Wingstop

Wingstop Inc.
Company typePublic
IndustryRestaurants
GenreFast casual fast food restaurant
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994)
Garland, Texas, U.S.
Founders
  • Antonio Swad
  • Bernadette Fiaschetti
HeadquartersAddison, Texas, U.S.[1]
Number of locations
1,413 as of March 28, 2020[1]
Area served
[2]
Key people
Michael J. Skipworth (CEO)
ProductsChicken wings, chicken tenders, french fries, soft drinks
RevenueIncrease US$$282.5 million (FY 2021)[3]
Increase US$73.7 million (FY 2021)[3]
Increase US$42.6 million (FY 2021)[3]
Total assetsIncrease US$249.2 million (FY 2021)[3]
Total equityIncrease US$249.2 million (FY 2021)[3]
Number of employees
4,000 (2021)
Websitewingstop.com

Wingstop Inc. is an American international chain of restaurants that primarily sells buffalo wings. Wingstop locations are decorated with a 1930s and 1940s pre-jet aviation theme.

The restaurant chain was founded in 1993 in Garland, Texas, and began offering franchises in 1997. As of 2022, Wingstop had over 1,400 restaurants. The chain is headquartered in Addison, Texas.[4] In 2003, the chain was acquired by Gemini Investors, which sold it to Roark Capital Group in 2010.[5] Wingstop went public in 2015.[6]

  1. ^ a b Ruggless, Ron (June 25, 2019). "Wingstop to relocate headquarters". Nations Restaurant News. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wingstop pushes international expansion". Nation's Restaurant News. February 12, 2014. Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e "WING Financials". Nasdaq. January 30, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "Wingstop Inc. Announces New Corporate Headquarters in Addison, TX". Wingstop. June 25, 2019. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "Roark Capital Group Acquires Wingstop" (PDF) (Press release). Roark Capital Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 20, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2012.
  6. ^ Nasr, Reem (June 12, 2015). "Wingstop surges in IPO to close 61% higher". CNBC. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.