A New Wave of Asian Cuisine

Right after Italian cuisine, Chinese and Japanese are the cuisines consumers around the globe most enjoy, according to YouGov’s 2018 Global Cuisines Survey.

Asian/noodle eateries posted the biggest gains in the limited-service U.S. restaurant sector, with sales up 8.8% in 2018, per Technomic’s 2019 Top 500 Chain Restaurant Advance Report. Panda Express led growth with sales of $3.5 billion, up 13%.

Asian was the most ordered cuisine in fast casual and full-service restaurants and mos…