SPC의 한국경영사학적 위상

The Status of SPC in Korean Business History

The paper studies the status of SPC in Korean business history. SPC has 60 years history. Among food & beverage industry in Korea this group has been a comparatively long history. This group produces and specialized mainly bakery such as bread, cake, donuts and ice cream. Late Hur, Changsung has established Sangmidang in 1945 which is the origin of SPC and has grown up Samlip food Co. Ltd, and his son Hur Youngin has established another company Shany Co. Ltd. in 1972 and more developed this company and merge Samlip after currency crisis, it has become SPC with top bakery and franchise industry in Korea now. The group consists of Shany, Samlip, Paris Croissant and BR Korea. SPC has grown relatively slowly compared to other firms but has grown very solidly to concentrate only bakery industry. SPC played a positive role in economic development of Korea as the following way: Firstly, it led food industry in Korea and devoted itself to the enhancement of people s food life. Secondly it pursued the vertical integration of food industry and diversified it in order to improve the quality of the products with freshness. SPC has shown that it has remarkable features in business history : SPC has established desirable relationships between employers and employees, and the relationship between the company and consumers through supplying high qualified and fresh products, and human oriented management. Such successful achievements of SPC would have come from mainly the ability and integrity of Late Hur, Changsun and chairman Hur, Youngin.