Pulmuone

Pulmuone Co., Ltd. (Korean: 풀무원) (KRX: 017810) is a South Korean company that produces perishable foods such as tofu and soybean sprouts. It was founded in 1981, is based in Seoul, South Korea and sells its products both within Korea as well as internationally. The company provided major funding for the establishment of the Kimchi Field Museum in Seoul in 1986.[1]

Pulmuone official logo

The company sells products under the brand names Pulmuone, Chan-ma-ru, Saeng-ga-deuck, and Soga. In addition to soybean products, it also sells fresh noodles, dumplings, eggs, kimchi, mushrooms, laver, pastes and sauces, desserts, frozen foods, soups, and juices.

The company was founded by Won Kyung Sun as a small vegetable store. There is a subsidiary in the United States, called Pulmuone Wildwood, Inc., with offices in Fullerton, California, Watsonville, California, San Rafael, California, Grinnell, Iowa, and Tappan, New York.

In 2016, the company acquired Vitasoy USA,[2] which included Nasoya Foods, Inc. Nasoya was founded in Leominster, Massachusetts in 1977 and produces Nayonaise.[3]

In 2019, Pulmuone is also producing pet food for Amio Organic Senior, Organic Farmer's Dut, Skin & Beauty, Slim Up, Organic Farmer's Puff, Supermilk, Legacy Chicken, and Calcium Chicken Chest.[4]

References
  1. 풀무원 김치박물관에 오신 것을 환영합니다
  2. "Pulmuone taking over Vitasoy USA". Dairy Reporter. 2016-03-29. Archived from the original on 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  3. Shurtleff, WHistory of Soymilk and Other Non-Dairy Milks (1226-2013)...", by William Shurtleff and Akiko Aoyagi; Soyinfo Center; 2009, p. 1838.
  4. "식품업계, 블루오션 '펫푸드' 1조 시장..앞다퉈 뛰어들어". 데일리팝 (in Korean). 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2019-05-23.


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