Panda Restaurant Group
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Panda Restaurant Group
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| Type | Private |
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| Genre | Chinese and Japanese restaurants |
| Founder(s) | Andrew Cherng |
| Headquarters | Rosemead, California |
| Key people | Andrew Cherng, Chairman & Co-CEO Peggy Cherng, Co-Chairman & Co-CEO |
| Website | http://www.pandarg.com/ |
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 Ming-Tsai Cherng, all of whom used to live in the Yangzhou region of China's Jiangsu province. They started their first Panda Inn restaurant in 1973 in Pasadena, California.[1] The group has its headquarters in Rosemead, California.[2]
Andrew Cherng '70 and his wife Peggy Tsiang Cherng '68 are alumni of Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas.[3]
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Companies
The Panda Restaurant Group includes Panda Express, Panda Inn, and Hibachi-San.
Panda Express, being the most popular, has 1,197 locations as of the end of January, 2009, making it the largest Chinese fast food chain in the United States. Also, Panda Express has been known to pay significantly higher than federal and state minimum wage.[citation needed]
Panda Inn, a sit-down restaurant chain, has 7 locations, all of which are in California.
References
- ^ "About Hibachi-San." Retrieved on April 17, 2010.
- ^ "Corporate Fact Sheet." Panda Restaurant Group. Retrieved on February 26, 2010.
- ^ "Cherngs honored for contributions in L.A. area", Baker Pride alumni magazine, Baker University, Kansas, Spring 2008 issue.
Further reading
- Bernstein, Charles, 'Manchu Leads the Working Race,' Restaurants & Institutions, August 1, 1994, p. 30.
- Cebrzynski, Gregg, 'Panda Express Breaks TV Ad Campaign as Test to Raise Brand Awareness,' Nation's Restaurant News, August 9, 1999, p. 11.
- Farkas, David, 'Fast and Friendly,' Chain Leader, March 2000, p. 72.
- Glover, Kara, 'Success on Oriental (Food) Express,' Los Angeles Business Journal, September 25, 1995, p. 21.
- Jennings, Lisa, "Having words with Peggy Tsiang Cherng: chief executive and co-chair, Panda Restaurant Group", Nation's Restaurant News, August 1, 2005
- Marchetti, Michele, and Alisson, Lucas, 'Creating Panda-monium,' Sales & Marketing Management, January 1996, p. 14.
- Martin, Richard, 'Panda Express: Bullish about the Bear,' Nation's Restaurant News, May 16, 1994, p. 86.
- ------, 'Top Chi-Chi's, El Torito Execs Tackle Panda Push,' Nation's Restaurant News, August 7, 1995, p. 18
- Walkup, Carolyn, 'Panda Express Promo Targets Takeout Business,' Nation's Restaurant News, February 28, 1994, p. 7.
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