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Orion: how its people are moving

A confectionery company whose overseas subsidiaries account for a large share of the business.

On Korea's National Pension Service register, Orion had 1,671 members in Aug 2026, up 129 (+8.4%) from Oct 2025. Over the same period 397 people joined and 266 left.

Growth3/ 31+8.4%
Size17/ 311,671 people
Turnover (left ÷ team)21/ 3116%

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

PEOPLE · PENSION REGISTER

1,671 people

10-month change: +129 (+8.4%)

Joined	397 people
Left	266 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

Orion — A company grown by its overseas plants ↓

Outside Korea

Japan

Office Orion's Japan branch handles its products in Japan, including Market O and the Japan-only brand TOMORION. 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

Orion — A company grown by its overseas plants

Where it stands now

Expansion — widening production bases at the same time to meet demand in China, Russia and Vietnam

In Q3 2026, combined revenue of the four entities in Korea, China, Vietnam and Russia (a simple sum of monthly results) rose 10.8% to KRW 920.3 billion, and operating profit rose 6.7% to KRW 151.9 billion.

In Q3, the Russian entity's revenue was KRW 109.2 billion (+21.9%), and the Korean entity's revenue was KRW 296.5 billion (+4.9%).

On Korea's National Pension Service public workplace data, 1,671 people were on the pension register in August 2026, 129 more (8.4%) than in October 2025. In the same period 397 people joined and 266 left.

Three decisions within a year

Second plant in Tver, Russia: it is being built for KRW 240 billion to meet growing demand and high utilization, with completion targeted for September 2027.
Expanding production and logistics in Vietnam: it plans to invest a total of KRW 286 billion to build a new plant building and a third plant in Hanoi, a fourth plant in Ho Chi Minh City and a logistics center in Da Nang.
Jincheon integrated center in Korea: at home too, it is investing KRW 460 billion to build the Jincheon integrated center.

Three people it will look for

Overseas plant construction and start-up managers — project management for building the second Tver plant and new Vietnam plants at the same time
Production and quality managers — quality standards and production operations for new lines starting in Korea and abroad
Logistics and supply chain — designing the supply chain linking the Da Nang logistics center and the Jincheon integrated center

For HR

As more food companies build plants abroad, several companies compete for people with overseas plant start-up experience. Now, one year before Tver is completed, is the time to hire the start-up leader.

For job seekers

Production, quality or logistics experience directly building an overseas food plant or starting up new lines is worth the most at this company right now.

A reading written from public sources. Sources: Financial News 2026-10-16 (Q3 results by entity and second Tver plant), CEO Score Daily 2026-10-19 (Vietnam and Jincheon investment). Team size is from Korea's pension register.

Orion: frequently asked questions

What does Orion do?

A confectionery company whose overseas subsidiaries account for a large share of the business.

How many people work at Orion?

1,671 members on Korea's pension register in Aug 2026 (10-month change: +129 (+8.4%)). The register counts the whole company in Korea.

Where does Orion stand now?

Expansion — widening production bases at the same time to meet demand in China, Russia and Vietnam. As more food companies build plants abroad, several companies compete for people with overseas plant start-up experience. Now, one year before Tver is completed, is the time to hire the start-up leader.

Which roles will Orion 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 Orion's in Korea?

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Orion — A company grown by its overseas plants

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