Cincinnati-based Yee Mama makes handmade frozen wontons and the sauces served with them, bringing flavors associated with Hong Kong to the region’s markets and kitchens. The company’s wontons are sold through retailers across Ohio and Northern Kentucky, with cooking instructions built around boiling or steaming them at home. Yee Mama also supplies stores wholesale and offers next-day delivery through Findlay Market’s delivery program.
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
Pierogies of ClevelandKnown for making every pierogi by hand, Pierogies of Cleveland brings a grandma-style approach to a Cleveland-area food business. Its Richfield flagship pairs a cafe with frozen take-home packs, while the company also serves restaurants through wholesale sales and events through its pierogi bus.RICHFIELD, OH
Sunrise Foods, IncFamily-owned and operated Sunrise Foods grew from founder Mark Pi Sr.’s restaurant background into a Columbus manufacturer known for more than 45 years of Asian food research, development, and production. The company supplies frozen cuisine to high-volume food-service operations, including the Mark Pi’s Restaurants franchise, while also developing individually packaged proteins and sauces for customers seeking consistent preparation.COLUMBUS, OH
Lake Erie Frozen Foods CoSince 1961, Lake Erie Frozen Foods has made frozen appetizers for restaurant and retail food customers, with breaded and battered specialties produced at its Ashland, Ohio facility. The 20,000-square-foot operation includes 10,000 square feet of USDA-inspected production space and can produce about 20,000 pounds per shift. Its products reach more than 250 distributors across the United States, Canada, and Europe, and the company also develops custom-coated and custom-packed appetizers for restaurant chains.ASHLAND, OH