Organic pelmeni and vareniki from Luda's kitchen since 1996

Only 6 organic ingredients in our pelmeni dumplings, 9 across the line: every single one hand picked for exceptional quality, from suppliers who care about what they make.
3 years learning to sell: filling out forms, understanding demand and my customer. Now the data is backing up my belief 👇

We outsell every dumpling brand in the case. And we're doing it all from the bottom shelf.

3 SKUs on the bottom shelf, out-earning entire shelves of the set.

Side by side: competitor shelf blocks with monthly per-store dollars. 1: Luda's $133 from 3 SKUs at $7.49. 2: Mrs T's $124, 4 SKUs at $4.10. 3: Laoban $61, 6 SKUs at $7.99. 4: Mila $52, 5 SKUs. 5: Dumpling Daughter $51, 4 SKUs. — Dollars per store per month, whole brand, same measured stores (independent grocer panel, Jun 2026). Shelf blocks composited from our July 2026 store photos.

Eye level in the set is the upside.

+66% in cases. From about the same stores.

~120 stores order each month. They're just buying more: 1,831 → 3,037 cases, first half of 2026 over 2025.

Monthly cases, Rainforest sell-through, deduplicated. Data through Jul 11, 2026.

And it's accelerating: +131% over the last 12 weeks, straight into the slow season.

Acceleration: SPINS, natural channel, 12 weeks ending 6/14/26.

Let's get Luda's in the case.

The only USDA Organic line in the dumpling set, and we're already on the Rainforest trucks serving your region: an item add, not a vendor setup.

3 SKUs, 12 oz, $8.99 MSRP: Potato Vareniki (meat-free), Chicken Pelmeni, Pork Pelmeni.

Start with a handful of stores in the fall reset. Rainforest handles the rest.

Eugene Tulman, founder · eugene@ludas.us · 718 968 5674

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Sources: Rainforest distributor sell-through (deduplicated store/date/SKU) through Jul 11, 2026 · AppCard independent grocer syndicate, Jun 2026 · SPINS, natural channel, 52 weeks ending Jun 14, 2026 · Luda's spec sheet, July 2026.