(mostly owned by Chinese immigrants) [[1]]
Chinese immigrants moved to American due to the high demand for miners and railroad workers. As large groups of Chinese immigrants arrived, Chinatowns began to emerge in America where immigrants also started their own small businesses (restaurants and laundry services) [1].
The idea for Panda Innovation Kitchen is to experiment with new flavours and ingredients to come up with new menu items. In addition, they also opened a tea bar to introduce trendy Chinese drinks such as boba milk tea and new innovative drinks like the Fortune Cookie Shake .
t the beginning, business was lacking to a degree that Andrew had to offer special deals and freebies so that customers would dine at Panda Inn [13]
Since the beginning Chinese restaurants were opened by Chinese immigrants, many of them were self-taught family cooks who improvised on different cooking methods and ingredients [[2]]
Even with new flavours and dishes, these Chinese restaurants have been cultural ambassadors to Americans[[3]]
As Chinese restaurants became more popular, newer Chinese restaurants opened to cater to the tourists. As tourists flocked to these new Chinese restaurants, many of the smaller restaurants resolved to "take out". "Take out" also became very popular amongst the Americans and eventually, it was evident that Chinese restaurants no longer exclusively catered to Chinese customers [2] who were once excluded from most jobs because of ethnic discrimination and lack of language fluency.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
In 2000, they launched Panda Cares to give back to the community. They provide funding, food and volunteer services to children in need and disaster relief efforts. [3]
- ^ Wu, David Y. H.; Cheung, Sidney C. H. (2002). The Globalization of Chinese Food. Great Britain: Curzon Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-8248-2582-9.
- ^ "China to Chinatown". University of Chicago Press. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ^ "Our Family Story | Panda Express Chinese Restaurant". www.pandaexpress.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.