Wingstop

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.

Financing

Wingstop is not just a pandemic phenomenon

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 01, 2021

The chain’s same-store sales rose 21% in the first quarter, completing a remarkable year. But its performance was improving long before quarantine, says RB's The Bottom Line.

Financing

Pizza and chicken won 2020, but burgers are catching up

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 11, 2021

RB’s The Bottom Line examines which fast-food restaurants won, and which ones lost, during a pandemic-laden year. Pizza chains like Domino's and Papa John's, and chicken wing chains like Wingstop, did best in 2020.

Food

Why Wingstop isn’t rushing into chicken thighs

By Heather Lalley on Feb. 18, 2021

The fast casual is feeling the heat from greater demand for chicken wings. But the chain is putting stock in its belief the uptick is pandemic-fueled and temporary, rather than a long-term concern.

Operations