Who owns Richam?
Richam is owned by Dongwon Industries (South Korea, KRX: 006040).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Dongwon Group: Business, Dongwon F&B (brand portfolio) and company history, Dongwon Industries Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Dongwon Industries Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Category
- Food › Meat, poultry & seafood › Processed & packaged meat
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 006040
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Richam
Richam is a ham brand of Dongwon F&B, listed by the group among its main brands. Its brand page says the ham is made from well-marbled shoulder meat and is meant to be tasty without being salty. The product range on that page includes Richam Original, Double Light and a spicy variant, and Dongwon's company description lists Richam as a premium processed-meat brand.
Ownership timeline of Richam
- Current owner Dongwon Industries [1] reported
Where Richam sits in Dongwon Industries
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Dongwon Industries brand portfolio (11) →
Other brands owned by Dongwon Industries
Dongwon Industries controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in processed & packaged meat, and who owns them
The 100 brands in processed & packaged meat on Brandtree belong to 42 owners. The largest is Atria, with 8; Dongwon Industries has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 3-Stjernet | Atria | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Dalsjöfors | Danish Crown | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Fantino & Mondello | Maple Leaf Foods | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Bar-S | Sigma Foods | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Aidells | Tyson Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| KMOTR | AGROFERT | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| Freybe | Premium Brands | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Abraham | Bell Food Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
About the owner: Dongwon Industries
Dongwon Industries is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1969. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control, and it is listed as KRX: 006040.
Dongwon Industries is the business holding company of the Dongwon Group, a Seoul-based seafood and food group. It was established in April 1969, listed on the Korea Stock Exchange in March 1989, and in November 2022 merged with Dongwon Enterprise to become the group holding company. The group site places Dongwon F&B, Dongwon Home Food and Dongwon Farms under Food & Distribution, and StarKist under Global; the brands here come from the Dongwon F&B brand pages and the group site. Dongwon F&B's brand list also shows GNC, Chungeein and Beautick health products; they are left out here, GNC because it is a global supplements brand the page describes as having its own stores.
Dongwon Industries: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇰🇷 Richam 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; Richam 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 Richam?
The parent company of Richam is Dongwon Industries, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Richam South Korean?
Yes. Richam originated in South Korea and its owner, Dongwon Industries, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Richam still owned by Dongwon Industries?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Richam is still owned by Dongwon Industries. 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] Dongwon Group: Business, Dongwon F&B (brand portfolio) and company history — Dongwon Industries Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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