Sahmyook Foods

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Sahmyook Foods
Native name
삼육식품
Company typePrivate
Industry Food
Founded1978
Headquarters320 Panjeong-ri

Jiksan-eup
Chunan-si
Choongchungnam-do 330-811

South Korea
Key people
Jin Kyu Oh CEO
Shin Kook Park (Vice President)
Products Soy milk
Meat Substitutes
Ramen Noodles
Seaweed
Website http://www.sahmyook.co.kr/

The Sahmyook Foods is a Seventh-day Adventist Church food company in South Korea that produces a large range of soy milks as well as a range of vegetarian products. Sahmyook Foods owns three factories, the oldest being in Choongnam; the second being in Wanju-gun, Jeonbuk and the third being in Bonghwa-gun, Kyungbuk. [1] Sahmyook Foods has received five management awards since 2004. 60% of Sahmyook Foods market is in the United States, while 40% of its market is in Korea. [2]

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History

Sahmyook Foods was founded around 1978. [3]

In 2011 the Fair Trade Commission fined Sahmyook Foods 1.5 billion won for price fixing. Sahmyook Foods, Dr. Chung's Food and Maeil Dairies control 82 percent of the soy milk market in South Korea. [4]

Products

Sahmyook Foods produces meat substitutes, ramen noodles, seaweed & soy milk products. [5] [6]

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References

  1. Food Industries Archived 2020-08-10 at the Wayback Machine Adventist Directory Retrieved May 17, 2019
  2. Church Chat: South Korean Adventist health food company weathering economic storm Adventist News Network Retrieved May 18, 2019
  3. History Of Soy In Korea Google Retrieved May 18, 2019
  4. Soybean milk producers fined for price fixing Korea Joongang Daily Retrieved May 16, 2019
  5. All Products Sahmyook Foods Retrieved May 17, 2019
  6. Our Products Archived 2019-05-17 at the Wayback Machine Sahmyook Foods Retrieved May 18, 2019