Shinwoo Food Machinery Co.,Ltd.

Company Description

Shinwoo Food Machinery Co., Ltd. is one of the leading Korean manufacturers and exporters of food processing machinery. The company's principal products are an innovative bean curd making machine and bean crusher, for which it was awarded a prize at the 2000 Korea Invention Patent Exhibition.

The company's major achievement is the development of a bean curd maker that does not require beans to be pre-soaked. Traditionally, softened beans, soaked for up to 20 hShinwoo Food Machinery Co.,Ltd.s, are used in the commercial production of bean curd. By eliminating the soaking step, great savings are made in both time and money. The bean crusher, for which the company has acquired patents in China, Taiwan, and Japan, can be used in conjunction with the bean curd maker or with traditional curd makers.

Established in 1998, Shinwoo Food Machinery Co., Ltd. is a private limited company with registered capital of US$385,000 and total investment of nearly US$800,000. The company maintains a head office in Seoul, Korea and a factory in Qingdao, China, where it employs 24 staff, some 20 percent of which is dedicated to quality assurance. The company exports around 40 percent of its total output and total annual revenues are in excess of US$650,000.