Panda Express

Panda Express will celebrate the 2012 Chinese New Year holiday with a limited-time-only Firecracker Chicken Breast.

Panda Express announced it will expand into Mexico and will open its first Panda Express restaurant on Saturday, September 3, in Mexico City. The company is actively looking to open more locations in the next year with the second restaurant scheduled to be a freestanding unit.

Every year, many of us anxiously await the release of Technomic’s Fast Casual Top 100 report. Technomic’s Darren Tristano, one of the most knowledgeable people in the industry, gave me an interview and a sneak peek at the report. Here are his thoughts, followed by a few of my own....

Last week QSR's in-house fast-casual expert, George Green, snagged the interview of the season with Darren Tristano, executive vice president at leading research firm Technomic. Not only did he get Tristano's coveted insight on the fast-casual industry, he gained exclusive...

Panda Express, the nation’s leader in Asian dining experiences, unveiled its newest entrée, Golden Treasure Shrimp. 

The dish is created with crispy tempura shrimp and red and green bell peppers wok-tossed in Panda’s zesty, new citrus sauce.

"Golden...

Panda Express kicks off the 2011 Chinese New Year holiday by bringing back a special menu item for a limited time only: spicy Firecracker Chicken Breast. The Chinese New Year entrée features strips of marinated chicken breast; red, green, and yellow bell peppers; sliced onions; and red chili...

Kobari Beef, with Panda's new secret Kobari sauce, will hit stores nationwide on September 22.

With new software system that allows it to gauge customer feedback, Panda Express seeks to "understand top areas for improvement and then act on that information.”