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Features, interviews, awards and press releases about Patrick Cheng, General Tso's and NextGen Impact Georgia. Links open the original articles.
Feature
By Tina Lee
How Patrick Cheng used free Verizon Small Business Digital Ready courses to bring AI and data into General Tso's, freeing up half his time and doubling average daily revenue in a few months. It also covers his plan to help other owners do the same.
SaportaReport
Award
By Georgia Business Council
Patrick Cheng of General Tso's Catering received the Eagle Award at the Georgia Business Council's 2026 Spirit of Alliance Awards, held during Small Business Opportunity Week. Sponsored content from the council.
Chinese Restaurant News
Feature
Chinese Restaurant News lists Patrick Cheng of General Tso's Restaurant & Catering among the 2025 recipients of the Grubhub × National ACE Community Fund, with the grant going to more catering capacity and technology upgrades. In Chinese.
General Tso's Restaurant & Catering
Press release
General Tso's offered discounted meals and community catering to furloughed government employees and their families.
The Hype Magazine
Event coverage
By Cherut National News
Coverage of the Seniors in Motion DeKalb County Senior Prom, where General Tso's Restaurant & Catering provided a gourmet meal.
CBS42
Press release
An EIN Presswire release on the launch of GeneralTsos.org to expand community giving, with meal donations to the GMSDC and the DeKalb Chamber.
EIN Presswire
Press release
The announcement of NextGen Impact, a nonprofit initiative for minority entrepreneurs and small business owners facing language or cultural barriers.
Empowered Entrepreneur Magazine
Interview
By Jules Lavallee
A Q&A with Patrick Cheng on turning a struggling Dunwoody restaurant into a high-volume catering kitchen, and his plans for NextGen Impact Georgia.
EIN Presswire
Press release
General Tso's announced its new name (it was formerly Asian Fusion Cafe) and a sharper focus on corporate catering and community involvement.
Georgia Business Journal
2025Award
General Tso's Restaurant and Catering is listed as a Best of Georgia Regional winner in the Chinese Restaurants category of the 2025 Best of Georgia Awards.
VoyageATL
Interview
An interview with Patrick Cheng of General Tso's Restaurant & Catering in VoyageATL's Hidden Gems series.
Shipday
Case study
A case study on how General Tso's moved its catering deliveries from manual dispatch to real-time tracking and route planning.
Quotes
Lines from Patrick's interviews and releases, each with its source.
“We were working harder, not smarter. We lacked systems, structure, and digital presence.”
“Everything changed after I got connected to the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program.”
“Digital Ready gave me the roadmap I didn't know I needed. It changed how I run my business, and now I'm using those lessons to help others do the same.”
“With the right data, we're able to see what's really affecting revenue growth.”
“Without the Verizon courses, I would have been stuck.”
“Our kitchen is built for efficiency, but our vision is built for impact.”
“We believe food is more than a meal — it's comfort, connection, and hope. Together, we can make sure no one feels forgotten.”
Source: General Tso's news release, October 2025 (opens in a new tab)
“Even when the government shuts down, we don't stop serving. Many of these workers serve our communities year-round, and now it's our turn to serve them.”
Source: General Tso's news release, October 2025 (opens in a new tab)
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General Tso's Organization is a membership-based nonprofit that helps small business owners, especially family-owned restaurants, modernize and grow. It is run by NextGen Impact Georgia Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Duluth, Georgia, and was founded by the team behind General Tso's Restaurant & Catering in Dunwoody. Membership is free until 2028. Today it offers Restaurant Business Mentorship & Advisory and Restaurant Modernization & AI Support, by appointment, with Digital Training & SEO Workshops starting soon and grant navigation help in development. Help is available in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. As the community arm of General Tso's, it also shares meals with schools and community groups: General Tso's has donated more than 19,000 meals. Learn more at generaltsos.org.
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Founder bio
Patrick Cheng is the Founder & CEO of General Tso's Restaurant & Catering in Dunwoody, Georgia, and Director of Operations of NextGen Impact Georgia, the nonprofit behind General Tso's Organization. A Chinese-American entrepreneur, he holds a degree in business administration, comes from a family background in food service and has more than 15 years of experience in food distribution.
In 2020, after the pandemic shut down his short-term rental business, Patrick bought a struggling Chinese restaurant in Dunwoody and rebuilt it as a high-volume catering kitchen that can produce up to 200 meals per hour from 800 square feet. After taking more than a dozen free Verizon Small Business Digital Ready courses, he upgraded his POS system, added loyalty programs and automated promotions, and used AI to create bilingual SOPs and training manuals. Average daily revenue more than doubled, and corporate catering now makes up about 70% of the business. General Tso's is certified with the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council, and Fooda named it Team Player of the Year.
Patrick and his team started NextGen Impact Georgia to share that playbook with small business owners and family-owned restaurants, especially owners who face language or cultural barriers. His story has been featured by Verizon News, Empowered Entrepreneur Magazine and VoyageATL, and in 2026 he received the Eagle Award at the Georgia Business Council's Spirit of Alliance Awards.
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