Globally, Wingstop has celebrated the opening of its 3,000th restaurant, with a focus of reaching its 10,000th opening goal.
Wingstop has announced the opening of its 3,000th restaurant globally, a significant milestone as the brand accelerates toward its vision of becoming a Top 10 Global Restaurant Brand with more than 10,000 restaurants worldwide.
Wingstop reached this milestone at a record pace, opening nearly 800 restaurants and expanding its global footprint by 50 percent in just two years. During this time, Wingstop entered six new markets: Australia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia and The Netherlands. Wingstop now operates in 47 U.S. states and 15 countries, and expects to soon open in Thailand, Italy and Ireland as the brand scales toward its bold long-term growth goals.
"With a record pipeline of sold restaurant commitments, Wingstop shows no sign of slowing down," said Wingstop's President and CEO, Michael Skipworth.
"We've scaled from 2,000 to 3,000 restaurants in just over two years, with proven runway in our domestic and international businesses. This milestone demonstrates the strength of our brand, the whitespace ahead and the global craving for Wingstop's bold flavour."
Wingstop's development momentum continues to be fueled by industry-leading cash-on-cash returns and strong interest from existing franchisees, with more than 70 brand partners expanding their Wingstop footprint in the last quarter alone.
Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Dallas, TX, Wingstop Inc. operates and franchises more than 3,000 restaurants worldwide, with 98 percent of the total restaurant count owned by brand partners. Dedicated to Serving the World Flavour, the Flavour Experts offer cooked-to-order and hand sauced-and-tossed classic and boneless wings, tenders and chicken sandwiches, in fans' choice of 12 bold, distinctive flavours, with signature sides and iconic housemade ranch and bleu cheese dips. With approximately USD 5 billion in system-wide sales in fiscal 2024, 21 consecutive years of same-store sales growth and a vision to become a Top 10 Global Restaurant Brand, Wingstop was recently named the Official Chicken Partner of the NBA.
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