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Wingstop

Operations

Why Wingstop’s new virtual brand, Thighstop, may not be around long

 By Heather Lalley on Jun. 22, 2021

Bone-in and boneless thighs will be added to Wingstop’s permanent menu “eventually,” said the chain’s COO.

Operations

Wingstop is launching a virtual concept called Thighstop

 By Heather Lalley on Jun. 21, 2021

The chain is now selling crispy chicken thighs from its kitchens, as well as boneless breaded thighs in a move to combat the volatility of chicken wing pricing.

Leadership

How the past lit a path through the pandemic for 5 top industry leaders

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 04, 2021

The chain CEOs vying to be Restaurant Leader of the Year explain how they found direction in key experiences from their past.

Operations

Wingstop becomes a minority investor in its UK franchisee

By Heather Lalley on May 25, 2021

The fast-growing wing chain will help Lemon Pepper Holdings expand overseas.

Food

Comfort-seeking customers flocked to chicken chains in 2020

By Patricia Cobe on May 20, 2021

The leading chicken concepts in Technomic’s Top 500 sales ranking all showed positive growth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Operations

Wingstop is beating last April's sales explosion

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 28, 2021

Despite high wing costs, Wingstop said same-store sales are positive for April, jumping 2020's 33% comps boom.

Financing

Restaurants find it tough to find chicken

By Jonathan Maze and Heather Lalley on Apr. 28, 2021

Wingstop and KFC, among other chains, have struggled to source chickens amid intense demand and worker shortages among distributors and processors.

Leadership

How Charlie Morrison George Jetson-ed Wingstop into the future

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 26, 2021

Charlie Morrison, one of Restaurant Business’ Restaurant Leader of the Year nominees, leveraged his background in data and technology to build Wingstop into one of the country’s fastest growing brands.

Leadership

Wingstop’s CEO took a small pay cut in 2020

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 19, 2021

Charlie Morrison’s $6 million pay package included $2 million in bonuses, thanks to the wing chain’s strong pandemic performance.

Financing

These are the 10 fastest growing chains in the U.S.

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 08, 2021

Large chains dominated the list of the quickest growing concepts, according to the Technomic Top 500, as the pandemic favored big chains over small chains.

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