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...China to America

When Andrew moved to America, he brought his fathers recipes with him. With the help and business savvy of his wife Peggy, he knew that a real meal served fast, hot and fresh would catch on like a wok on fire! And did it ever. Today, Andrews vision and passion, along with his wife Peggys inspired leadership, have led to restaurants across the United States.

Share the Flavor

It all started with Andrews father back in China and continues today, still family owned and still focused on flavor. So share the fun with your family and friends at Panda Express.

Panda Express is a fast casual restaurant chain serving Americanized Chinese cuisine. It operates mainly inside the United States of America, in shopping malls, supermarkets, airports, train stations, strip plazas, theme parks, and college campuses. In 2004, the company began opening stand-alone restaurants with drive-through windows.[1] Panda Express has 911 restaurants covering 35 U.S. states and Puerto Rico, as well as 2 locations in Japan .

The chain offers a wide variety of food such as Orange Chicken, Beef with Broccoli, and Mandarin Chicken. Most combo meals are served with fried rice, steamed rice, or chow mein; however, mixed vegetables can be substituted in their place.

Panda Express is headquartered in Rosemead, California. It is a faster, more casual equivalent of the more upscale Panda Inn, from which the chain concept was derived.

History

The Panda Restaurant Group, parent company of Panda Inn, Panda Express & Hibachi-San, was founded by Andrew and Peggy Cherng and Andrew's father Master Chef Robert Cherng, all of whom used to live in the Yangzhou region of China's Jiangsu province. They started their first Panda Inn restaurant in 1972 in Pasadena, California.

In 1983, Donahue Schriber Real Estate, the manager of the Glendale Galleria, invited the Cherngs to develop a fast-food version of Panda Inn for the Galleria's food court, and Panda Express was born. The chain has steadily expanded across the United States since then.

In 2005, The Panda Restaurant Group had annual sales of $750,000,000 and 13,000 employees.