Who owns Hetbahn?
Hetbahn is owned by CJ CheilJedang (South Korea, KRX: 097950).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: BRANDS | CJ Cheiljedang, CJ CheilJedang Corporation. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- CJ CheilJedang Corporation reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Founded
- 1996
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Pasta
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 097950
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Hetbahn
Hetbahn is instant cooked rice sold in a sealed bowl and ready in ninety seconds in a microwave, launched in 1996. It created a category in a country where rice was almost always cooked at home and is now a staple of single-person households.
Ownership timeline of Hetbahn
- Current owner CJ CheilJedang [1] reported
Where Hetbahn sits in CJ CheilJedang
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full CJ CheilJedang ownership tree →
See the full CJ CheilJedang brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by CJ CheilJedang
CJ CheilJedang controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in food.
Also in food
- bibigo (2010)
- Haechandle (1996)
- Petitzel (2012)
Other brands in pasta, and who owns them
The 117 brands in pasta on Brandtree belong to 60 owners. The largest is Ebro Foods, with 15.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bertagni | Ebro Foods | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Indomie | Indofood | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Camil | Camil | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Mimee | Dufil Prima Foods | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Don Vicente | Molinos | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Corticella | NewPrinces | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Chikin Ramen | Nissin Foods | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| La Cantonesa | CMI | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
About the owner: CJ CheilJedang
CJ CheilJedang is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1953. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as KRX: 097950.
CJ CheilJedang was founded in 1953 as the first manufacturing arm of Samsung, producing sugar in a country with almost no industry after the Korean War, and separated from the group in the 1990s. It is now the largest food company in South Korea and a major producer of amino acids for animal feed.
CJ CheilJedang: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇰🇷 Hetbahn 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; Hetbahn 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 Hetbahn?
The parent company of Hetbahn is CJ CheilJedang, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Hetbahn South Korean?
Yes. Hetbahn originated in South Korea in 1996 and its owner, CJ CheilJedang, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Hetbahn still owned by CJ CheilJedang?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Hetbahn is still owned by CJ CheilJedang. 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] BRANDS | CJ Cheiljedang — CJ CheilJedang Corporation, Official document; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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