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Nongshim: how its people are moving

A food company making ramen and snacks that runs several plants in Korea and subsidiaries overseas.

On Korea's National Pension Service register, Nongshim had 5,102 members in Aug 2026, up 146 (+2.9%) from Oct 2025. Over the same period 839 people joined and 709 left.

Growth7/ 31+2.9%
Size6/ 315,102 people
Turnover (left ÷ team)23/ 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

5,102 people

10-month change: +146 (+2.9%)

Joined	839 people
Left	709 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

Nongshim — A company whose export plant sets its next hiring ↓

Outside Korea

United States

Plant Nongshim America is headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California, where it built a manufacturing facility in 2005. Source (2026-10)
Retail Nongshim products are listed at US retailers including Costco, Walmart, Sam's Club, Albertsons and Safeway. Source (2026-10)

Japan

Subsidiary Nongshim operates a Japanese company, Nongshim Japan Co., Ltd. Source (2026-10)

Only presence confirmed on a public page is listed, with its source and month; a market that is not listed may still be served.

Banseog note · Oct 25, 2026

Nongshim — A company whose export plant sets its next hiring

Where it stands now

Overseas expansion — filling a stagnant domestic market with overseas subsidiaries and an export-only plant

In the first half of 2026, consolidated revenue was KRW 1.8901 trillion (+7.3%) and operating profit KRW 126.7 billion (+31.7%).

Revenue from overseas subsidiaries in the first half rose 26.8% year on year to KRW 641.4 billion, and their share of total revenue rose to 33.9%.

On Korea's National Pension Service public workplace data, 5,102 people were on the pension register in August 2026. That is 146 more (2.9%) than in October 2025; in the same period 839 people joined and 709 left.

Three decisions within a year

Noksan export-only plant, Busan: it is being built for about KRW 191.8 billion and is designed to make 500 million packs of ramen a year on three lines at first, expandable to up to eight lines. Completion is targeted for November, and once complete, export production capacity will rise to 1.2 billion packs a year.
Expanding overseas subsidiaries: it set up 'Nongshim Europe' in the Netherlands in March 2025 and a Russian subsidiary covering the CIS region in June 2026. The goal is to grow European revenue to about KRW 400 billion by 2030.
Management change: President Cho Yong-chul became CEO following the regular shareholders' meeting in March 2026.

Three people it will look for

Export plant production and quality leaders — someone to start up the new Noksan plant and lead its expansion to up to eight lines
Sales and distribution managers for the European and Russian subsidiaries — someone to widen the customers and channels of the newly established subsidiaries
Export demand and supply planning and logistics — someone to match export volumes for many countries gathered in Busan to each country's demand

For HR

Other ramen and food companies expanding overseas production bases are also looking for people with export plant operations and European sales experience. From now, as the Noksan plant starts operating, until year-end is the time to fill line leader and overseas subsidiary roles.

For job seekers

Experience starting up a new food plant, or opening up distribution in European or CIS markets, is worth the most at this company right now.

A reading written from public sources. Sources: Newspim 2026-08-14 (H1 results), Aju Business Daily 2026-10-13 (overseas subsidiary revenue, Noksan lines and European target), Newspim 2026-07-29 (Noksan plant investment, capacity and overseas subsidiaries), Dealsite 2026-10-07 (November completion target), Newsclaim 2026-10-13 (CEO appointment). Team size is from Korea's pension register.

Nongshim: frequently asked questions

What does Nongshim do?

A food company making ramen and snacks that runs several plants in Korea and subsidiaries overseas.

How many people work at Nongshim?

5,102 members on Korea's pension register in Aug 2026 (10-month change: +146 (+2.9%)). The register counts the whole company in Korea.

Where does Nongshim stand now?

Overseas expansion — filling a stagnant domestic market with overseas subsidiaries and an export-only plant. Other ramen and food companies expanding overseas production bases are also looking for people with export plant operations and European sales experience. From now, as the Noksan plant starts operating, until year-end is the time to fill line leader and overseas subsidiary roles.

Which roles will Nongshim 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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