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| Company type | Public (Nasdaq: BWLD) |
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| Founded | 1982 in Columbus, Ohio |
| Founder | James Disbrow Scott Lowery James Womack (Franchise Owner) |
| Headquarters | Westland, Ypsilanti, Dearborn, Howell, Michigan |
Number of locations | Over 700 |
Area served | United States of America |
| Products | Buffalo wings, sauces, other fast-casual products |
| Website | [1] |
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar (Nasdaq: BWLD) is a casual dining restaurant and sports bar franchise in the United States that is known for its buffalo wings.
History
[edit]Buffalo Wild Wings was founded in 1981 after James Disbrow, then living in Buffalo, New York, came to Kent, Ohio to judge an amateur rodeo competition at Kent State University in 1981. He met up with his friend, Scott Lowery, and went looking for a place to get authentic Buffalo-style chicken wings.[2] Unable to find one that served authentic wings anywhere, they decided to open up their own restaurant, first in Columbus, Ohio, and then in Westerville, Ohio one year later.The original location itself closed on November 19, 2006. Originally called Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck, from which the abbreviation BW3 was created, the restaurant became a franchise; as of December 27, 2009, it had 652 locations (232 directly owned by the company, and 420 franchised locations) across 42 U.S. states.[3] The corporate headquarters was located upstairs from their location in Clifton, Cincinnati for several years before moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Franchise's are open everywhere in the United States. The owner of the JRW corp, which is a group of four franchise stores is James Womack, the four stores are located in southeast Michigan in the citys of Westland, Michigan, Ypsilanti, Michigan, Dearborn, Michigan, and Howell, Michgan.
In 2010, the company announced an expansion into Canada after announcing the 700th store being open in the United States. Buffalo Wild Wings wants to have over 1000 stores eventually, and over 50 in Canada within the next five years. This holding opportunities for interested owners.[4]
Menu Items and Signature Sauces
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Buffalo Wild Wings menu and specials vary from franchise to corporate stores. At the JRW Corp stores there are a wide number of menu items, geared toward reaching the needs of every individual. The items rang from veggie burgers, wings, and salads with or without meat. There are 14 signiture sauces that start at sweet bbq, and travel to blazen.
- Sweet BBQ
- Teriyaki
- Mild
- Parmesan Garlic
- Medium
- Honey BBQ
- Spicy Garlic
- Asian Zing
- Caribbean Jerk
- Hot BBQ
- Hot
- Mango Habanero
- Wild
- Blazin'
In addition to the signature sauces, Buffalo Wild Wings now offers four Signature Dry Rubs.
- Salt & Vinegar
- Buffalo
- Chipotle BBQ
- Desert Heat
Giving Back
[edit]Buffalo wild wings is a place that employs over 15,000 employees across the nation. [5] And the JRW corp has its fair share of employees that work together between the four stores to create an atmosphere for locals to enjoy. What makes the JRW corp franchise different is each year the franchise helps out by hosting fundraising events for local causes. These fundraising nights are held on mondays, wednesdays, and sundays. Also the JRW corp franchise stores each adopts families for Christmas and Thanksgiving. Making sure the families have toys, food, and cloths for the upcoming weather seasons. It is thier way to give back to the community who is giving them busniess and keeping them open.
Owners and Management
[edit]The owner of the four stores, is James Womack. He instills in the trust of management ran by Doug Blair and others to keep the store up to his standards as he cannot be in all four stores, all the time. And the JRW corp franchise is the largest growing in profit increase across the nation. The managment of the four stores control what specials are being ran there, and what beverages are offered. Examples being if Bud Light with be on special or if it will be Coors Light. Little decision like these may be small but are important based on the customers interests, and what will bring in the most business.
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ www.buffalowildwings.com
- ^ "Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc". FundingUniverse.com. Funding Universe. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ^ "Form 10-K - Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. - BWLD". 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ Singleton, Sharon (August 18, 2010). "Buffalo Wild Wings coming to Canada". Toronto Sun. Sun Media. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ www.hoovers.com