- CEO
- Jin-Seon Park
- Full Time Employees
- 830
- Sector
- Consumer non-durables
- Industry
- Food: specialty/candy
- Address
- 2 Chungmuro Seoul SL South Korea 04557
- IPO Date
- Aug 9, 2016
- Business
- Sempio Foods Company (248170.KS) manufactures and markets fermented condiments and traditional Korean food products, primarily soy-based sauces; it holds over 60% domestic market share in soy sauce and leads in related categories including bean pastes and chili sauces. The company produces vegetable essence Yondu, jang pastes such as doenjang, gochujang and ssamjang, Korean cuisine sauces, seasoning soy sauce, gluten-free and low-sodium soy sauce variants, organic gochujang, allergen-free no-soy sauce options like Savorich and SavorK flavor enhancers, noodles, canned foods, dried seafood, tea products including corn tassel and buckwheat varieties, drinking vinegar, beef jerky, BBQ sauce and tinned specialties under the Sempio brand. It operates production facilities including the Icheon Plant for soy sauces with 78,000kl annual capacity, Youngdong Plant for pastes and jerky, Jochiwon Plant for teas, Yangpo Plant for canned goods and a dedicated Fermentation Research Center; Sempio exports to over 76 countries with branch offices in the United States, China and Spain, while maintaining a primary focus on the South Korean consumer market. Founded in 1946 as Samsi Soy Sauce Brewery and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the company emphasizes food safety through certifications like HACCP, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, SQF and KOSHER. Recent developments include plans to construct a new domestic plant for expanded production of soy sauce, bean paste and meal kits to meet rising K-food demand; strengthened ESG initiatives by joining the Green Ribbon Club via Giving Plus; and ongoing innovation in health-oriented products such as organic, gluten-free and low-sodium lines alongside B2B flavor enhancers like SavorX for umami enhancement.