Wing Zone targets Buffalo market

Just today Buffalo Business First published an article called, “Wing Zone eyes Buffalo market,” which discusses Wing Zone’s interest in expanding to Buffalo. The article was built from an in-depth interview with Adam Scott. This is a great article discussing Wing Zone’s participation in the National Buffalo Wing Festival and also its future development potential in the market. Check it out:

Wing Zone eyes Buffalo market
Business First of Buffalo - by James Fink

Next weekend's National Buffalo Wing Festival may open the door for a restaurant chain to enter the local market.

The founders of Atlanta-based Wing Zone will be at the festival, set for Sept. 4 and Sept. 5 at Coca-Cola Field, to not only showcase their wings but also to possibly meet with potential franchisees. Expanding into the Buffalo Niagara marketplace is at the top of Wing Zone's wish list.

"We'd do it tomorrow, if we had the right franchisee," said Adam Scott, Wing Zone co-founder and chief financial officer. "But it's got to be the right fit with the right person." (Read More)

Taking Ownership: Wing Zone to Pioneer Chicken Wing Delivery in the Bahamas

Delivery/Take-Out Chicken Wing Franchise Expands Internationally for First Time and Selects the Bahamas as Key International Growth Market

While many brands are in limbo, shuffling to strategize their economic stability plan, Wing Zone, a 100-unit chicken wing delivery/take-out specialist and the nation’s authority of flavor and ambassadors of sauce, is progressing forward. In fact, Wing Zone will pioneer unchartered territory, as the first chicken wing delivery chain to step outside of the United States and into the Bahamas this fall.

Experienced franchisees, Michael Turnquest and Roy Nick Dean, have partnered up to bring the first chicken wing delivery chain to the Bahamas for the first time. Turnquest and Dean have signed a six-unit development deal with Wing Zone and will start opening the first of their six locations this fall.

Matt Friedman, CEO and Founder of Wing Zone, noted that the popularity of Buffalo chicken wings in the states prompted Wing Zone to think outside-of-the-box in their development strategy. “We sold more than 47 million wings last year,” he said, “why shouldn’t consumers of all cultures be able to experience our flavors?”

In late 2009, Friedman and the Wing Zone team began talking with Turnquest and Dean about bringing Wing Zone to the Bahamas. The franchise partners signed a development deal late last year, which states their intention to develop six Wing Zone locations across the Bahamas over the next several years.

To prepare for the expansion into the Bahamas, Wing Zone took a good look in the mirror to create a stronger identity with consumers in the Bahamas and is launching a revamped footprint to fit in with the country’s demand. The new footprint will include a new quick casual dining experience with about 15 seats.

“This is just the tip of the iceberg,” said Friedman, noting that Wing Zone has created an international distribution method to maintain consistent flavor and taste. “Not only have we repositioned ourselves to better connect with multi-unit/multi-brand franchisees by simplifying our operations, systems, branding, and marketing, but we have created a concept that is friendly, worldwide.”

“We have been a good franchise brand for 10 years. Now we will turn great,” Friedman said.

Taking Ownership: Wing Zone to Pioneer Chicken Wing Delivery in Japan

Delivery/Take-Out Chicken Wing Franchise Expands Internationally for First Time and Selects Japan as Key International Growth Market

While many brands are in limbo, shuffling to strategize their economic stability plan, Wing Zone, a 100-unit chicken wing delivery/take-out specialist and the nation’s authority of flavor and ambassadors of sauce, is progressing forward. In fact, Wing Zone will pioneer unchartered territory, as the first chicken wing delivery chain to step outside of the United States and into Japan later this year.

Experienced franchisees, Richard Dare and Pacific Rim Partners, have partnered up to bring the first chicken wing delivery chain to Japan for the first time. Richard Dare and Pacific Rim Partners have signed a 25-unit development deal with Wing Zone and will start opening the first of their 25 locations later this year.

Matt Friedman, CEO and Founder of Wing Zone, noted that the popularity of Buffalo chicken wings in the states prompted Wing Zone to think outside-of-the-box in their development strategy. “We sold more than 47 million wings last year,” he said, “why shouldn’t consumers of all cultures be able to experience our flavors?”

In late 2009, Friedman and the Wing Zone team began talking with Richard Dare and Pacific Rim Partners about bringing Wing Zone to Japan. The franchise partners signed a development deal late last year, which states their intention to develop 25 Wing Zone locations across Japan over the next several years.

To prepare for the expansion into Japan, Wing Zone took a good look in the mirror to create a stronger identity with consumers in Japan and is launching a revamped footprint to fit in with the country’s demand. The footprint will range from Wing Zone’s already established takeout/delivery model to the new quick casual dining experience with about 10 seats.

“This is just the tip of the iceberg,” said Friedman, noting that Wing Zone has created an international distribution method to maintain consistent flavor and taste. “Not only have we repositioned ourselves to better connect with multi-unit/multi-brand franchisees by simplifying our operations, systems, branding, and marketing, but we have created a concept that is friendly, worldwide.”

“We have been a good franchise brand for 10 years. Now we will turn great,” Friedman said.

Taking Ownership: Wing Zone to Pioneer Chicken Wing Delivery in Panama

Delivery/Take-Out Chicken Wing Franchise Expands Internationally for First Time and Selects Panama as First International Growth Market

On August 10, five franchise partners, Diqueos Tagaropulos, Manuel Alvarez, Salomon Diaz, Adalberto Ferrer and Gianni Achurra are pioneering unchartered territory, as they are bringing to Panama the first chicken wing delivery chain to step outside of the United States.

While many brands are in limbo, shuffling to strategize their economic stability plan, Wing Zone, a U.S-based, 100-unit chicken wing delivery/take-out specialist and authority of flavor and ambassadors of sauce, is progressing forward and stepping into international waters.

The first of five Panama locations is expected to open August 10, 2010 by experienced entrepreneurs, Tagaropulos, Alvarez, Diaz, Ferrer, and Achurra. The other four locations will open over the next several years.

Matt Friedman, CEO and Founder of Wing Zone, noted that the popularity of Buffalo chicken wings in the states prompted Wing Zone to think outside-of-the-box in their development strategy. “We sold more than 47 million wings last year,” he said, “why shouldn’t consumers of all cultures be able to experience our flavors?”

In late 2009, Friedman and the Wing Zone team began talking with Tagaropulos, Alvarez, Diaz, Ferrer and Achurra about bringing Wing Zone to Panama. The franchise partners signed a development deal late last year, which states their intention to develop five Wing Zone locations across Panama over the next several years.

To prepare for the expansion into Panama, Wing Zone took a good look in the mirror to create a stronger identity with consumers in Panama and is launching a revamped footprint to fit in with the country’s demand. The new footprint will include a new quick casual dining experience with 56 seats.

“This is just the tip of the iceberg,” said Friedman, noting that Wing Zone has created an international distribution method to maintain consistent flavor and taste. “Not only have we repositioned ourselves to better connect with multi-unit/multi-brand franchisees by simplifying our operations, systems, branding, and marketing, but we have created a concept that is friendly, worldwide.”

“We have been a good franchise brand for 10 years. Now we will turn great,” Friedman said.