# Alex Min

> Alex Min, also known as Min Myeong-jun, is the founder and CEO of Seoul-based RE:harvest, a food-upcycling company that converts manufacturing byproducts such as spent brewery grain, sikhye residue, wheat bran, kale pulp and cacao shells into ingredients. A New York-born, California-raised third-generation Korean American, Min completed an MBA at Seoul National University and spent years in management consulting before founding RE:harvest in 2019. His work joins food science, factory operations and partnerships with large manufacturers to make discarded material usable again as flour, snacks and, in the company's next phase, industrial materials.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at RE:harvest
- **Organizations:** RE:harvest, PwC Korea / Strategy&, Amgen, Habitat for Humanity International, ASSEMBLE Protocol
- **From:** New York, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Global MBA, Seoul National University
- **Known for:** Founded RE:harvest in 2019 as a Korean food-upcycling company., Developed RE:nergy powders from brewery grain, sikhye residue, wheat bran and other food-manufacturing byproducts., Built partnerships with companies including OB Beer, CJ CheilJedang and Multi Bintang Indonesia.

## Career timeline

- **2007-2008** — Served as a project manager volunteer with Habitat for Humanity International.
- **2011** — Completed an MBA at Seoul National University; his public LinkedIn profile also notes that he led the university's Speech and Debate Club.
- **2012-2014** — Worked in strategy consulting at Samil PwC in Korea.
- **2014-2018** — Continued in consulting with PricewaterhouseCoopers, including projects for major food and beverage companies.
- **2019** — Founded RE:harvest in Seoul to turn food-manufacturing byproducts into usable ingredients.
- **2020** — Began commercial activity and worked with OB Beer after regulatory changes enabled brewery byproducts to be used for food upcycling.
- **2021** — Expanded partnerships and announced projects involving breweries in Vietnam and Indonesia.
- **2022** — RE:harvest reported processing 1,020 tons of byproducts by the second quarter and prepared a commercial-scale Hwaseong factory.
- **2023** — Received the Aberlour Craftsmanship Award and was associated with RE:harvest's FIY Asia recognition.
- **2024** — RE:harvest received a Climate and Energy Innovation Award from the Korea Energy Agency.
- **2025** — Described a portfolio of 12 upcycled byproducts, an Indonesian operation, plans for a U.S. subsidiary and research into cellulose nanofiber materials; RE:harvest also received a special prize in South Korea's agri-food startup contest.
- **2026** — Co-authored published research on the quality and antioxidant characteristics of crackers made with upcycled wheat bran.

## Achievements

- Founded RE:harvest in 2019 as a Korean food-upcycling company.
- Developed RE:nergy powders from brewery grain, sikhye residue, wheat bran and other food-manufacturing byproducts.
- Built partnerships with companies including OB Beer, CJ CheilJedang and Multi Bintang Indonesia.
- Helped bring commercial attention to brewery-byproduct upcycling as South Korean rules changed in 2020.
- Received the 2023 Aberlour Craftsmanship Award.
- Co-authored a 2023 academic paper examining the nutritional and antioxidant properties of beer grain, red ginseng residue and rice bran.
- RE:harvest was described in a 2024 program as holding 11 patents and 16 registered trademarks and receiving a 2023 FIY Asia award.
- RE:harvest received a 2024 Climate and Energy Innovation Award from the Korea Energy Agency.
- Co-authored a 2026 Food Science and Preservation study of crackers made with upcycled RE:nergy wheat bran.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — A South Korean scale-up program listed RE:harvest among its selected companies and documented its 2024 Innobiz AA certification and Climate and Energy Innovation Award.
- **2026-02** — Min co-authored a Food Science and Preservation research article evaluating crackers made with upcycled RE:nergy wheat bran.
- **2025-08** — RE:harvest said it had upcycled 12 kinds of byproducts, established an Indonesian entity, was preparing a U.S. entity and was seeking Series B funding.
- **2025-06** — Min described plans to establish a U.S. subsidiary by the end of 2025 and target broader international operations in 2026.
- **2025-06** — Min outlined food-upcycling 2.0 research into cellulose nanofibers made from food byproducts, with commercialization targeted in three to four years.
- **2024-06** — Appeared as a panelist in a South Korean global-citizenship program discussing companies and sustainable ESG change.

## Links

- Website: https://www.reharvest.net
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minalex
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reharvest_official/

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Last updated: 2026-08-24