{
  "id": 8329643,
  "title": "Peggy Cherng, the engineer behind McDonald's Chinese food",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/peggy-cherng-la-ingeniera-tras-el-mcdonalds-de-la-comida-china",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T22:05:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/empresas/distribucion/2026/09/19/6aad891d468aeba1058b459a.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Peggy Cherng, a self-made billionaire, has built Panda Express into one of the largest fast-food chains in the US, with over 2,500 locations and annual revenues of around $7 billion. Cherng, an engineer by training, used her technical expertise to develop innovative systems and processes that helped the company grow rapidly. She and her husband, Andrew, have created a successful family business, with their three daughters involved in various roles within the company. Panda Express is known for offering good working conditions, with many restaurant managers earning over $100,000 per year. The company's success has made Peggy Cherng one of the wealthiest women in Asia, with an estimated net worth of $8.3 billion.",
  "summary": "Panda Express es la mayor cadena de restaurantes asiáticos en EEUU por sus conocimientos tecnológicos. Leer",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Fast Company",
        "title": "In China, McDonald’s will deliver your Big Mac by drone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/in-china-mcdonalds-will-deliver-your-big-mac-by-drone",
        "published": "2026-09-16T10:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}