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\nCheckerboard  \nLibrary  \nAn Imprint of Abdo Publishingabdopublishing.com  \nabdopublishing.com  \nPublished by Abdo Publishing,a division of ABDO,PO Box398166,Minneapolis,Minnesota 55439.Copyright o2018 by AbdoConsulting Group,Inc.International copyrights reserved inall countries.No part of this book may be reproduced in any form withoutwritten permission from the publisher.Checkerboard LibraryTM is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing.  \nPrinted in the United States of America,North Mankato,Minnesota102017012018  \n## THIS BOOK CONTAINSRECYCLED MATERIALS\n\nDesign:Sarah DeYoung,Mighty Media,Inc  \nProduction:Mighty Media,Inc.  \nEditor:Liz Salzmann  \nCover Photographs:Alamy;Mighty Media,Inc.  \nInterior Photographs:Alamy,pp.9,15,19,23;Bev Sykes/Flickr,p.21;Candy Beauchamp/Flickr,p.17;Getty Images,p.27;iStockphoto,pp.7,13,28(bottom),29(top);Shutterstock,pp.11,28(top),29(bottom)Background Pattern:Shutterstock,cover,pp.3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,27,31  \n## Publisher's Cataloging-in-Publication Data\n\nNames:Felix,Rebecca,author.  \nTitle:Peggy Cherng:Panda Express empress /by Rebecca Felix.  \nOther titles:Panda Express empress  \nDescription:Minneapolis,Minnesota:Abdo Publishing,2018.I Series:Female foodies l  \nIncludes online resources and index.  \nIdentifiers:LCCN 2017944027 I ISBN 9781532112669(lib.bdg.)I ISBN 9781532150388(ebook)  \nSubjects:LCSH:Cherng,Peggy,1948--Juvenile literature.I Businesswomen--United States--Biography--  \nJuvenile literature.I Fast food restaurants--Juvenile literature.I Entrepreneurship--Juvenileliterature.  \nClassification:DDC 338.76647 [B]--dc23  \nLC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017944027  \nContents  \nPanda Powerhouse4American EducationCalifornia CareersFamily and BusinessNew DevelopmentsFresh TakeChicken WinnerCEO and CommunityGlobal GrowthAbove and BeyondRecipe for SuccessCherng's LegacyTimeline28Glossary30Online Resources31Index32  \n6  \n8  \n10  \n12  \n14  \nl6  \n18  \n20  \n22  \n24  \n26  \n## Chapter1\n\nPanda Powerhouse  \nYou're shopping at the mall with friends and decide toget some lunch.The food court has many restaurants.Butthere really isn't a choice to make.You and your friendsalways go to Panda Express.It's everyone's favorite.  \nYour mouth waters as you wait in line.One of the staffscoops steaming fried rice and wok-tossed Orange Chickeninto bowls.You can already almost taste the OrangeChicken's famous tangy sauce!  \nPanda Express is a chain of American Chinese  \nrestaurants.It serves traditional Chinese food with changesmade to appeal to American tastes.Panda Express is thelargest Chinese food chain in the United States.It hasnearly 2,000 restaurants!These restaurants are owned andoverseen by two people.  \nPeggy and Andrew Cherng are the people behindPanda Express.The husband and wife are both co-chairand co-CEO of the company Panda Restaurant Group.Inaddition to Panda Express,the company owns Panda Inn  \nand Hibachi-San restaurants.Panda Restaurant 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