Atlanta Wing Festival honors Wingstop

ATLANTA - Wingstop Restaurants, Inc. landed two coveted awards at the Atlanta Wing Festival held in Woodruff Park last weekend, Sept. 22 and 23.

Celebrities and wing-experts judged the contest and awarded Wingstop Best Hot Wing Sauce for their Original Hot wings and Best Lemon Pepper Sauce for their lemon pepper entry. Wingstop was represented by Ed and Sandra Cooper, Johnny Blake, Lawrence Coleman and Robbie Gauthier whose stores are located in Lawrenceville (3059 Lawrenceville Hwy.), Sandy Springs (8725 Roswell Rd.) and Norcross (6010 Singleton Rd.), respectively.

“We’re very proud of our brand partners in Atlanta and their dedication to excellence,” said Jim Flynn, Wingstop CEO. “We’re also excited every time our wings win national, regional and citywide awards.”

Wingstop offers restaurants with a nostalgic, aviation-themed atmosphere where the sole focus is on chicken wings. The chain now serves boneless wing strips that are made from 100 percent all-white meat chicken breast coated with a proprietary batter and breading. Wingstop features nine wing flavors, including Original Hot, Cajun, Atomic, Mild, Teriyaki, Lemon Pepper, Hawaiian, Garlic Parmesan, and Hickory Smoked BBQ. The wings are always made-to-order and served steaming hot. Customers can also choose from homemade side dishes including fresh-cut seasoned fries, bourbon baked beans, pearl potato salad, creamy cole slaw, vegetable sticks, rolls and assorted dipping sauces.

Wingstop has more than 600 restaurants either open or under development in 28 states and consistently tops industry growth rankings. Wingstop was chosen Wing King at the 2006 National Buffalo Wing Festival, Favorite Restaurant at the 2005 festival and their Cajun sauce took first place honors for the Best Creative Spicy Sauce in the festival’s blind taste test. In July 2005, Wingstop ranked No. 13 in Restaurant Business’ Top 50 Growth Chains (ranked by percentage increase in units) and was ranked the No. 1 chicken wing chain by Entrepreneur magazine in 2005. Troy Aikman, three-time Super Bowl champion and Hall of Fame quarterback, has served as the chain’s national spokesman since 2003. Aikman extended his contract in 2006 for three years, as Wingstop has posted 16 consecutive quarters of comp store sales increases since the partnership.

For Franchise Information:
For Wingstop franchise and franchise seminar information, call (972) 686-6500, visit wingstop.com or e-mail areadevelopment@wingstop.com.
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