Wing Zone was recently featured in Entrepreneur's StartUps!

The Buddy System
5 people you should get to know when launching your business.
By Carrie Bach Entrepreneur's StartUps - March 2010

Get to Know your Business Partner

In 1991, friends Matt Friedman and Adam Scott were fraternity brothers at the University of Florida who shared a common dream to have their own business. They started making Buffalo wings and homemade sauces for students around campus, and the concept of Wing Zone was born. Today, with nearly 100 locations around the country, these two business partners and friends give us their tips on how to create (and maintain) a good business partnership:

• Be a good communicator.
• Be ready to work (all the time).
• Be cognizant of your roles. "Understand what each partner's main focus is," says Scott, who takes care of the technical, financial and legal matters, while Friedman specializes in the overall direction of the company, marketing and menu planning.
• Be passionate about what you do.

Wing Zone was recently featured in the Atlanta Business Chronicle

Wing Zone taking flight overseas

Friday, February 26, 2010

Atlanta Business Chronicle - by Lisa R. Schoolcraft Staff Writer

Matt Friedman is the first to admit he’s a wing man.

Friedman co-founded Atlanta-based Wing Zone, a chicken wing fast-casual restaurant, while in college when he couldn’t find decent chicken wings.

Now he plans to spread his Wing Zones internationally, starting with 50 units in Japan, five in Panama and six in the Bahamas.

He’s also just struck a deal with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) to put Wing Zone on up to 160 domestic military bases and 60 international U.S. bases. (Read More)