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Ottogi: how its people are moving

A food company making sauces, ramen and ready meals.

On Korea's National Pension Service register, Ottogi had 3,235 members in Aug 2026, down 29 (−0.9%) from Oct 2025. Over the same period 251 people joined and 288 left.

  • Growth18/ 31−0.9%
  • Size9/ 313,235 people
  • Turnover (left ÷ team)31/ 319%

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

PEOPLE · PENSION REGISTER

3,235 people

10-month change: −29 (−0.9%)

Joined251 people
Left288 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

Ottogi — A domestic powerhouse shifting its weight overseas ↓

Outside Korea

United States

  • Subsidiary Otoki America Holdings, established in May 2005 and based in Norwalk, California, sells Ottogi ramen, instant rice, frozen dumplings and sauces in North America. Source (2026-10)

Japan

  • Subsidiary Ottogi Japan was founded in May 2026 in Toranomon, Tokyo, as Ottogi's fifth overseas sales base. 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

Ottogi — A domestic powerhouse shifting its weight overseas

Where it stands now
Transition — seeking to move past domestic stagnation through overseas revenue and a US production base

In the first half of 2026, consolidated revenue rose 4.2% to KRW 1.899 trillion, and operating profit rose 2.0% to KRW 104.6 billion.

Overseas revenue in the first half rose 12.3% to KRW 220.5 billion, and the overseas share of total revenue rose to 11.6%.

On Korea's National Pension Service public workplace data, 3,235 people were on the pension register in August 2026, 29 fewer (0.9%) than in October 2025. In the same period 251 people joined and 288 left.

Three decisions within a year
  1. La Mirada plant, US: it is preparing a ramen and sauce plant in California with groundbreaking targeted for the end of 2026, and plans trial runs at the end of 2027 and full operation from 2028.
  2. 'Samnam Global Logistics Center' in Ulsan: an automated warehouse was completed in June 2026. Storing up to 9,980 pallets, it is the logistics hub handling export volumes.
  3. Sales subsidiary in Japan: it set up 'Ottogi Japan' in Tokyo, which began full operations from September. It has set a target of KRW 1.1 trillion in overseas revenue by 2030.
Three people it will look for
  1. US plant setup and start-up head — building the production system from groundbreaking at La Mirada to operation in 2028
  2. Export logistics and supply chain managers — running growing export volumes on the basis of the automated logistics center
  3. Overseas subsidiary sales leaders — expanding local channels for the Japan and US subsidiaries
For HR
Ramen and sauce companies are growing North American production and local sales together, so competition for people with US plant and local distribution experience is fierce. Now, before groundbreaking at La Mirada, is the time to decide the plant leader.
For job seekers
Experience setting up a food plant in the US or directly handling large local retail channels is worth the most at this company right now.

A reading written from public sources. Sources: Etoday 2026-08-14 (H1 results and overseas revenue), Newspim 2026-10-06 (La Mirada plant schedule, Ottogi Japan and 2030 target), Newsis 2026-06-19 (Samnam Global Logistics Center). Team size is from Korea's pension register.

Ottogi: frequently asked questions

What does Ottogi do?

A food company making sauces, ramen and ready meals.

How many people work at Ottogi?

3,235 members on Korea's pension register in Aug 2026 (10-month change: −29 (−0.9%)). The register counts the whole company in Korea.

Where does Ottogi stand now?

Transition — seeking to move past domestic stagnation through overseas revenue and a US production base. Ramen and sauce companies are growing North American production and local sales together, so competition for people with US plant and local distribution experience is fierce. Now, before groundbreaking at La Mirada, is the time to decide the plant leader.

Which roles will Ottogi 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 Ottogi's in Korea?

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