Wing Zone featured in NRN

In observance of Memorial Day, Nation’s Restaurant News reporter Mark Brandau spoke to Wing Zone franchisee and military veteran Todd Waldemar to learn how his military experience has helped him become a successful Wing Zone franchisee. “The military really drills into you the philosophy that you can do,” said Waldemar “…I’m looking at it (restaurant ownership) in terms of knowing I can do it.” Matt Freidman, CEO of Wing Zone, also discussed why military vets make great franchisees and Wing Zone’s recent alignment with AAFES to bring more Wing Zone locations to military bases across the U.S. Click here to view the article in its entirety!

Taking military training to restaurant leadership
By Mark Brandau

Todd Waldemar returned from Iraq in 2006 and knew that he had the experience and leadership capabilities as a Marine to go into business for himself. He just didn’t know everything about one industry to get started.

But researching several franchised businesses before enlisting with Wing Zone gave him the confidence to know that the discipline instilled in him by the Marine Corps would allow him to leverage platforms already developed by the franchisor. Today he franchises four units of the fast-casual chain.

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