type private genre chinese and japanese restaurants founded 1983 founder andrew cherng headquarters 1683 walnut grove ave. rosemead california 91770 u.s. 626 799 9898 1 rosemead california number of locations 1 464 2 area served 43 u.s. states puerto rico and mexico 3 key people andrew cherng chairman & co ceo peggy tsiang cherng co chairman & co ceo revenue 2.5 billion 2016 4 owner cherng family number of employees 24 000 website http www.pandarg.com panda express logo panda inn logo panda restaurant group inc. parent company of panda inn panda express & hibachi san was founded by andrew and peggy tsiang cherng 5 and andrew s father master chef ming tsai cherng the family originating in the yangzhou region of china s jiangsu province . they started their first panda inn restaurant in 1973 in pasadena california . 6 the group has its headquarters in rosemead california . 7 andrew cherng 70 and his wife peggy tsiang cherng met at baker university in baldwin city kansas . 8 peggy cherng went on to receive her b.s. degree in mathematics from oregon state university in 1971 and a ph.d. in electrical engineering from the university of missouri.the company debuted on forbes 2016 edition of america largest private companies 9 contents 1 companies 2 references 3 further reading 4 external links companies edit the panda restaurant group includes panda express panda inn and hibachi san . panda express the most popular has 1 464 locations in 43 states and puerto rico . 2 making it the largest chinese fast food chain in the united states . panda inn a sit down restaurant chain has 6 locations all of which are in california plus wasabi a japanese concept . 10 references edit about panda history fact sheet a b panda express locations panda restaurant group inc. accessed aug. 4 2012 the panda story 2011 http www.forbes.com pictures eggh45ejkf panda restaurant group jennings lisa having words with peggy tsiang cherng chief executive and co chair panda restaurant group nation s restaurant news august 1 2005 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 . http www.forbes.com sites andreamurphy 2016 07 20 2016 private company newcomers 3833be7520a2 locations further reading edit 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 . leibowitz ed the tao of panda express the chinese food chain s success story how a single outlet in the glendale galleria grew to 1 800 locations worldwide begins with one secret ingredient owners who care la magazine april 20 2015 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 . external links edit los angeles portal companies portal food portal official website of panda restaurant group panda cares hoover s financial data on the panda restaurant group retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title panda restaurant group & oldid 738809933 categories companies based in los angeles county californiarestaurants established in 1973 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages espa ol edit links this page was last modified on 11 september 2016 at 05 14 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view