Ottogi Corporation (오뚜기) is a South Korean food conglomerate founded in May 1969 by Ham Tae-ho and headquartered in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province. Ottogi began by launching Korea's first domestically produced curry powder in 1969, expanding in subsequent years into soup, ketchup, mayonnaise, and eventually instant noodles. The company listed on the Korean stock exchange in 1994 and crossed 1 trillion won in revenue by 2007, 2 trillion by 2017, and 3 trillion by 2022.
In the instant-noodle category, Ottogi has long been the consistent #2 Korean producer behind Nongshim. Jin Ramen (진라면) is the flagship — launched in 1988 and positioned as a slightly softer, less aggressively spiced alternative to Nongshim's Shin Ramyun. The range includes Jin Ramen Mild, Jin Ramen Spicy, Jin Jjamppong (an instant take on the Korean-Chinese spicy seafood noodle), Yeul Ramen (the extra-spicy line), Cheese Ramen, and a range of cup and bowl formats.
Ottogi's broader portfolio — curry, retort-pouch 3 Minutes Meals, cooked-rice packs, sauces, frozen pizza, canned tuna — makes it one of Korea's most recognisable everyday food brands, but instant noodles remain a disproportionate slice of its international visibility. The company operates through subsidiaries including Ottogi Ramyon Co. Ltd. and maintains branches in China (since 1994), the US (2005), and Vietnam (2007).