WingStreet

WingStreet is an American restaurant chain specializing in chicken. The restaurant chain is owned by Yum! Brands, which also owns its sister franchises Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC. As of March 2014, there are close to 5,000 locations in the U.S. and Canada.[2] They are always co-located with Pizza Hut.[3]

Co-located WingStreet and Pizza Hut restaurant in Gillette, Wyoming

WingStreet
TypeWholly owned subsidiary
IndustryFast Food
Founded2003 (2003)[1]
HeadquartersPlano, Texas
Area served
United States
Canada
Australia
Cyprus
ProductsChicken Wings • Sauces • French Fries
ParentYum! Brands

History

In 2003, Yum! launched WingStreet as a hybrid combo unit with an existing Pizza Hut franchise.[4] In 2007, Pizza Hut/WingStreet opened their 1,000th restaurant. In 2007 and 2008, a thousand WingStreet stores a year were opened. On October 19, 2009, Company president Scott Bergren publicized WingStreet's national launch.[4] The chain predicted aggressive growth, adding more than 4,000 locations by 2010.[5] In 2012, Pizza Hut opened a standalone pilot store in Denton, Texas. The store was unsuccessful in collecting sales and closed the following year.[6]

Wings

WingStreet restaurants sell breaded and traditional buffalo wings for take-out and delivery. Their sauces include Teriyaki, Spicy Garlic, Honey BBQ, Garlic Parmesan and Buffalo (Mild, Medium, and Hot), as well as cajun and lemon pepper dry rubs. They also offer sauce-free "Naked" wings.

Aside from chicken wings, the restaurant usually offers additional sides such as fried cheese sticks, chicken tenders, apple pies, french fries (Ranch or Cajun style) and potato wedges. Moreover, certain locations may offer curly fries, jalapeno poppers and onion rings.

See also

References
  1. "Pizza Hut to cobrand with WingStreet in 2004". pizzamarketplace.com. February 10, 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  2. "Pizza Hut® Takes Wingstreet® National By Offering America Free Wings If "Winged" Team Wins Men's Division 1 College Basketball Title", prnewswire.com,17 May 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. Slawsky, Richard (July 6, 2007). "Chicken wings take flight". PizzaMarketplace.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  4. Cyrek, Christopher (October 20, 2009). "Pizza Hut going after wings market". Dallas Business Journal. Dallas, Texas: American City Business Journals, Inc. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  5. "WingStreet(R) Fastest Growing Restaurant Chain (Press release)". Reuters. May 8, 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  6. Christopher Freeburn (May 30, 2013). "Pizza Hut's Stand-Alone WingStreet Test Fails". InvestorPlace. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
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