Andrew Cherng
Co-Founder, Panda Express
Friday, July 10th, 2026
Panda Express is an American Chinese food chain with 2,000 restaurants located in airports, malls, universities, military bases, amusement parks, among other locations. Andrew started Panda Express with his wife Peggy in 1983. Panda’s first restaurant was located in a mall in Glendale, California.
Andrew speaks with Jessica Harris about how he built Panda Express, from scratch.
