2021 K-New Leaders Online 1

A Conversation with Kheedim Oh

Founder and CEO of Mama O’s Premium Kimchi 

Premiere on April 28th, 2021 

Free to watch at Korean Cultural Center Youtube channel (www.youtube.com/KCSNY)

[K-New Leaders 2021] A Conversation with Kheedim Oh 뉴욕의 김치사업가 오기림

Join our first K-New Leaders Online of 2021 with Kheedim Oh, founder and CEO of Mama O’s Premium Kimchi. 

Back in 2007, Kheedim Oh began his kimchi business in New York with just 50 dollars in his pocket. Now fourteen years later, his kimchi is available nationwide and has grown into one of the top kimchi brands in the United States: Mama O’s Kimchi now can be found at  Whole Foods Market, Williams Sonoma, and Amazon. 

Meet us at the Korea Cultural Center New York’s YouTube Channel to watch the story of Kheedim Oh!

ⓒMama O’s Premium Kimchi

Kimchi is inseparable from the culture - and dining tables - of the Korean people.

But in the US, kimchi used to be nearly impossible to find at grocery stores, and especially if you didn’t have access to a specialty store or lived in a metropolitan area, you could be finding yourself driving hours just to purchase it!

But nowadays, kimchi can be readily found at local supermarkets; Whole Foods Markets, Target, and Walmart just to name a few. Korean American entrepreneurs who were aware of the US market, played key roles in localization and expansion on kimchi. 

In this <K-New Leaders> program, we will explore the life and story of Kheedim Oh, who has launched a Kimchi brand based in Brooklyn, New York.