“Can a community-focused Boston dumpling brand scale beyond a single restaurant into a multi-channel food business through wholesale, cooking classes, and direct-to-consumer channels?”
Mei Mei began as a restaurant in Boston that was widely profiled for its community-centered approach and locally sourced ingredients. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the business underwent a significant transformation, closing the original restaurant and relaunching around a dumpling factory model, cooking classes (public and private), wholesale distribution, catering, and a smaller cafe format. The company now operates under the Mei Mei Dumplings brand, emphasizing community, DEI programming, and pasture-raised, Northeast-sourced ingredients.
Mei Mei processes payments through Toast (self-operated POS payments).
Mei Mei is headquartered in 58 Old Colony Ave, Boston, MA 02127.
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