Partnerships
Overview
We are not looking for distributors. We do not need intermediaries. What we are looking for are partners who bring something we do not yet have — a product, a market relationship, a capability, or a perspective — and who see value in what we have built.
We have no fixed partnership criteria. When the right candidate appears, we work out the terms together.
Korean Food Companies & Institutions
For Korean food companies looking to enter the Philippine market, product quality matters. So does distribution — and distribution is where most entry attempts fail.
Building store-level relationships, navigating retail entry requirements, establishing cold chain logistics, and maintaining shelf presence across hundreds of stores takes years — and most attempts fail before they get there.
We have already done this.
Our network covers Mindanao and Visayas across 6 structured routes — 400+ stores, all serviced directly by our dedicated team. A Korean food company partnering with us does not start from zero. It starts from where we already are.
We are equally open to conversations with Korean government agencies, trade organizations, and institutional bodies exploring food industry cooperation in the Philippines. Our distribution infrastructure handles any refrigerated product — not kimchi alone. If your product requires cold chain and Philippine retail access, that is exactly what we have built.
Retail Buyers
No purchase orders. No back-room delivery. Consignment. We manage the shelf. For retail stores considering Manna kimchi, we operate differently from most suppliers.
We do not require purchase orders. We do not deliver to back rooms. We manage our own shelf — counting inventory, calculating replenishment, placing product, and maintaining display standards on every visit.
Our commercial arrangement is consignment. We are paid when product sells. Your sales performance is our sales performance — structurally, not just in principle.
For a retail store interested in carrying Manna kimchi, we would like to hear from you.
Partners Who See Further
We are not actively seeking investment. We are open to conversations with partners who see what this system could become.
What we have built is not a kimchi company with a distribution network. It is an execution system that happens to currently run on kimchi. The same operational logic — PSQ, DSA, EEQ, direct shelf management, real-time field data — is applicable to any refrigerated or time-sensitive product category.
For a partner who sees that potential, we are willing to talk.
Financial overview and operational data are available to qualified partners under NDA.
System Extension
We deliver. We manage the shelf. We track what sells, what doesn’t, and how fast — and we report back.
We are open to exploring what that looks like. The form it takes — distribution agreement, joint venture, licensing, or something else entirely — is a conversation, not a precondition.
This system was not built quickly. It was built through years of direct field operation — absorbing the cost of building something that did not yet exist, until it worked. We are now confident enough in what we have built to open it to partners.
This infrastructure was not built for kimchi alone. It was built to work. For the right partner — a supplier entering a new market, a brand needing field execution capability, a company that has a product but not a system — this infrastructure is available.
Cold Chain Expansion — Frozen
Distribution Partnership
Our current network operates at refrigerated temperature — 0 to 10°C, across 400+ stores, serviced directly by our dedicated team. The same routes. The same shelf management. The same reporting system.
We do not yet have frozen infrastructure. We will build it — with the right partner.
Frozen distribution opens a different category entirely: mandu, tteok, gimbap, ice cream, seafood, meat. These products move through Korean food culture the way kimchi does — but they require a cold chain that most Philippine retailers do not have access to, and most entrants cannot build alone.
We are not building this alone either. We are looking for partners who co-invest in this expansion. The structure depends on what the partner brings.
Type 1 — Korean Food Manufacturer with Frozen Products
You have the product. We have the network. We co-invest in frozen storage and transport infrastructure. From day one, your product enters 400+ stores through a system that already works.
Type 2 — Cold Chain Logistics Specialist
You have the product. We have the network. We co-invest in frozen storage and transport infrastructure. From day one, your product enters 400+ stores through a system that already works.
Type 3 — Korean SME Consortium
You have the product. We have the network. We co-invest in frozen storage and transport infrastructure. From day one, your product enters 400+ stores through a system that already works.
In all three structures, we participate as a co-investor — not as a service provider. This distinction matters. A service provider executes instructions. A co-investor has a stake in the outcome. If you are a Korean company exploring cold chain partnership in the Philippines, we would like to hear from you.
How to Start
There is no formal application process. There is no pitch deck required.
If you see something here that connects to what you are working on, reach out. We will take it from there.
Starting with a question about terms or conditions is perfectly fine.