Who owns Miwon?
Miwon 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
- Founded
- 1956
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Spices & seasonings
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 001680
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Miwon
Miwon is a fermented seasoning brand of Daesang, born in 1956 according to the company's website. Daesang says the brand is celebrating its seventieth anniversary and is being refreshed for younger consumers with products such as savory Miwon and Dasima Miwon. The company history also records that Miwon and Sewon merged and the group was renamed Daesang, and that Miwon Indonesia and Miwon Vietnam are overseas sites.
Ownership timeline of Miwon
Where Miwon 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 spices & seasonings, and who owns them
The 44 brands in spices & seasonings on Brandtree belong to 29 owners. The largest is Patisen, with 5; Daesang has 2.
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.
🇰🇷 Miwon 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; Miwon 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 Miwon?
The parent company of Miwon is Daesang, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Miwon South Korean?
Yes. Miwon originated in South Korea in 1956 and its owner, Daesang, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Miwon still owned by Daesang?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Miwon 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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