Hur Young-in

Hur Young-in (born 1949) is a South Korean entrepreneur and chairman of SPC Group, which owns brands such as SPC Samlip, Paris Croissant, Paris Baguette, Baskin-Robbins and Dunkin' Donuts operations in South Korea.

Early life and education

Hur is the second son of Hur Chang-sung, who founded the bakery called Sangmidang in Hwanghae Province (now in North Korea) in the 1940s. Under the influence of his father, Hur enrolled in the American Institute of Baking in Kansas, United States in 1981 to learn breadmaking.[1]

Upon his return, he took over operations of Shany, a subsidiary of his father's parent company, Samlip Food Corporation. In 1986, Hur launched a French-style bakery called Paris Croissant. In 1988, his company launched a franchise brand called Paris Baguette, which facilitated parbaking, or 'bake-off system', to allow franchisees to bake products in-store.

Career

Upon successfully growing his franchise business in South Korea and abroad, Hur founded the parent company, SPC Group in 2004, and relocated his subsidiaries, Paris Croissant, Samlip Food Corporation (now renamed SPC Samlip[2]), and BR Korea. BR Korea is a joint venture for Baskin Robbins and Dunkin' Donuts operations in Korea.[3]

For his contribution of spreading bread as a staple in South Korea, he received the Ordre National du Merite l'Officier and the Merite Agricole Chevalier from the French government in 2010 and 2012 respectively.[4]

The 2010 Korea Broadcasting System television drama King of Baking, Kim Takgu (English title: Bread, Love and Dreams) is based on Hur's experience as a child overcoming hardships to make quality bread and grow his business.[5]

References
  1. Herald, The Korea (2016-09-22). "[Super Rich] Hur Young-in, Korea's undisputed bread king". Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  2. Min-hee, Jung (2016-10-26). "Samlip General Foods Changes Corporate Name to SPC SAMLIP". BusinessKorea. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  3. "BR Korea Co., Ltd.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  4. "Hur conferred order for agriculture, food from French Government". The Korea Herald. 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  5. "[Super Rich] Hur Young-in, Korea's undisputed bread king". The Korea Herald. 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
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