Women-owned Mulan Dumpling was founded by Kristy Lam, whose Hong Kong upbringing and experience moving to the United States shaped the company’s approach to convenient Asian food. Based in Maryland, the company makes fresh-frozen dumplings from locally sourced ingredients without preservatives, MSG, or artificial flavors. It also supplies food-service programs, including school meals developed to meet USDA National School Lunch Program standards.
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Prime Food Processing, LLCFounded in Brooklyn in 1994 by a Hong Kong couple, Prime Food Processing makes frozen Asian foods, including its signature dumplings, steamed buns and soup dumplings. The company combines Cantonese culinary tradition at its long-standing Brooklyn facility with advanced manufacturing at a newer Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, plant, and its SQF-certified operations supply retailers and foodservice customers across the country. Prime Food has grown from an Asian-food importer into a nationwide producer while developing convenient products for mainstream kitchens.BETHLEHEM, PA
Water Lilies Food, LLCBorn from a Taiwanese husband-and-wife team’s vegetarian cooking in 1995, Water Lilies Food manufactures and distributes Asian-inspired frozen foods for retailers, wholesalers, and food-service customers. The Bay Shore company grew from a 6,000-square-foot Brooklyn facility into an operation with more than 400 employees and seven production lines, while retaining its focus on authentic flavors and commercial innovation. Water Lilies also develops private-label products and offers retail and bulk packaging backed by USDA, USDA Organic, and SQF certifications.BAY SHORE, NY
Wonton Food IncFounded in 1973 by Guangdong immigrant Ching Sun Wong with 10 employees and one production line in New York City’s Chinatown, Wonton Food Inc. makes Asian noodles, wrappers, fortune cookies, and related foods. Now family- and minority-owned and operated, the company has expanded from its original Brooklyn operation to manufacturing facilities in New York, Houston, and Nashville, serving customers across the United States and internationally. Its products are made under HACCP, USDA Organic, and kosher certifications.BROOKLYN, NY
Demeter's PantryCretan-born chef Maria Kardamaki Robertson founded Demeter’s Pantry, a woman-owned Maryland food company shaped by the home cooking she learned from her grandmothers on the island of Crete. The company prepares Mediterranean and Hispanic meals in-house for retail and foodservice customers, with a focus on authentic flavor and straightforward ingredients.SILVER SPRING, MD