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Kolmar BNH: how its people are moving

An ODM company that develops and manufactures health functional foods.

On Korea's National Pension Service register, Kolmar BNH had 480 members in Aug 2026, up 21 (+4.6%) from Oct 2025. Over the same period 111 people joined and 91 left.

Growth6/ 31+4.6%
Size28/ 31480 people
Turnover (left ÷ team)14/ 3119%

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

PEOPLE · PENSION REGISTER

480 people

10-month change: +21 (+4.6%)

Joined	111 people
Left	91 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).

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Kolmar BNH — expanded plants turning into profit, and a move into oral care ↓

Banseog note · Oct 25, 2026

Kolmar BNH — expanded plants turning into profit, and a move into oral care

Where it stands now

Harvest and expansion — the effect of the Sejong Plant 3 expansion is showing up in profit while new business areas are added

In the first half of 2026 separate revenue was KRW 245.4 billion (+8.1%) and operating profit KRW 20.6 billion (+46.7%). The company cited process stabilization at expanded facilities such as Sejong Plant 3.

Consolidated operating profit in the first quarter of 2026 was KRW 10.3 billion, up 189% from a year earlier, reflecting broader product ranges from global clients and new customers.

Three decisions within a year

Change in management structure: in April 2026 the company moved to a sole chief executive structure under Lee Seung-hwa.
Entry into oral care: the company will invest KRW 20.0 billion in a newly established subsidiary, 'Kolmar Orals', and take over Kolmar Korea's toothpaste business (announced in August 2026).
Global ODM and new retail channels: in September 2026 it presented customized health functional foods at 'Vitafoods Asia 2026' in Thailand, and in Korea it newly entered Olive Young and warehouse-style pharmacies.

Three people it will look for

Oral care R&D and production — the acquired toothpaste business has to be built anew at Kolmar Orals
Global ODM sales — interest from Asia-Pacific clients needs to be turned into actual orders
Production engineering and process manager — utilization of the expanded facilities determines profit

For HR

Health functional food and cosmetics ODM companies vie for the same R&D and sales people. Now, as the toothpaste business is being taken over, is the time to secure people with oral care experience.

For job seekers

Experience handling overseas clients at a health functional food or household goods ODM, or stabilizing new plant equipment, is worth the most right now.

A reading written from public sources. Sources: Etoday 2026-07-30 (first-half results), 2026-05-12 (first-quarter results), 2026-04-16 (sole chief executive structure), 2026-08-13 (Kolmar Orals), 2026-09-07 (Vitafoods Asia). Team size is from Korea's pension register.

Kolmar BNH: frequently asked questions

What does Kolmar BNH do?

An ODM company that develops and manufactures health functional foods.

How many people work at Kolmar BNH?

480 members on Korea's pension register in Aug 2026 (10-month change: +21 (+4.6%)). The register counts the whole company in Korea.

Where does Kolmar BNH stand now?

Harvest and expansion — the effect of the Sejong Plant 3 expansion is showing up in profit while new business areas are added. Health functional food and cosmetics ODM companies vie for the same R&D and sales people. Now, as the toothpaste business is being taken over, is the time to secure people with oral care experience.

Which roles will Kolmar BNH 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.

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Kolmar BNH — expanded plants turning into profit, and a move into oral care

Kolmar BNH: frequently asked questions

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