About

Thank you sincerely for your interest in Ssalkong Sanghoe. I am Cho Chun-sik, CEO of Hansol Agricultural Association Corp.

Hansol Agricultural Association Corp. now brings Suncheon's rice and soybeans to you under a new name, 'Ssalkong Sanghoe'. Some products are still sold under the previous name, 'Chamhansol'.

It feels a little humbling for a small rural company like ours to introduce itself, but I would like to tell you briefly where we come from.

Hansol was founded in March 1994 by five farm households in Juam-myeon, Suncheon, on the site of a closed country school. Imported produce and factory-style Japanese miso were spreading across Korean tables at the time, and we began making jang with one conviction: we must protect our own table. This village is also where my brothers and I were born and raised.

We later made Korean soybeans our focus, and since 2005 we have made tofu, cheonggukjang, doenjang, gochujang and ganjang from soybeans grown under contract for Suncheon Nonghyup, our local agricultural cooperative. We have been asked to produce with imported soybeans, but we declined: once imported beans enter a facility, the possibility of mixing can never be fully ruled out.

There is something we often say to our customers and staff: make it a little more honestly, wait a little longer — good raw ingredients make good food. Just as we wait for jang to mature, we will give time to the things that need it.

Our founder, Chairman Cho Young-sik, puts it this way: "Our company is a company of farmers and a company of you, our customers. We will strive to be a company you can trust." In that spirit, we aim to remain a farm that is not big, but good.

Since 2024 our products have begun to reach overseas customers in small but repeat shipments to Thailand and the United States. If you are looking for traditional Korean soybean foods for your market, we would be glad to hear from you.

Cho Chun-sik, CEO
Hansol Agricultural Association Corp.