South Korea's KG F&B names Yoon Seok-chan as new CEO
South Korea's KG F&B [food and beverage] has announced the appointment of Yoon Seok-chan as its new CEO.
KG F&B, established in 2024 through the merger of KG HOLLYS F&B and its subsidiary KG Fresh, operates brands including the country's first espresso speciality brand, Hollys, and the meat processing brand Measo. Hollys has expanded into the Japanese market.
Yoon has expertise in management consulting and brings experience from his previous roles at Monitor Group, SK Teletech, T-Plus Consulting and as a partner at EY Han Young's strategy consulting organisation, EY-Parthenon.
His expertise encompasses strategic consulting for food manufacturing and ingredient brands such as Pulmuone, Maeil Dairies and Daesang, focusing on building mid to long-term growth models and business strategies.
Yoon Seok-chan joined KG F&B in early 2025 as chief operating officer (COO) and has been instrumental in developing future operational strategies for the other company-owned brands.
As CEO, he seeks to concentrate on the stabilisation of KG F&B and the post-merger integration efforts, building on the foundation laid by former CEO Lee Jong-hyun, who played a critical role in the company's evolution into a comprehensive food enterprise.
Yoon Seok-chan was quoted by ChosunBIZ: 'Through last year's merger, KG F&B has enhanced its competitiveness and expanded its infrastructure, standing on the brink of a leap as a comprehensive food company.
'While leveraging the strengths of each KG F&B brand, I will do my best to create new changes and synergies among brands to establish new growth engines for KG F&B.'
KG F&B owns other fresh food brands neuleharm, Jerky House and Handwerker.
The fresh food division is actively launching new products to meet changing consumer trends.
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