OSP Acquires Pet Food Specialist Company 'Bauwau Korea'

Accelerating Global Pet Food Market Entry as a Comprehensive Pet Food Specialist
Production Capacity Expanded Nearly 3 Times... Functional Pet Food Products Planned for Development

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Seon-ae] Pet food specialist manufacturer OSP announced on the 20th through a public disclosure that it will acquire Bauwow Korea, a leading comprehensive pet food company in South Korea.

The total amount of this acquisition contract is 18.3 billion KRW, and OSP will secure 49.9% of Bauwow Korea's shares along with management rights.

Bauwow Korea is a leading domestic pet snack manufacturer. Last year, its sales amounted to 13.22 billion KRW, and operating profit was 1.86 billion KRW. In the first half of this year, it recorded sales of 6.85 billion KRW and operating profit of 1.15 billion KRW, maintaining a steady growth trend. Notably, the company's overseas sales account for 34.6%, and it has established a stable revenue structure centered on dealerships, with more than 50% of domestic sales generated through about 60 specialized dealerships.

OSP presented a vision at the time of its initial public offering (IPO) to develop and manufacture a variety of pet food product lines including snacks and wet food, in addition to its core dry food segment, aiming to become a comprehensive pet food specialist manufacturer. Through the acquisition of Bauwow Korea, the company plans to secure various private brand (PB) product lines and expand production capacity from the existing 7,100 tons to about 20,000 tons, approximately tripling it, to actively respond to domestic and international demand and achieve significant sales growth.

An OSP official stated, “OSP, which has grown based on the ODM business, judged that collaboration with a company that owns sales distribution channels and has brand recognition is necessary to efficiently expand its private brand product lines and quickly penetrate domestic and international B2C markets. Bauwow Korea is a company that has grown primarily through its private brand snacks and semi-moist foods, and has established various sales channels including online sales, dealerships, and exports. If the two companies join forces, they can surpass the No. 1 position in the domestic B2B and B2C market share and establish themselves as a ‘global comprehensive pet food specialist company.’”

OSP aims to achieve growth in both quantity and quality through business synergy rather than simple external expansion by acquiring Bauwow Korea. It expects to secure sufficient production capacity to meet the surging market demand, expand sales, and significantly improve profitability by increasing the proportion of private brand products. By combining OSP’s premium food products with Bauwow Korea’s snack product lineup, it plans to establish various sales strategies and actively continue sales activities by sharing domestic and international distribution networks. Additionally, OSP plans to actively apply various patented pet-related substances secured through R&D to snack products and develop and launch organic health functional snacks.

CEO Kang Jae-gu stated, “We will diversify products from dry food to wet food, cooked food, and snacks, and accelerate our entry into the global pet food market by establishing a one-stop production and sales system that integrates product development, manufacturing, and sales.”

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