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Haitai Confectionery & Foods: how its people are moving

A confectionery company making snacks, ice cream and other products, with plants in Cheonan, Cheongju, Gwangju and elsewhere.

On Korea's National Pension Service register, Haitai Confectionery & Foods had 916 members in Aug 2026, down 49 (−5.1%) from Oct 2025. Over the same period 83 people joined and 130 left.

Growth25/ 31−5.1%
Size23/ 31916 people
Turnover (left ÷ team)22/ 3114%

Rank among 31 companies in Food & Health, highest first on all three (turnover: people who left over 10 months ÷ current team).

PEOPLE · PENSION REGISTER

916 people

10-month change: −49 (−5.1%)

Joined	83 people
Left	130 people

As of Aug 2026 · head office plus plants and branches of the same company · Source: National Pension Service workplace register (Korea's public data portal)

ROLES IT WILL LOOK FOR

Food R&D →This role creates new products and improves the taste, cost and process of existing ones. For export products it also adapts them to each country's regulations and tastes.
Food quality and production →This role keeps the same taste and safety in the plant every day. It covers production management, quality assurance (QA), and hygiene and certification (such as HACCP).

Banseog note

Haitai Confectionery & Foods — giving long-selling snacks new flavors while rebuilding its management framework ↓

Banseog note · Oct 25, 2026

Haitai Confectionery & Foods — giving long-selling snacks new flavors while rebuilding its management framework

Where it stands now

Reorganization — holding revenue steady while setting up a new board and management structure

2025 revenue was KRW 641.4 billion and operating profit KRW 42.3 billion.

First-half 2026 revenue fell 1.5% from a year earlier to KRW 317.8 billion, and operating profit fell 16% to KRW 20.0 billion.

Butter Ring is a steady seller that had reached KRW 500 billion in cumulative sales by 2024, its 40th anniversary.

Three decisions within a year

Greater management transparency: in October 2026 the company set up an ethics management committee and an internal accounting control committee led by independent directors on its board, and said it plans to appoint one more independent director at the next shareholders' meeting.
Strengthening internal controls: internal control systems are being reinforced after review by an outside specialist firm, and training is being run for all employees.
More product collaborations: in September 2026 it introduced a limited-edition Butter Ring made with French Échiré butter, and French Pie's first collaboration product with an overseas food brand.

Three people it will look for

Head of internal accounting and internal control — the newly created internal accounting control committee framework has to be run in practice
Compliance and ethics management lead — oversight has been raised to board level
Confectionery brand manager (collaboration planning) — the strategy of adding limited editions and overseas brand collaborations to long-established brands continues

For HR

As listed food companies strengthen internal accounting control systems, people with accounting and control experience are sought by both accounting firms and other manufacturers. Now, as the committees are being finalized, is the time to bring people in.

For job seekers

Experience designing or running an internal accounting control system hands-on, and a marketing track record of renewing long-established brands and launching collaboration products, are worth the most at this company right now.

A reading written from public sources. Sources: Digital Today 2026-10-23 (transparency plan, 2025 financials); Dailian 2026-08-14 (first-half results); Newspim 2026-09-21 (Échiré Butter Ring); Daily Hankook 2026-09-17 (French Pie collaboration). Team size is from Korea's pension register.

Haitai Confectionery & Foods: frequently asked questions

What does Haitai Confectionery & Foods do?

A confectionery company making snacks, ice cream and other products, with plants in Cheonan, Cheongju, Gwangju and elsewhere.

How many people work at Haitai Confectionery & Foods?

916 members on Korea's pension register in Aug 2026 (10-month change: −49 (−5.1%)). The register counts the whole company in Korea.

Where does Haitai Confectionery & Foods stand now?

Reorganization — holding revenue steady while setting up a new board and management structure. As listed food companies strengthen internal accounting control systems, people with accounting and control experience are sought by both accounting firms and other manufacturers. Now, as the committees are being finalized, is the time to bring people in.

Which roles will Haitai Confectionery & Foods look for?

Roles such as Food R&D, Food quality and production. The role guides explain the work, the experience that leads there and what hiring teams check.

How can we hire people like Haitai Confectionery & Foods's in Korea?

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Haitai Confectionery & Foods — giving long-selling snacks new flavors while rebuilding its management framework

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