Who owns Hongcho?
Hongcho is owned by Daesang (South Korea, KRX: 001680).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Daesang Corporation: Food Business and company introduction. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Daesang Corporation reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Sauces & ketchup
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 001680
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Hongcho
Hongcho is Daesang's wellbeing vinegar brand under Chungjungone. The company history says Hongcho was named a World's Best Product by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy in 2010, reached the top share of the Japanese drinking vinegar market in 2011, and won a technical innovation prize from the Korean Society of Food Science and Technology in 2013.
Ownership timeline of Hongcho
Where Hongcho sits in Daesang
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Daesang
Daesang controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in sauces & ketchup, and who owns them
The 89 brands in sauces & ketchup on Brandtree belong to 51 owners. The largest is Develey, with 6; Daesang has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bautz'ner | Develey | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Haitian | Haitian | 🇨🇳 China |
| Búfalo | Grupo Herdez | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| A.1. | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Las Palmas | B&G Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Erisco | Erisco Foods | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Hon Tsuyu | Kikkoman | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| DENNY | Libstar | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
About the owner: Daesang
Daesang is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1956. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as KRX: 001680.
Daesang Corporation is a Seoul-based food and fermentation company that says it was founded in 1956. Its English site describes general-food brands Chungjungone and Jongga, plus Miwon, and the affiliates Daesang Wellife (Wellife and Nucare) and Chorocmaeul, an organic retailer. The company recounts that Miwon and Sewon merged to form Daesang, that it took over Jongga in 2006, and that it acquired the US firm Lucky Foods in 2023. Lucky Foods is not listed because its brands were not named in the documents used. Its holding company is Daesang Holdings, which the history page mentions.
🇰🇷 Hongcho 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; Hongcho is not one of them.
- Absolute — Maeil Dairies 🇰🇷
- Banana-Flavored Milk — Binggrae 🇰🇷
- Buldak — Samyang Foods 🇰🇷
- Chapagetti — Nongshim 🇰🇷
- Cheesy Ramen — Otoki 🇰🇷
- Choco Pie — Lotte 🇰🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Hongcho?
The parent company of Hongcho is Daesang, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Hongcho South Korean?
Yes. Hongcho originated in South Korea and its owner, Daesang, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Hongcho still owned by Daesang?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Hongcho is still owned by Daesang. 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] Daesang Corporation: Food Business and company introduction — Daesang Corporation, Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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