Plantain Papi received the top growth-stage award from Wray Forward at the Jamaica in the Building event.
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Presence & Recognition
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“I walked away with the top growth-stage award from Wray Forward – What the room didn’t know is where I’d been not long before it.”
— Jamarly Wright|Plantain Papi team
Company
Plantain Papi
The next cultural superfood innovating plantain into healthier sweet and savouring delicacies
- Industry
- Food and Beverage Services
- Company size
- 1 employees
Plantain Papi is a modern food venture turning plantain into the next global cultural superfood. Rooted in Caribbean and African heritage, we create premium sweet and savoury plantain dishes that blend tradition, innovation and high-impact flavour. We’ve built a strong early following through sold-out pop-ups, corporate activations and partnerships with brands including Uber HQ, Virgin Media × Tesco Mobile, The Guardian, O2 and Somerset House. Our mission is to define the world’s first modern plantain brand — one that sits confidently beside today’s leading cultural food movements like matcha, açaí and gourmet street food. We’re currently preparing to launch our first permanent site, expand production capacity, and develop an FMCG range that brings plantain to households across the UK and beyond. At Plantain Papi, we believe plantain is more than food — it’s culture, community and a category waiting to be built.
Founded 2025