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Pulmuone Foods: how its people are moving

The food company of Pulmuone Group, making tofu, fresh foods and ready meals.

On Korea's National Pension Service register, Pulmuone Foods had 717 members in Aug 2026, down 50 (−6.5%) from Oct 2025. Over the same period 95 people joined and 141 left.

Growth27/ 31−6.5%
Size26/ 31717 people
Turnover (left ÷ team)12/ 3120%

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

PEOPLE · PENSION REGISTER

717 people

10-month change: −50 (−6.5%)

Joined	95 people
Left	141 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

Pulmuone Foods — taking its business beyond the refrigerator and across the sea ↓

Outside Korea

United States

Subsidiary Pulmuone's US subsidiaries include Pulmuone Foods USA, Nasoya Foods USA, Monterey Gourmet Foods and Wildwood. Source (2026-10)

Japan

Subsidiary Pulmuone lists Asahico as its affiliate in Japan, which sells Pulmuone Korean products alongside its own tofu. 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

Pulmuone Foods — taking its business beyond the refrigerator and across the sea

Where it stands now

Expansion — shelf-stable convenience foods and overseas tofu settling in as new growth pillars

On a consolidated basis, Pulmuone (the holding company) posted 2025 revenue of KRW 3.3802 trillion (+5.2%) and operating profit of KRW 93.2 billion (+1.5%); in the first half of 2026 it recorded revenue of KRW 1.7439 trillion (+6.8%) and operating profit of KRW 43.7 billion (+41.6%).

Pulmuone Foods' shelf-stable product sales in the first half of 2026 rose 25.5% year on year to a record high, and online channel sales within that rose 51.9%.

Korea's National Pension Service public workplace data shows 717 people on the pension register in August 2026, down 50 (6.5%) from October 2025. Over that period 95 people joined and 141 left as staff were redeployed.

Three decisions within a year

Expanding the US tofu plant: on March 11, 2026 (local time) the company completed the expansion of its plant in Ayer, Massachusetts. Adding 6,039 m² brought the total to 18,580 m²; hourly output rose from 4,000 to 9,000 blocks and annual capacity to more than 100 million blocks.
Entering Europe: a Dutch subsidiary was set up in December 2025, and part of the added output from the US plant will be used to supply Europe.
Expanding the shelf-stable portfolio: centered on beverages, Korean convenience meals (soups, stews and sauces) and noodles, the share of shelf-stable products rose from about 7% in the first half of 2024 to 13% in the first half of 2026, and the company decided to speed up the expansion by developing new product categories.

Three people it will look for

Shelf-stable convenience food product planning and R&D staff — new non-refrigerated categories such as soups, stews, sauces and noodles must keep being developed
Online channel sales and e-commerce operations lead — online is driving shelf-stable growth, so more channel operations capability is needed
Overseas production and supply chain manager — a flow must be built to send the added US plant output to Europe through the Dutch subsidiary

For HR

Shelf-stable convenience food planners and overseas supply chain staff are also sought by other large food companies and convenience food specialists. With the shelf-stable expansion and European supply just starting, now is the time to secure key people first.

For job seekers

Experience planning shelf-stable convenience foods or sauce and noodle products, and experience running production and logistics for an overseas subsidiary, are what this company values most right now.

A reading written from public sources. Sources: Sobijaga Mandeuneun Sinmun 2026-10-14 (Pulmuone 2025 and first-half 2026 results), The Financial News 2026-09-02 (shelf-stable sales, online, share), iNews24 2026-03-26 (Ayer plant expansion in the US, Dutch subsidiary), Korea's National Pension Service public workplace data (headcount). Team size is from Korea's pension register.

Pulmuone Foods: frequently asked questions

What does Pulmuone Foods do?

The food company of Pulmuone Group, making tofu, fresh foods and ready meals.

How many people work at Pulmuone Foods?

717 members on Korea's pension register in Aug 2026 (10-month change: −50 (−6.5%)). The register counts the whole company in Korea.

Where does Pulmuone Foods stand now?

Expansion — shelf-stable convenience foods and overseas tofu settling in as new growth pillars. Shelf-stable convenience food planners and overseas supply chain staff are also sought by other large food companies and convenience food specialists. With the shelf-stable expansion and European supply just starting, now is the time to secure key people first.

Which roles will Pulmuone 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.

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