American dream was the root and the foundation for Mr. Rowland Hussey Macy's first store on the corner of 14th Street and 6th Avenue, in New York City. John Pemberton's concoction for a headache was first sold for 5 cents at the Jacobs' Pharmacy in 1886 and was named "Coca-Cola," by Mr. Pemberton's bookkeeper. for 5 cents at the Jacobs' Pharmacy in 1886 and was named "Coca-Cola," by Mr. Pemberton's bookkeeper. the right to call its logo, the most recognized icon in the world.

Like Mr. Macy and Mr. Pemberton, Mr. Pong Kuk Kim and his wife, Heemi Kim, had their American dream, indispensable business sense, and hard work to start their neighborhood business in 1983 at Harvey, Illinois. They were probably not aware of what was to come in their future and furthermore, what was to come for their business named Mid-K Beauty Supply

While the retail side of the business was beating the standards of most people, Mid-K Beauty Supply didn't want live upto other people's standards but wanted to be the standard that others in the industry will emulate. And in order for them to accomplish such task,Mid-K Beauty Supply was ready to expand its wings into other aspects of their business, the wholesale distribution.

Mr. and Mrs. Kim wanted to ensure that what they had valued was instilled into their business. The family hat they loved, and family value that was the essence of who they were became an intricate and vital core structure of their new business. Mr. and Mrs. Kim's eldest, Philip Kim, became the cornerstone of their business venture and in 1990 Philip Kim became the leader and the director of Mid-K Distributors

With this overwhelming task, Mr. Philip Kim not only managed to survive and make an impact in the beauty supply industry, but also enabled his business to grow and mature with his unique and innovative business approach. Mid-K Distributor has become one of the fastest growing in the industry, and one of the top five OTC distributors in the USA

After two decades of laboring and molding the business, Mid-K Beauty Supply has rooted over a dozen Mid-K Beauty Supply retail operations, and Mid-K Distributor became a reputable icon in the beauty supply industries. With its core values still streaming throughout its business, family-like environment still permeates every aspects of the business.

The main goal of Mid-K is not to be the biggest in the industry, but to have vision that is big enough for the challenging future, without ignoring the small details. This "Big Vision, Small Details" approach is not only applied to conducting business operations of the company, but it is also shared by each member of Mid-Kto live their everyday lives.