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In the Sauce · Yesterday · 49 min

Building Beyond Dumplings

Patrick Coyne is co-founder and CEO of Laoban Foods, the modern frozen Asian brand known for its dumplings and scallion pancakes. He previously worked at the World Bank Group and the Clinton Foundation, as well as in strategy consulting and venture capital. On this episode of In the Sauce, Patrick talks about how a teaching stint in China and a love of neighborhood dumpling shops set the stage for Laoban, the early days of selling dumplings from a Union Market restaurant, the move into co-manufacturing and frozen retail, and how the brand's retail partnerships have grown from independents to national accounts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Patrick Coyne is co-founder and CEO of Laoban Foods, the modern frozen Asian brand known for its dumplings and scallion pancakes. He previously worked at the World Bank Group and the Clinton Foundation, as well as in strategy consulting and venture capital. On this episode of In the Sauce, Patrick talks about how a teaching stint in China and a love of neighborhood dumpling shops set the stage for Laoban, the early days of selling dumplings from a Union Market restaurant, the move into co-manufacturing and frozen retail, and how the brand's retail partnerships have grown from independents to national accounts.


See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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