Wingstop Restaurants, Inc. to reach 50-store mark

Jim Deering, president of Wingstop Restaurants, Inc., announced that the fast-growing chicken wing chain will reach the 50-store mark by the end of this month. Currently, 47 Wingstop restaurants are in operation with another four to open by Februarys end. The company will pass the 50-store milestone with restaurant openings in Gainesville, Fla., Augusta, Ga., Pleasant Grove, Texas and Las Cruces, N.M.

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February 15, 2002

Wingstop Restaurants, Inc. to reach 50-store mark

DALLAS -- Jim Deering, president of Wingstop Restaurants, Inc., announced that the fast-growing chicken wing chain will reach the 50-store mark by the end of this month.
Currently, 47 Wingstop restaurants are in operation with another four to open by Februarys end. The company will pass the 50-store milestone with restaurant openings in Gainesville, Fla., Augusta, Ga., Pleasant Grove, Texas and Las Cruces, N.M.
Deering says although this record is rewarding, the company has its sights on a bigger goal.
We plan to continue company growth until we reach a national presence," Deering said. At the current rate, it should not take more than a few years."
More than 60 additional stores are currently under development. Last year, Entrepreneur magazine ranked Wingstop as one of the fastest-growing franchises in the nation, and Southern Methodist University ranked the company the 13th fastest-growing, privately-held company in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Restaurant veteran Antonio Swad founded the Dallas-based company in 1994. As an early chicken wing pioneer, Swad focused his concept on a made-to-order, single-entrée menu that combined the broad appeal of poultry with his unique and proprietary sauces and seasonings.