A husband-and-wife team from Taiwan begins cooking and sharing traditional home-style dishes. When the demand outgrows their kitchen, Water Lilies Food formally opens its doors, manufacturing vegetarian foods from its 6,000 sq. ft. facility in Brooklyn, NY.
Gaining recognition for our unique products and flavors, demand expands outside of vegetarian products. Water Lilies becomes USDA certified.
We quickly outgrow our humble original location and relocate to a 48,000 sq. ft. facility, making Astoria, Queens our new home. At this new location, we also become USDA Organic Certified.
Our first automated dumpling line is installed, giving us a boost in capacity.
Our first automated dumpling line is installed, giving us a boost in capacity.
We install an automated egg roll production line and expand our production to a three-shift operation to support the needs of our growing customer base.
We install an automated egg roll production line and expand our production to a three-shift operation to support the needs of our growing customer base.
We never falter when it comes to our resposibility for food safety, attaining certification under the Global Food Safety Initiative (SQF) standards.
We never falter when it comes to our resposibility for food safety, attaining certification under the Global Food Safety Initiative (SQF) standards.
Water Lilies begins a new chapter with the backing of AUA Private Equity Partners, who shares the same philosophy and culture as Water Lilies.
In June 2020, we move all of our equipment and head 40 miles east from our Queens location, and still retain close to 90% of our employees.
Water Lilies continues to grow with over 400 employees and 7 production lines.
