Yun Hai
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | E-commerce, retail |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Founder | Lisa Cheng Smith |
| Headquarters | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Key people | Lillian Lin (co-owner) |
| Products |
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| Website | yunhai |
| Yun Hai | |
|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin | Yún Hǎi |
| Wade–Giles | Yun2 Hai3 |
Yun Hai (Chinese: 雲海) is an American general store and wholesale e-commerce business based in New York City and Changhua County, Taiwan. Founded by Lisa Cheng Smith in 2019, the company sources cooking ingredients and dried fruit from Taiwan. Yun Hai received media attention after launching a Kickstarter campaign to import Taiwanese dried fruit as a response to China's ban on Taiwanese pineapples in March 2021.
History
Yun Hai was founded by Lisa Cheng Smith, a
The first product that Yun Hai sold was Su Chili Crisp, a hot sauce that Cheng Smith had enjoyed in Taiwan but was unavailable in the United States. Soon after that, Yun Hai started selling soy sauces and hot sauces, usually from second- or third-generation family-owned makers in Taiwan.[2]
In 2021,
In 2022, Yun Hai became an exclusive distribution agent in the U.S. for Tatung Company's classic rice cooker. In order to promote the product to second-generation Taiwanese Americans, the company also published the Yun Hai Tatung Family Cookbook, featuring traditional Taiwanese recipes in English.[7]
On 30 March 2023, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen visited Yun Hai during her stopover in New York.[1][8]
Operations
Yun Hai has two warehouses in the U.S., one in California and one in New York, and delivers products to consumers across the contiguous United States. While it has a physical storefront located in Brooklyn, Yun Hai generates most of its sales online.[6] As of 2023, Yun Hai sells over 70 products through its website and over 100 in the shop.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Snyder, Jim (1 April 2023). "Dried pineapple and meatballs: A president's favorite snacks". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d Shah, Khushbu (5 June 2023). "Why You Need to Know About Yun Hai, the Importer of the Best Taiwanese Ingredients". Food & Wine. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Tham, Davina (13 July 2019). "A Taiwanese pantry opens in New York". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Yin, Chun-chieh (25 December 2022). "世界台灣人6 / 特派專欄 紐約的台灣街角 一間柑仔店帶來歸屬感". CNA (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ McDonald, Tim (19 March 2021). "China and Taiwan face off in pineapple war". BBC. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ a b Lu, Hunter (10 December 2022). "On the Front Lines of the China-Taiwan Food Fight". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Lee, Chia-yin (31 March 2023). "紐約台裔雜貨店集資進口鳳梨乾 蔡英文讚好吃". Tai Sounds (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Rainey, Clint (6 July 2023). "How dried pineapple and artisanal soy sauce are fueling Taiwanese pride". Fast Company. Retrieved 28 December 2023.