Kim Seung-il, founder and CEO of Kkanbu Hen / Courtesy of Kkanbu Hen
Kim Seung-il, founder and CEO of Kkanbu Hen, is within the highlight after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an attention-grabbing informal dinner assembly with the heads of two of Korea’s prime conglomerates at one of many rooster franchise’s shops in Seoul.
Kim based Kkanbu Hen in 2006 by opening its first retailer in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. The franchise fried rooster maker has since quickly expanded its presence with the opening of its fiftieth retailer in 2010. The quantity topped 200 in 2013, cementing its standing as one of many nation’s extremely sought-after rooster manufacturers.
Regardless of the recognition of the corporate, particulars about Kim have hardly ever been uncovered to the media. He turned 60 this yr, however little else is understood concerning the founder.
Kkanbu Hen has been basking within the highlight since Oct. 30 when the top of Nvidia was seen having fried rooster and beer with Samsung Electronics Government Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Hyundai Motor Group Government Chair Chung Euisun at considered one of its shops close to Samseong Station in southern Seoul.
On the dinner, Kim personally served rooster to the desk of the three enterprise moguls and is alleged to have cleaned the shop earlier than the gathering of the enterprise leaders.
Kkanbu Hen is now having fun with a heyday after the uncommon gathering of the three billionaires, with general rooster orders at its franchise shops steeply rising over the previous week.
In some shops, demand is way exceeding its provide, making it troublesome to maintain up.
Kim, as the top of the corporate, has contacted a number of rooster wholesalers to normalize the rooster provide for its franchise shops.
“This can be a large alternative for us, however it may well flip into disaster at any second,” Kim instructed its workers and franchise house owners shortly after the gathering of the three enterprise leaders.
“We have to handle our high quality, strengthen sanitization and provide dependable companies,” he mentioned.
