Who owns Market O Nature?
Market O Nature 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
- 2018
- Category
- Food › Breakfast cereal › Ready-to-eat cereal
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 271560
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Market O Nature
Market O Nature is the convenient meal replacement brand Orion launched in 2018, built on what it calls the honest, healthy taste of natural ingredients. Its range includes O! Granola cereals, including low-sugar versions, O! Granola Bars with added protein or lactic acid bacteria, and One Meal Bar, reflecting Orion's push beyond confectionery.
Ownership timeline of Market O Nature
Where Market O Nature 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 (2008)
- Orion Choco Pie (1974)
- Poca Chips (1988)
Other brands in ready-to-eat cereal, and who owns them
The 32 brands in ready-to-eat cereal on Brandtree belong to 12 owners. The largest is General Mills, with 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cheerios | General Mills | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Froot Loops | Ferrero | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Grape-Nuts | Post Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Crunchy Nut | Mars | 🇺🇸 United States |
| EnviroKidz | Nature's Path | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Chocapic | Nestlé | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Frugra | Calbee | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| AXA | Lantmännen | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
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 Nature 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 Nature is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Market O Nature?
The parent company of Market O Nature is Orion, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Market O Nature South Korean?
Yes. Market O Nature originated in South Korea in 2018 and its owner, Orion, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Market O Nature still owned by Orion?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Market O Nature 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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