Wherever you go in the United States, signs advertising the same handful of fast-food restaurants jut above rooflines. For Hongkongers, many will be familiar – McDonald’s, KFC, Subway, Pizza Hut – but then there’s Panda Express. The Chinese-themed fast-food chain, founded in 1983 by Chinese-Burmese immigrant couple Andrew and Peggy Cherng, has about 1,800 branches throughout the US, and has expanded worldwide, including to the Middle East. Despite its global success,...
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