Who owns mychef?
mychef is owned by Dorco (South Korea).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: History (DORCO Co., Ltd. English site). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- DORCO Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Founded
- 2012
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Furniture & furnishings › Cookware & tableware
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About mychef
mychef is a total kitchenware brand that DORCO launched in 2012, the same year it renamed DORCO Precision Co., Ltd. as DORCO Living Co., Ltd. It builds on DORCO's production of kitchen knives, which began in 1986, and sits in the kitchen line of DORCO's product range alongside its shaving, cutter and medical blade businesses.
Ownership timeline of mychef
Where mychef sits in Dorco
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Dorco ownership tree →
See the full Dorco brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Dorco
Dorco controls 4 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in cookware & tableware, and who owns them
The 36 brands in cookware & tableware on Brandtree belong to 11 owners. The largest is Fiskars Group, with 10.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Arabia | Fiskars Group | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Fitz and Floyd | Lifetime Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Nambé | Portmeirion Group | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Ballarini | ZWILLING | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Chicago Cutlery | Corelle Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| like. by Villeroy & Boch | Villeroy & Boch | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Mark and Graham | Williams-Sonoma | 🇺🇸 United States |
| FOX Home | Fox Group | 🇮🇱 Israel |
About the owner: Dorco
Dorco is a privately held company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control.
DORCO is a Korean razor and blade maker headquartered in Seoul. Its own history page marks the company's 70th anniversary in 2025 and records razor, kitchen knife, utility cutter and surgical blade production, with subsidiaries in the United States, Mexico, China, Vietnam and Europe. Its website does not state its shareholders or whether it is listed, so it is recorded as private with no stake details.
🇰🇷 mychef 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; mychef is not one of them.
- 4DX — CJ CGV 🇰🇷
- A Café La — Binggrae 🇰🇷
- A-Solution — Aekyung 🇰🇷
- Absolute — Maeil Dairies 🇰🇷
- Aero K — Aero K 🇰🇷
- Air Premia — Air Premia 🇰🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of mychef?
The parent company of mychef is Dorco, a privately held company headquartered in South Korea.
Is mychef South Korean?
Yes. mychef originated in South Korea in 2012 and its owner, Dorco, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is mychef still owned by Dorco?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, mychef is still owned by Dorco. 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] History (DORCO Co., Ltd. English site) — DORCO Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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