: 004990.
Lotte was founded in Tokyo in 1948 by a Korean entrepreneur selling chewing gum, and the name comes from Charlotte in Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther. It grew into a conglomerate spanning confectionery, retail, hotels and chemicals across Korea and Japan, and the founding Shin family controls it.
🇰🇷 Choco Pie and other South Korean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 185 brands that began in South Korea. 7 of them (4%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Choco Pie is not one of them.
- Absolute — Maeil Dairies 🇰🇷
- Banana-Flavored Milk — Binggrae 🇰🇷
- Buldak — Samyang Foods 🇰🇷
- Chapagetti — Nongshim 🇰🇷
- Cheesy Ramen — Otoki 🇰🇷
- Chungjungone — Daesang 🇰🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Choco Pie?
The parent company of Choco Pie is Lotte, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Choco Pie South Korean?
Yes. Choco Pie originated in South Korea in 1974 and its owner, Lotte, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Choco Pie still owned by Lotte?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Choco Pie is still owned by Lotte. 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] Lotte Wellfood — Product Brands (제품소개) — Lotte Wellfood Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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