- CEO
- Wu-Bong Lee
- Full Time Employees
- 546
- Sector
- Consumer non-durables
- Industry
- Food: specialty/candy
- Address
- 730-27 Samyang-ro Eumseong-gun NC South Korea
- IPO Date
- Oct 5, 1995
- Business
- Pulmuone Co., Ltd. Pulmuone Co., Ltd. (KRX: 017810) is a South Korean holding company specializing in wholesome, plant-based, and LOHAS (lifestyle of health and sustainability) foods, beverages, and related services. Founded in 1981 as an organic produce farm shop in Seoul, the company is headquartered in Eumseong County, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea, and operates through key subsidiaries including Pulmuone Foods Co., Ltd., which leads in fresh foods production; Foodmerce Co., Ltd., focused on food service distribution; Pulmuone Food&Culture Co., Ltd., providing concessions, dine-out brands such as Nature Is Delicious, CHAN:JANG, and Smart Kitchen, and facility management; Pulmuone Health & Living Co., Ltd., offering health supplements, green vegetable juice, probiotics, home meal replacements, baby food, skincare, pet food, and LOHAS kitchen products; ORGA Whole Foods Inc., a fresh market chain with over 5,000 eco-friendly items; Pulmuone Waters Co., Ltd., producing premium bottled water; Pulmuone Danone Co., Ltd., manufacturing yogurt brands like Activia and Danone Greek; and logistics arm Exofresh Logistics Co., Ltd., supported by 19 low-temperature centers. Core products encompass tofu (market leader in Korea and a global top producer), bean sprouts, eggs, fresh noodles, fresh-squeezed juice, ready-to-eat home meal replacements, kimchi, natto, mineral water, fermented milk, and innovative items like fresh ramen; these are manufactured across 14 advanced plants in South Korea, including the world's largest tofu facility in Eumseong producing 280,000 squares daily, with stringent cold-chain logistics ensuring freshness nationwide and internationally. The company serves retail, foodservice, institutional, and direct-to-consumer markets in South Korea, the United States via Pulmuone USA, Inc. (with plants in California, Massachusetts, and more, holding top tofu and kimchi shares), Japan through Asahico Co., Ltd. (tofu and meat alternatives), and China via Pumeiduo entities (noodles, kimchi, health products), emphasizing eco-friendly, low-carbon, and animal welfare standards. Recent developments include plans to expand tofu production into Europe with a new subsidiary launching early 2025, enhancing plant upgrades for global reach; a strategic partnership and investment with BlueNalu Inc. for cell-based seafood introduction to South Korea; and a 2024 collaboration with Germany's Infinite Roots to develop innovative, locally tailored protein products using mycelium technology, underscoring Pulmuone's push into sustainable alternative proteins.