Who owns Dongwon Tuna?
Dongwon Tuna 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
- Founded
- 1982
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Canned & shelf-stable meals
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 006040
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Dongwon Tuna
Dongwon is the flagship brand of Dongwon F&B, and its canned tuna was introduced in 1982, which the Dongwon Group history records as Korea's first canned tuna. The company's F&B page says the can was the first to sell 5 billion units in Korea as of 2014. The brand page says tuna is caught by Dongwon's own vessels and processed on board, and the line now extends to pouches, canned fish and mackerel pike.
Ownership timeline of Dongwon Tuna
- Current owner Dongwon Industries [1] reported
Where Dongwon Tuna sits in Dongwon Industries
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Dongwon Industries ownership tree →
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 canned & shelf-stable meals, and who owns them
The 73 brands in canned & shelf-stable meals on Brandtree belong to 42 owners. The largest is Thai Union, with 13; Dongwon Industries has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken of the Sea | Thai Union | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Albert Heijn | Ahold Delhaize | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Bonduelle | Bonduelle | 🇫🇷 France |
| Heinz Baked Beans | Kraft Heinz | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aunt Nellie's | Seneca Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Aldi (Nord) | Aldi Nord | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Aldi (Süd) | Aldi Süd | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| 365 by Whole Foods Market | Amazon | 🇺🇸 United States |
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 →
🇰🇷 Dongwon Tuna 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; Dongwon Tuna 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 Dongwon Tuna?
The parent company of Dongwon Tuna is Dongwon Industries, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Dongwon Tuna South Korean?
Yes. Dongwon Tuna originated in South Korea in 1982 and its owner, Dongwon Industries, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Dongwon Tuna still owned by Dongwon Industries?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Dongwon Tuna 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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