Who owns Poca Chips?
Poca Chips 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
- 1988
- Category
- Food › Snacks › Salty snacks
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 271560
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Poca Chips
Poca Chips is the fresh-potato crisp Orion launched in 1988, the same year it opened a potato research institute, and Orion names it with Choco Pie as one of the snacks that defined its rise in Korea. The range has grown to include Golden Cheese, Triple Pepper and Sweet Cheese flavours sold alongside the original.
Ownership timeline of Poca Chips
Where Poca Chips 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)
- Market O Nature (2018)
- Orion Choco Pie (1974)
Other brands in salty snacks, and who owns them
The 100 brands in salty snacks on Brandtree belong to 48 owners. The largest is PepsiCo, with 12; Orion has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Cheetos | PepsiCo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Calbee Potato Chips | Calbee | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Boyki | Siantar Top | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Bonitas | Vitaminka | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia |
| Cape Cod | Campbell's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Act II | Conagra Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Diana | Diana | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
| Chiki | Indofood | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
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.
🇰🇷 Poca Chips 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; Poca Chips is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Poca Chips?
The parent company of Poca Chips is Orion, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is Poca Chips South Korean?
Yes. Poca Chips originated in South Korea in 1988 and its owner, Orion, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Is Poca Chips still owned by Orion?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Poca Chips 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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