Wing Zone flies into St. Louis Market

Wing Zone were recently featured in an article in the St. Louis Business Journal titled, "Wing Zone flies into St. Louis market." The article, featuring our own Matt Friedman discusses the history behind the Wing Zone concept and the steps needed to open a franchise with Wing Zone. St. Louis' newest (and first) Wing Zone is owned by Roya Moshiri and her husband Monte Dover and the article also discusses their experience in the Franchise industry. Click here to read the article or begin below.

"Wing Zone flies into St. Louis market"
By E.B. Solomont

Is there a chicken war brewing? 

Wing Zone, a restaurant concept based in Atlanta, is set to open its first St. Louis location next month, just weeks after Raising Cane's debuted its first stand-along store in the area, located in Des Peres less than a half-mile from Chick-fil-A.

The Wing Zone restaurant will be located at 1643 S. Jefferson Ave., in a shopping center that was redeveloped by Green Street St. Louis for $8 million. (The Jefferson Commons shopping center is also home to a new Save-A-Lot, which opened last week.)

In an increasingly crowded chicken field, Wing Zone bills itself as a fast-casual, cook-to-order concept. Most of its business is takeout, but for customers who stay and eat, servers bring the food to their tables. 

"People want the quality of a sit-down restaurant but want the value of a lower price," said CEO Matt Friedman, who co-founded the company as a college student.

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