Who owns Yangban?
Yangban 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 › Snacks › Salty snacks
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 006040
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Yangban
Yangban is a Korean-food brand of Dongwon F&B whose range includes seasoned laver, rice porridge and kimchi. Its brand page says it uses trusted ingredients to give traditional Korean dishes a modern interpretation. Dongwon F&B's English site lists Yangban laver and Yangban kimchi among the products it exports, and its Korean story page calls Yangban a strategic brand of the company.
Ownership timeline of Yangban
- Current owner Dongwon Industries [1] reported
Where Yangban 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 salty snacks, and who owns them
The 100 brands in salty snacks on Brandtree belong to 47 owners. The largest is PepsiCo, with 12.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cheetos | PepsiCo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Calbee Potato Chips | Calbee | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Boyki | Siantar Top | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Cape Cod | Campbell's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bonitas | Vitaminka | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia |
| Act II | Conagra Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Diana | Diana | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
| Chiki | Indofood | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
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 →
🇰🇷 Yangban 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; Yangban 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 Yangban?
The parent company of Yangban is Dongwon Industries, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Yangban South Korean?
Yes. Yangban originated in South Korea and its owner, Dongwon Industries, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Yangban still owned by Dongwon Industries?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Yangban 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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