Wingstop facts for kids
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| Industry | Restaurants |
| Genre | Fast casual fast food restaurant |
| Founded | 1994 Garland, Texas, U.S. |
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| Headquarters | Addison, Texas, U.S. |
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Number of locations
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1,413 as of March 28, 2020 |
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Area served
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Key people
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Michael J. Skipworth (CEO) |
| Products | Chicken wings, chicken tenders, french fries, soft drinks |
| Revenue |  US$$282.5 million (FY 2021) |
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Operating income
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US$73.7 million (FY 2021) |
| US$42.6 million (FY 2021) |
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| Total assets | US$249.2 million (FY 2021) |
| Total equity | US$249.2 million (FY 2021) |
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Number of employees
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4,000 (2021) |
Wingstop is a popular American restaurant chain. They are famous for their delicious chicken wings! Their restaurants often have a cool theme that looks like old airplane hangars from the 1930s and 1940s.
Wingstop started in 1994 in Garland, Texas. A few years later, in 1997, people could open their own Wingstop restaurants as 'franchises'. By 2022, there were over 1,400 Wingstop restaurants around the world! Their main office is in Addison, Texas. Over the years, the company was owned by different groups. In 2015, Wingstop became a public company, which means anyone can buy shares of the company.
History of Wingstop
Wingstop was founded in 1993 in Garland, Texas. It was started by Antonio Swad and Bernadette Fiaschetti. The very first Wingstop restaurant that was owned by someone else (a franchise) opened in 1997.
By 2002, Wingstop proudly announced they had served two million chicken wings! In 2005, they started serving lunch, making it easier for people to enjoy their food during the day. Then, in 2009, Wingstop added boneless chicken to their menu.
Wingstop opened its first restaurant outside the United States in Mexico in 2010. This was a big step for the company! Between 2014 and 2016, Wingstop grew very quickly. It was one of the fastest-growing restaurant chains in the US.
In 2015, Wingstop became a public company. This means its shares are traded on the stock market. That year, the company's earnings grew a lot.
In 2019, Wingstop started using a new slogan: Where Flavor Gets Its Wings. The next year, you could get Wingstop delivered right to your door in Dallas, Texas, through DoorDash. Also in 2019, the Wingstop Team Member Foundation was created. This group helps Wingstop employees who are going through tough times because of an emergency.
On June 21, 2021, Wingstop announced a new online-only restaurant called ThighStop. This new brand sells chicken thighs instead of wings. The company said this change helped them save money.
What's on the Menu?
The Wingstop menu has many chicken items. You can find different kinds of wings with lots of sauces. They also offer chicken sandwiches. Sometimes, they even have special sauces for a limited time as part of their promotions.
See also
- List of chicken restaurants
