Wing Zone featured in Cumming Patch

Wing Zone was featured in a the Cumming Patch in an article titled "Wing Zone: Thank You. Drive Thru." Cumming Patch reporter January Mills spoke with franchisee Jeff Reddick about the new Wing Zone location in Cumming, GA. The article talks about this location being the very first to feature a drive thru for Wing Zone and the industry as a whole. Reddick says, “It’s an honor; it’s exciting and we know Cumming consumers are going to go crazy over this very first drive-thru wing concept.” That’s not it though, Reddick points out the location also delivers. Check out the article here.

Wing Zone: Thank You. Drive Thru.
How do you like your wings? Delivery, carry out or drive thru?
By January Mills

Wing Zone celebrated the grand opening of its Cumming location on July 16. Franchise owners Michael Hornsteiner, Jeff Reddick, Kevin Aycock and Sonny Hires jumped on the opportunity to open Wing Zone's very first drive-thru location. Reddick says, “It’s an honor; it’s exciting and we know Cumming consumers are going to go crazy over this very first drive-thru wing concept."

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Wing Zone featured in QSR Magazine

Wing Zone was recently featured in an article in QSR called “Ones to Watch: Wing Zone” which was built from a interview with Matt Friedman, CEO and Founder of Wing Zone. The article discusses the brand’s journey from its inception in 1991 to the 83-unit franchise it is today. The article discusses the extensive flavor profile that Wing Zone offers to its adventurous consumers, including the new flavor rubs. The article also highlights the other food options that Wing Zone has added to its menu which include fries, cheese sticks and fried mushrooms. The article also discusses the different restaurant concepts that Wing Zone continues to add to its footprint, like the newest freestanding drive-thru. Click here to read more.

One to Watch: Wing Zone
From frat house to budding franchise, find out how Wing Zone grew into a $40 million company.

The idea for Wing Zone was hatched in a fraternity house in 1991, but the first store didn’t open until two years later. Take-out and delivery wings were the brainstorm of fraternity brothers Matt Friedman and Adam Scott, who, while studying at the University of Florida, wanted to feed themselves and fellow Gators something besides the delivery mainstays of pizza and subs.

“Wings were something you couldn’t get delivered then,” Friedman says. “So we wrote a business plan focused on takeout and delivery. We did the testing out of our fraternity house kitchen, and then in my senior year of college we opened our first restaurant.”

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