Dicky's Dumps
Dicky's Dumps is a Vancouver-based small-batch dumpling business that's co-owned by Pearl Lam and Dickson Li.
As a Chinese-Canadian woman entrepreneur and the daughter of immigrant parents, the path to launching Dicky’s Dumps came with its challenges. It's a bootstrapped business and is run out of Pearl’s apartment, which is the HQ for packaging, labelling, organizing orders, content creation, podcasts, and even Zoom workshops.
As Pearl’s team explains, “Pearl built a business around a comfort food item that's so iconic in Chinese culture. She's managed to attract a lot of first-time tasters who are now big-time dumpling fans. Pearl also participates in a lot of local community events and is a longtime supporter of the Chinatown community.”
The delicious Chinese-style dumplings come in four flavours and are sold at local grocers and restaurants, including Juice Truck, Gourmet Warehouse, The Drive Canteen, South China Seas Trading, Sing Sing, as well as through Legend's Haul. If you’re in the area, try them for yourself!