Bafang Dumpling

Bafang Dumpling is a Taiwanese restaurant chain that, outside Taiwan, also has branches in Hong Kong and the United States.[1] The company exited the mainland Chinese market in December 2022.

History

Founded in 1998 in Tianmu, Taipei, Taiwan, by Lin Jiayu, Bafang Dumpling is a restaurant chain that specializes in dumplings and potstickers as its main products. In 2008, it expanded to Hong Kong, and in 2014, it opened a location in mainland China. In September 2021, Bafang Yunji International Co., Ltd. became a publicly traded company in Taiwan.[2] On 26 March 2022, the first store in the United States opened in the City of Industry, California.[3] As of May 2022, there were 998 stores in Taiwan and 1,100 worldwide.[4]

In November 2022, it was announced that Bafang Dumpling would exit the Chinese market and shutter all of its 17 stores, located throughout Fujian province.[5]

See also

References

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  2. Pot stickers go public Taipei Times, 13 August 2021, retrieved 23 October 2022^
  3. Cathy Chaplin. Taiwanese Dumpling Empire Opens First U.S. Location in the San Gabriel Valley Eater Los Angeles, 6 April 2022, retrieved 23 October 2022^
  4. Stephanie Chiang. Taiwan's Bafang Dumpling opens 1st store in US Taiwan News, 27 March 2022, retrieved 23 October 2022^
  5. 江明晏. 八方雲集年底全面撤出中國 丹堤咖啡續整頓 中央社, 22 November 2022, retrieved 9 February 2024^