An Appetite for Success

We’re Ling Ling^®, also known as Discovery Foods, and we’re hungry to do our best for you. We hope you’ll find our Web site full of great information about our products — along with the latest meal ideas to try! Also read about our mission, commitment to quality, and company achievements. Visit our media room to find out what we are doing in the community, and watch for the latest news. Please contact us at any time with your feedback. We’re eager to serve Ling Ling products... and your interests.

Mission

Ling Ling is committed to providing you with products of unsurpassed quality, great taste, and value. We are dedicated to delivering versatile meal ideas that fit your busy lifestyle.

History

Entrepreneurial drive and a passion for food has made Discovery Foods the nation’s leading producer of fresh frozen potstickers. Founded in 1986 by brothers Clarence and Alfred Mou, the company has grown from one employee making dumplings by hand to 130 employees and 40,000 square feet of production facilities producing a half million dumplings daily.

Discovery Foods’ incubation began in 1972 after the Mou family emigrated from Taipei, Taiwan to settle in South San Francisco. They soon opened Happy Boy’s Drive-In, the first of four restaurants they would own and operate.

As with many immigrants, the restaurant business provided an opportunity to achieve the American dream. In the early 1980s, the Mou Family began selling their handmade potstickers at their Countrywood Dim Sum restaurant in Walnut Creek, California. The potstickers included cooking instructions and recipe ideas. When customers began asking for larger quantities and urging the family to expand the business, Clarence saw an emerging niche market — fresh, tasty, versatile dumplings for everyday meals.

While attending UC Berkeley, Clarence developed a business plan, and in 1986 Discovery Foods was born. The first production facility opened in Emeryville, California with one employee.

The family’s Potstickers became Discovery’s first product. Ling Ling takes its name from a panda bear — Ling-Ling — presented to the U.S. by the Chinese government in 1972 to celebrate the opening of political relations between the two governments.

Discovery Foods went from start-up to established when Alfred convinced club stores to carry Ling Ling Potstickers. The business rapidly expanded, and Discovery quickly grew to become the industry leader. Today, as the president of Discovery Foods, Clarence continues to foster the same entrepreneurial vision started over 20 years ago.

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