Buffalo Wild Wings

Inspire bolsters its C-suite with 2 appointments

Don Crocker moves up to chief development officer, and Chris Held joins the Buffalo Wild Wings parent as chief supply officer.

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Leadership

Inspire Brands boots up a different sort of website

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 02, 2019

The new site provides a detailed assessment of the company’s economic impact on each state.

Leadership

Inspire Brands names Raghu Sagi chief information officer

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 25, 2019

Darla Morse will become the CIO of another Roark Capital-owned company, CKE Restaurants.

Marketing

All restaurants win during March Madness, new research shows

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 19, 2019

New research shows that a considerable positive impact is felt by restaurants across the board, not just big marketers or operations with a hometown team in the hunt.

Marketing

Buffalo Wild Wings pushes on-premise traffic in new March Madness campaign

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 14, 2019

The casual chain’s ad play, the first with its new creative agency, includes custom-built stools for NCAA basketball fans who’ve recently had vasectomies.

Financing

Buffalo Wild Wings’ turnaround is underway, franchisee says

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 01, 2019

Sixty-four-unit operator Diversified Restaurant Holdings said the chain’s rejuvenation efforts delivered his company’s first positive comps in three years.

Financing