Wow Bao is an innovative, small footprint restaurant that operates in the high-growth Asian fast casual segment. Based in Chicago, Wow Bao’s menu focuses on hot asian steamed buns, potstickers, and rice & noodle bowls.
In early 2020, Wow Bao launched their Dark Kitchen Initiative and partnered with restaurants across the country to steam their signature menu items and deliver them via 3rd Party Services. In less than nine months, Wow Bao successfully launched more than 150 “Dark Kitchens” in 85+ cities, on a path to open 1000 locations.
In early 2020, Wow Bao launched their Dark Kitchen Initiative and partnered with restaurants across the country to steam their signature menu items and deliver them via 3rd Party Services. In less than nine months, Wow Bao successfully launched more than 150 “Dark Kitchens” in 85+ cities, on a path to open 1000 locations.
Location: United States, Illinois, Chicago
Employees: 51-200
Founded date: 2003
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 18.07.2021 | Valor Equi... | valorep.co... |
Mentions in press and media 6
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| 07.06.2024 | FSIS ISSUES PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT FOR FROZEN READY-TO-EAT BAO CURRY CHICKEN PRODUCTS DUE TO MISBRANDING AND UNDECLARED ALLERGENS | Washington, DC, June 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Public Health Alert Congressional and Public Affairs Bailey McWilliams FSISpress@usda.gov FSIS ISSUES PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT FOR FROZEN READY-TO-EAT BAO CURRY CHICKEN PRODUCTS DUE TO MISBRANDIN... |
| 04.05.2023 | Wow Bao Partners with DevourGO to Power Promotions for their Upcoming Digital Collectible Rewards Program | DevourGO.io - Feeding the Future! We understand the importance of providing diners the best possible experience and are thrilled to be working with DevourGO. We are confident that they will help us achieve that goal.” — Geoff AlexanderPHOEN... |
| 13.10.2022 | The next generation of ghost kitchens: 10 new startup concepts around the world | They never did replace the dine-in restaurant but ghost kitchens — kitchens that are not attached to a specific restaurant — are a permanent, and growing feature, of the hospitality industry. Today, early-stage startups founded in the last ... |
| 08.03.2022 | Coalition of US Food Industry Players Forms “Skinny Butcher” Launching With $10M For Alt Poultry | Skinny Butcher, a new plant-based poultry startup, has raised over $10 million for a market launch, formed by a coalition of US food industry players in what the company claims is a first; launching simultaneously into both retail and in vi... |
| 01.08.2019 | Eatsa is dead; long live Brightloom! (And its leading robotic retail & software as a service) | The legendary American novelist Samuel Clemens — far better known by his nom de plume Mark Twain — was once famously called upon to debunk a morbid outbreak of fake news suggesting that he had died on a trip to London, riddled with debts an... |
| 21.04.2019 | How Chicago Fuels Food-Focused Innovation | Today, Chicago’s newest food business accelerator, The Hatchery, will celebrate its grand opening. A non-profit incubator supported by companies like Conagra and Kellogg’s, The Hatchery will support entrepreneurs in growing successful food-... |