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Samyang Foods: how its people are moving

A food company that has grown quickly on ramen exports, with plants in Wonju, Iksan and Miryang.

On Korea's National Pension Service register, Samyang Foods had 3,139 members in Aug 2026, up 329 (+11.7%) from Oct 2025. Over the same period 1,039 people joined and 710 left.

Growth1/ 31+11.7%
Size10/ 313,139 people
Turnover (left ÷ team)9/ 3123%

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

PEOPLE · PENSION REGISTER

3,139 people

10-month change: +329 (+11.7%)

Joined	1,039 people
Left	710 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 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).
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.

Banseog note

Samyang Foods — A company whose headcount grows with its plants ↓

Outside Korea

United States

Subsidiary Samyang America operates as Samyang Foods' local presence in the United States. Source (2026-10)

Japan

Subsidiary Samyang Japan was established in 2019 as Samyang Foods' first overseas sales unit. 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 24, 2026

Samyang Foods — A company whose headcount grows with its plants

Where it stands now

Expansion — exports drive plants, and plants drive hiring

In 2025, revenue was KRW 2.3518 trillion (+36%) and operating profit KRW 523.9 billion (+52%), the highest since the company was founded. Revenue in the first half of 2026 was KRW 1.4847 trillion (+37%), with overseas sales at 83%.

Ramen exports (24 markets) per the Korea Customs Service reached USD 1.73 billion over the latest 12 months, up 19.7%.

Three decisions within a year

Jiaxing plant, China: the first overseas production base, with 8 lines and KRW 207.2 billion of investment. Trial operation is due at the end of 2026 and completion in January 2027; once running, it will raise total production capacity by about 40%.
Wonju liquid soup plant: KRW 78 billion, due for completion in February 2027, supplying soup to the Jiaxing plant.
Organization: with the chairman taking office in June 2026, new executive posts were created for strategy, digital growth and the European subsidiary. Decision-making authority over overseas and digital is growing.

Three people it will look for

Production and quality managers — preparing overseas plant start-up and running the expanded domestic lines
Overseas subsidiaries and international sales — China's domestic market, Americas and European channels
Food R&D — products fitted to local tastes and regulations; soup and sauce processes

For HR

Each new plant needs quality and production leaders first. Now, one year before Jiaxing starts operating, is the time to hire them.

For job seekers

Experience with food plant expansion or overseas plant start-up is worth the most at this company right now.

A reading written from public sources. Sources: 2025 results (announced 2026-01-29), coverage of Q1 and Q2 2026 results, completion of Miryang Plant 2 (2025-06), board decision to expand Jiaxing investment (2025-11-19), Wonju plant groundbreaking (2026-02), chairman's inauguration (2026-06-01). Team size is from Korea's pension register.

Samyang Foods: frequently asked questions

What does Samyang Foods do?

A food company that has grown quickly on ramen exports, with plants in Wonju, Iksan and Miryang.

How many people work at Samyang Foods?

3,139 members on Korea's pension register in Aug 2026 (10-month change: +329 (+11.7%)). The register counts the whole company in Korea.

Where does Samyang Foods stand now?

Expansion — exports drive plants, and plants drive hiring. Each new plant needs quality and production leaders first. Now, one year before Jiaxing starts operating, is the time to hire them.

Which roles will Samyang Foods look for?

Roles such as Food quality and production, Food R&D. The role guides explain the work, the experience that leads there and what hiring teams check.

How can we hire people like Samyang Foods's in Korea?

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