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{{Infobox company
name = Wing Zone Franchise Corporation |
| name = Wing Zone Franchise Corporation
logo = [[File:Wing Zone Logo.png|250px|Wing Zone Logo]]|
| logo = Wing Zone Logo.jpg
| foundation = {{start date and age|1991}} in [[Gainesville, Florida]], US.<!-- per guidance at {{Infobox company}} -->
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type = Take-Out/Delivery Restaurant|
| location = [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], U.S.
foundation = [[Gainesville, Florida]], USA ({{start date and age|1991}}) |
location = [[Atlanta, Georgia]], [[United States|USA]] |
| owner = [[Capriotti's]]
| key_people = {{Ubl
key_people = Matt Friedman, <br> Co-founder & CEO <br> Adam Scott, <br> Co-founder & CFO |
| Ashley Morris, CEO
industry = Restaurants |
| Jason Smylie, President
area_served = [[United States]] <br> [[Central America]] |
}}
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products = [[Buffalo wing|Buffalo Wings]], [[Sandwiches]], [[Chicken fingers]] |
revenue = |
| industry = Restaurants
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| type = Take-Out / Delivery Restaurant
homepage = [http://www.wingzone.com/ wingzone.com]
| area_served = {{Hlist
| U.S.
| Panama
| Saudi Arabia
| Malaysia
| [[Malabo]]
| Colombia
| Singapore
| Guatemala<ref>{{Cite press release |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wing-zone-expands-rapidly-growing-international-footprint-with-up-to-50-unit-deal-in-the-philippines-300463546.html |title=Wing Zone® Expands Rapidly Growing International Footprint with Up to 50-Unit Deal in The Philippines |date=May 25, 2017 |publisher=Wing Zone |location=Atlanta |via=[[PRNewswire]]}}{{self published source|date=December 2022}}</ref>
}}
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| products = {{Hlist | [[Buffalo wing|Buffalo Wings]] | [[Sandwiches]] | [[Chicken fingers]]}}
| revenue =
| website = {{URL|wingzone.com}}
}}
}}


'''Wing Zone''' is a [[Las Vegas]]-based chain of restaurants that specializes in [[Chicken as food|chicken wings]] owned by [[Capriotti's]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://restaurantbusinessonline.com/operations/inside-capriottis-wing-zone-acquisition|title=Inside Capriotti's Wing Zone acquisition|website=Restaurant Business}}</ref> The chain has over 30 restaurants in the United States and over 60 internationally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrn.com/fast-casual/capriottis-opens-wing-zone-flagship-store-north-las-vegas-nevada|title=Capriotti's opens Wing Zone flagship store in North Las Vegas, Nevada|date=July 5, 2022|website=Nation's Restaurant News}}</ref> In 2022, Capriotti's announced that Wing Zone will be expanding, with 50 new locations into India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.franchising.com/news/20221111_capriottis_and_wing_zone_signs_franchise_agreement_in_republic_of_india.html|title=Capriotti's and Wing Zone Signs Franchise Agreement in Republic of India|first1=Capriotti's|last1=S|first2=wich Shop &#124; 0 Shares 144|last2=Reads|website=www.franchising.com}}</ref>
'''Wing Zone''' is an [[Atlanta]]-based [[United States|American]] chain of [[restaurants]] that specializes in [[deep-fried]] food products. There are roughly 80 Wing Zone locations in 25 American states, usually in [[urban areas]].<ref>[http://www.chainleader.com/archives/2007/02/site-wing-zone.asp Site Lines: Urban Renewal - 2/1/2007 - Chain Leader<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Wing Zone has been featured on [[The Food Network]]'s ''Roker on the Road'',<ref>[http://www.wingzonefranchise.com/news/feb04-01.html Wing Zone<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ''[[Entrepreneur Magazine]]''<ref>[http://www.wingzonefranchise.com/media/wz_franchise5002004.pdf 15906<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and others. Wing Zone has also won many awards, such as "National Festival Favourite" at the 2004 [[National Buffalo Wing Festival]].<ref>[http://www.wingzonefranchise.com/news/sep04-03.html Wing Zone<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Wing Zone offers both take-out and delivery.
[[File:Wing Zone in Las Vegas.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Wing Zone in Las Vegas|Wing Zone Interior]]


==History==
==History==
The Wing Zone was founded in 1991 by Matt Friedman and Adam Scott, two students at the [[University of Florida]]. The two partners took over their [[Fraternities and sororities|fraternity]] kitchen at nights and began developing their recipes. Friedman and Scott opened up their first two locations in [[Gainesville, Florida]], in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Panda |first=Chandan |date=2024-03-22 |title=Wing Zone Menu With Prices [March 2024 Updated] |url=https://usamenuprices.com/wing-zone-menu-prices/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=USAmenuprices |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Wing Zone restaurant on Route 1.jpg|thumb|Wing Zone restaurant in [[Fairfax County, Virginia]]]]

The Wing Zone was founded in 1991 by [[Matt Friedman]] and [[Adam Scott (Wing Zone founder)|Adam Scott]], two students at the [[University of Florida]]. The two partners took over their [[Fraternities and sororities|fraternity]] kitchen at nights and began developing their own techniques of creating the original buffalo wings. According to Wing Zone's website, they sold out on their first two nights of business. Matt and Adam opened up their first two locations in [[Gainesville, Florida]] in 1993. As of 2014, Wing Zone has opened eight locations in [[Panama City, Panama]]. In 2014, Wing Zone opened their second international location in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.<ref>[http://www.wingzone.com/history.html Wing Zone<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2015, Wing Zone opened their third international location in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
As of 2014, Wing Zone has opened eight locations in [[Panama City, Panama]]. In 2014, Wing Zone opened their second international location in [[San Pedro Sula]], Honduras.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wingzone.com/history.html |publisher=Wing Zone |title=Company History |year=2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707040906/https://wingzone.com/history.html |archive-date=July 7, 2013 |url-status=dead}}{{self published source|date=December 2022}}</ref> In 2015, Wing Zone opened their third international location in [[Guatemala City]], Guatemala. In 2021, [[Capriotti's]] purchased the company and relocated the headquarters to Las Vegas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrn.com/fast-casual/capriotti-s-sandwich-shop-acquires-wing-zone-creating-150-million-company|title=Capriotti's Sandwich Shop acquires Wing Zone, creating $150 million company|date=January 4, 2021|website=Nation's Restaurant News}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Buffalo wings]]
*[[Buffalo wings]]
*[[Chicken (food)]]
* [[List of fast-food chicken restaurants]]
* [[List of fast-food chicken restaurants]]
*[[National Buffalo Wing Festival]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://wingzone.com/ Official site]
* {{Official website|https://wingzone.com}}


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[[Category:Fast-food poultry restaurants]]
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Revision as of 10:27, 22 March 2024

Wing Zone Franchise Corporation
Company typeTake-Out / Delivery Restaurant
IndustrieRestaurants
Gegründet1991; 33 years ago (1991) in Gainesville, Florida, US.
HauptsitzLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Area served
  • U.S.
  • Panama
  • Saudi-Arabien
  • Malaysia
  • Malabo
  • Kolumbien
  • Singapur
  • Guatemala[1]
Key people
  • Ashley Morris, CEO
  • Jason Smylie, President
Produkte
OwnerCapriotti's
Websitewingzone.com

Wing Zone is a Las Vegas-based chain of restaurants that specializes in chicken wings owned by Capriotti's.[2] The chain has over 30 restaurants in the United States and over 60 internationally.[3] In 2022, Capriotti's announced that Wing Zone will be expanding, with 50 new locations into India.[4]

Wing Zone in Las Vegas
Wing Zone Interior

History

The Wing Zone was founded in 1991 by Matt Friedman and Adam Scott, two students at the University of Florida. The two partners took over their fraternity kitchen at nights and began developing their recipes. Friedman and Scott opened up their first two locations in Gainesville, Florida, in 1993.[5]

As of 2014, Wing Zone has opened eight locations in Panama City, Panama. In 2014, Wing Zone opened their second international location in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.[6] In 2015, Wing Zone opened their third international location in Guatemala City, Guatemala. In 2021, Capriotti's purchased the company and relocated the headquarters to Las Vegas.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wing Zone® Expands Rapidly Growing International Footprint with Up to 50-Unit Deal in The Philippines" (Press release). Atlanta: Wing Zone. May 25, 2017 – via PRNewswire.[self-published source]
  2. ^ "Inside Capriotti's Wing Zone acquisition". Restaurant Business.
  3. ^ "Capriotti's opens Wing Zone flagship store in North Las Vegas, Nevada". Nation's Restaurant News. July 5, 2022.
  4. ^ S, Capriotti's; Reads, wich Shop | 0 Shares 144. "Capriotti's and Wing Zone Signs Franchise Agreement in Republic of India". www.franchising.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Panda, Chandan (2024-03-22). "Wing Zone Menu With Prices [March 2024 Updated]". USAmenuprices. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  6. ^ "Company History". Wing Zone. 2012. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013.[self-published source]
  7. ^ "Capriotti's Sandwich Shop acquires Wing Zone, creating $150 million company". Nation's Restaurant News. January 4, 2021.
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