Andrew Cherng
Andrew Cherng
Andrew Cherngis a Chinese-born American restaurateur. He is the founder and chairman of Panda Restaurant Group Inc., based in Rosemead, California. He is well known for being the co-founder and chief executive officer of Panda Express...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
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Having spent many years working in New York's Chinatown restaurants early in my career, I have the utmost respect for the history and connection New Yorkers have with Chinese cuisine.
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This is our 40th year in business. We don't have a single penny from outside investors, and we never borrowed heavily from the banks. We have a healthy balance sheet and more credit than we can use.
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The Panda mission really speaks to our philosophy. It is, 'Deliver exceptional Asian dining experiences by building an organization where people are inspired to better their lives.' I'm talking about everyone who works at Panda. They're inspired to better their own lives.
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It is an honor to open in New York City and to have the opportunity to serve and share our family's version of American Chinese food and hospitality. New York City deeply influenced my passion for food and service, and it feels good to be back.
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When you have the right habits, okay, certain good things will come to you, and that's what life is about.
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When you do life a certain way, it's bound to give you a higher level of probability to succeed, and that's what we preach.
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Panda - We're not really selling Chinese food, you know. Our real purpose is about developing people.
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My favorite way to do business is the Landmark Education Forum.
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I was born in Yangzhou, China, two years after World War II ended. I was 5 when my family escaped to Taiwan. Eight years later, we moved to Japan.
I wanted to be successful. I definitely didn't want to be poor.
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I became very attentive to customers because I was desperate not to have people leave and never come back.
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Business is where you practice your human skills. It's where you grow.
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If you want to do well in life financially, then you have to start with dollars and cents. Those are details. So every penny means something. People who are successful tend to take care of those little things very well. And then they also accumulate credit, resources and do whatever it is that you need in life - that's a preparation for success.
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We opened Panda Inn on June 8, 1973. The whole family - my parents, a brother and sister - all worked at the restaurant for free. We lived in a two-bedroom apartment in San Gabriel and didn't have any money.