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Heo Young-in is the Chairman of SPC Group.

He led the growth of Paris Baguette through a meticulous on-site management system and research and development focused on quality improvement.

By focusing on expanding overseas businesses, he aims to elevate SPC Group into a “Great Food Company.”

He was born on May 17, 1949, in Hwanghae Province, as the second son of Heo Chang-seong, Honorary Chairman of Samlip Foods.

Seven months after taking charge as CEO of Samlip Foods, he went to Kansas City in the United States to learn baking technology.

After completing his studies abroad and returning to Korea, he became CEO of Shany. While Samlip Foods, led by his older brother Chairman Heo Young-seon, suffered management difficulties due to investments in resort businesses, he developed Paris Baguette, Baskin Robbins, and Dunkin’ Donuts into leading domestic franchises.

When Samlip Foods went bankrupt and entered court receivership, he acquired Samlip Foods and established SPC Group by combining Samlip Foods, Shany, Paris Croissant, and B.R. Korea.

He has been expanding global operations by opening Paris Baguette stores in China and the United States for the first time in the domestic baking industry.

By entering the fresh food business through overseas food and beverage franchises such as Pascucci and Shake Shack, he is pushing for expansion into a comprehensive food company.

He is carrying out preparatory steps to transfer management control and ownership stakes to his two sons.

As production-site worker deaths and other industrial accidents continued, debates over his responsibility intensified, drawing strong criticism from the government and public opinion.
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