Head of Kkanbu Chicken in spotlight following Nvidia chief’s visit

Kim Seung-il, founder and CEO of Kkanbu Chicken, is in the spotlight after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an attention-grabbing casual dinner meeting with the heads of two of Korea’s top conglomerates at one of the chicken franchise’s stores in Seoul. Kim founded Kkanbu Chicken in 2006 by opening its first store in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. The franchise fried chicken maker has since rapidly expanded its presence with the opening of its 50th store in 2010. The number topped 200 in 2013, cementing its status as one of the nation’s highly sought-after chicken brands. Despite the popularity of the company, details about Kim have rarely been exposed to the media. He turned 60 this year, but little else is known about the founder. Kkanbu Chicken has been basking in the spotlight since Oct. 30 when the head of Nvidia was seen having fried chicken and beer with Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun at one of its stores near Samseong Station in southern Seoul. At the dinner, Kim personally served chicken to the table of the tWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times