Wingstop is an American multinational fast-food chain that focuses on chicken wings. Their restaurants and locations are aviation-themed following a 1930s and 1940s pre-jet aviation theme. It serves cooked-to-order, hand-sauced, and tossed chicken wings, boneless wings, tenders, fresh-cut, seasoned fries, and beverages.
The chain was founded in 1994 in Garland, TX by Anthony Swad. Begging to offer franchises in 1997, it sold its billionth chicken wing in 2002. Since then, the chain has grown to over 1,400 restaurants. It is headquartered in Addison, TX.
It was acquired by Gemini Investors in 2003, sold to Roark Capital Group in 2010, and went public in 2015. It partnered with Doordash for national delivery and celebrated its 25th year in business in 2019.
Wingstop’s first international location was in Mexico in 2011. It has since grown to 21 restaurants in that country since then. As of today, Wingstop operates in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama, Russia, Singapore, Colombia, France, and United Arab Emirates. It is the largest fast-casual chicken wings-focused restaurant chain in the world.