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Cooper, who previously served as global vice president for Holiday Inn, will focus on growing the wings chain around the world.

Chicken wing prices plunged, which helped the restaurants’ profits.

When your concept is all about chicken wings, smart buying is key to profitability in a time of rising prices. A pair of operators share their strategies.

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Since joining the chicken-wing specialist in 2003, Jim Flynn has presided over 28 consecutive quarters of sales growth, keeping the 16-year-old chain in expansion mode despite the troubled economy.

In this newly created position, Larry Kruguer, who joins the team from Wendy’s International, will oversee international development of the chicken-wing chain.

The development of 530 additional stores is underway, the franchisor says.

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

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