Zheng immigrated from Fujian Province in southern China in 1991 on a fishing vessel.

He then bought a secondhand minibus from a friend in Queens and started driving.

The company attracted cooks and dishwashers with jobs in Chinese restaurants as well as college students.

[2] Eastern hired David Wong, Chinese-born but educated in the United States with a Master of Business Administration, as a part-owner and manager of its operations.

[6] In winter 2009, Coach USA purchased Today's and merged it into Eastern.