Who owns Market O?
Market O is owned by Orion (South Korea, KRX: 271560).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Orion — Our History, Orion Corporation. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Orion Corporation reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Founded
- 2008
- Category
- Food › Bakery › Cakes
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 271560
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Market O
Market O is a snack brand Orion launched in 2008, the same year as Dr. You. Its products include Market O Brownie, sold in versions such as cream cheese and matcha, and Orion links to a Market O restaurant among its family sites. In 2018 the name was extended into Market O Nature, a separate meal replacement brand.
Ownership timeline of Market O
Where Market O sits in Orion
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Orion
Orion controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in food.
Also in food
- Cuttlefish Peanut Balls (1976)
- Diget (1983)
- Dr. You (2008)
- Kkobuk Chips (2017)
- Market O Nature (2018)
- Orion Choco Pie (1974)
- Poca Chips (1988)
Other brands in cakes, and who owns them
The 51 brands in cakes on Brandtree belong to 35 owners. The largest is Edita, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| HoHos (Middle East and North Africa) | Edita | 🇪🇬 Egypt |
| Lotus | Lotus Bakeries | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Crossini | Rebisco | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Balconi | Valeo Foods | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Mademoiselle Desserts | Emmi | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Eti Browni | Eti | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
| Entenmann's | Grupo Bimbo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| Hostess | J.M. Smucker | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Orion
Orion is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1956. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as KRX: 271560.
Orion is a South Korean confectionery company founded in 1956 as Dongyang Confectionery. It launched Choco Pie in 1974, first listed shares in 1975 and took the name Orion Corporation in 2003. Beginning with China in the 1990s and later Russia, Vietnam and India, it now runs 15 production plants in those four countries. Its largest shareholder is Orion Holdings, which held 37.37 per cent at the end of 2025. Orion has also expanded into beverages, meal replacements and biotechnology, acquiring LigaChem Biosciences in 2024, and reported consolidated 2024 sales of about 2.2 billion US dollars.
🇰🇷 Market O and other South Korean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 237 brands that began in South Korea. 12 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Market O is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Market O?
The parent company of Market O is Orion, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Market O South Korean?
Yes. Market O originated in South Korea in 2008 and its owner, Orion, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Market O still owned by Orion?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Market O is still owned by Orion. 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] Orion — Our History — Orion Corporation, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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