Founded by Singapore-born Louis Walsh-Tan, Secondz makes ready-to-cook curry puffs that bring Southeast Asian street-food flavors to the freezer. The New York food company grew from Louis’s homesick cooking and freezing experiments, turning handmade, double-sized puffs into a convenient meal or appetizer ready in six-plus minutes. As a queer immigrant founder of color, Walsh-Tan also uses Secondz to create jobs for people from marginalized communities and tell stories of identity through food.
Mama Lam'sFrom a homesick Malaysian immigrant’s family recipe to a Queens kitchen, Mama Lam’s makes small-batch curry pastes and sauces rooted in the flavors of Ulu Yam, Malaysia. Mama Lam and her daughter Cassandra launched the company in 2016 after decades of preparing the recipes for family gatherings, and the products are still made family-style in New York City.
KommissaryKommissary grew from founder Edward Song’s Korean taco truck into a minority-owned New York City food company known for turning community needs into large-scale meal operations. Since opening its shared commissary in 2019, the company has built a 30,000-square-foot headquarters and a culturally diverse team of 370 New Yorkers, whose work has included emergency meals for people facing crisis. Its identity remains rooted in the immigrant experience and the belief that neighbors should help neighbors.ASTORIA, NY
Caribbean Food DelightsFounded in the Bronx in 1978 by Jamaican immigrants Vincent and Jeanette HoSang, Caribbean Food Delights remains a privately owned, second-generation HoSang family company. Its Tappan operation has grown from those humble beginnings into a 103,000-square-foot manufacturing facility serving customers with frozen Jamaican-style patties. The company employs about 150 people and holds SQF Food Safety and Food Quality certification.TAPPAN, NY
Anise Kind Foods GroupFounded in Brooklyn in 2017 by a first-generation Taiwanese entrepreneur, Anise Kind Foods Group develops Asian specialty foods and operates brands that bring Taiwanese, Chinese, and Japanese culinary traditions to American consumers. The AAPI-owned company pairs its food business with community partnerships and investments in environmentally sustainable startups, while sourcing locally and supporting family-run farms and other AAPI suppliers.FARMINGTON, CT