New Pokeworks CEO Plots More Expansion
Regina Cheung says her 9-year-old daughter, Izzie, has been telling people about the new word that she's learned—CEO. 'It means the world for her t...
Regina Cheung says her 9-year-old daughter, Izzie, has been telling people about the new word that she's learned—CEO. 'It means the world for her to have that in her vocabulary—that was never in mine at that age,' Cheung said. Cheung is the newly appointed chief executive of Irvine-based Pokeworks, the growing fast-casual restaurant chain serving its take on the Hawaiian dish poke—cubes of raw seafood over rice. Pokeworks now counts 71 restaurants in 20 states. The restaurant chain reported sales of $56 million for 2022, an 18% growth from the year before, according to Business Journal data.