Panda Express Set to Open in Manila Soon
October 4, 2019
The crowd favorite original Orange Chicken ( Source: Panda Express US Instagram)
Filipinos will finally get to try the world’s largest American Chinese food concept
Get ready and hop on the food train as Panda Express is set to make its stop in Manila. Many speculated where its location would be, and now it’s official -- the first store will be in SM Megamall, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.
Word spread rapidly about the Panda Express opening after the announcement in 2018 that Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC), one of the world’s largest and fastest growing Asian restaurant companies, will partner with Panda Restaurant Group to bring Panda Express to the Philippines.
Panda Express has successfully popularized American Chinese cuisine through authentic Chinese recipes adapted to global tastes, setting the brand up as the largest Asian dining concept in the US and the largest American Chinese concept in the world.
To date, Panda Express has more than 2,000 restaurants all over the world, and with close to 39,000 associates. Outside of the US, it is present in Canada, Guatemala, Aruba, Japan, Mexico, El Salvador, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
The Journey
Panda Express is born out of a successful immigrant story, in which cofounders and co-CEOs Andrew and Peggy Cherng both went to the US in pursuit of a better life.
Panda Express co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew and Peggy Cheng (Source: Panda Express US)
In 1973, Andrew and his father Chef Ming Tsai Cherng opened the sit-down Chinese restaurant Panda Inn, the first dining concept that led to the creation of Panda Express in 1983.
Andrew and Peggy opened the first Panda Express in Glendale, California with the goal of bringing together bold flavors, quality, and convenience to the dining experience.
The key to the company’s success over the years lies in its values-based culture, focusing on growing its people, serving quality ingredients to guests, and giving back to the community.
Four years after its first store opened, Chef Andy Kao created the Original Orange Chicken, which was inspired by the flavors of Andrew’s hometown Yangzhou, China and Hawaii.
The dish consists of crispy bite-sized chicken covered in a sweet and tangy sauce. It is now the most famous dish on the Panda Express menu, having sold more than 90 million pounds of this crowd favorite.
Other American Chinese classics include Kung Pao Chicken, Broccoli Beef, and Shanghai Steak.
As it stretches from coast to coast and around the world, the Panda Express will soon arrive in Manila. Finally, Filipinos will get to enjoy dining in America’s favorite Chinese restaurant.
About Panda Express
On a mission to inspire better lives, Panda Express, an American Chinese original, is the largest Asian dining concept in the U.S. Founded and family-owned and operated since 1983, it is best known for creating a wide variety of industry-first recipes, including its best seller Original Orange Chicken™ and award-winning Honey Walnut Shrimp™, which have defined the category of authentic American Chinese cuisine. Each dish at Panda Express, including the better-for-you Wok Smart™ selections, is thoughtfully crafted with quality ingredients inspired by bold Chinese flavors and culinary principles. The restaurant brand has more than 2,200 locations and has introduced American Chinese cuisine to ten international countries. Powered by this global family of associates, Panda Cares, the organization’s philanthropic arm, has contributed more than 140 million dollars and countless volunteer hours in bettering the health and education for over 12 million youths as well as supporting communities in need since 1999. For more information, visit pandaexpress.com, or find us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
About Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC)
Jollibee Foods Corporation is one of the largest and fastest growing Asian restaurant companies in the world.
It operates in 21 countries, with over 4,500 stores globally with branches in the Philippines, United States, Canada, China (including Hong Kong and Macau), United Kingdom, Italy, Vietnam, Brunei, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Egypt, El Salvador, Panama, and now Malaysia. It has 8 wholly-owned brands (Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich, Red Ribbon, Mang Inasal, Yonghe King, Hong Zhuang Yuan and Smashburger), 2 franchised brands (Burger King in the Philippines and Dunkin’ Donuts in certain territories in China), a 60% ownership in the SuperFoods Group that owns Highland Coffee and PHO24 brands.
JFC has investments in Titan Dining LP, the ultimate holding entity of Tim Ho Wan Pte. Ltd. (the Master Franchisee of Tim Ho Wan in the Asia Pacific region excluding Hong Kong); and a business venture with award-winning Chef Rick Bayless to build a Mexican fast-casual restaurant business in the United States. It also has a joint venture agreement to open Panda Express in the Philippines. JFC also recently entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf specialty coffee and tea brand, with over 1,100 outlets in 27 countries.
JFC has been named the Philippines’ most admired company by the Asian Wall Street Journal for eight years in a row and was honored as one of ‘Asia’s Fab 50 Companies’ by Forbes Asia Magazine.
JFC has grown brands that bring delightful dining experiences to its customers worldwide, in line with its mission of serving great tasting food and spreading the joy of eating to everyone.
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