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Wingstop Restaurants

Runs quick-service chicken wing restaurants

Franchise Business Consultant

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
United States
In PersonCovers the Colorado and Utah area; travel up to 75% is required.
Business & Strategy

About the job

Requirements
  • Demonstrated strong business acumen and the ability to drive financial and operational performance.
  • Frequent use of a computer and other technology for everyday responsibilities.
  • Ability to travel up to 75% and work extended hours as needed, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
  • Ability to manage travel in accordance with Wingstop travel policies.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple projects while maintaining urgency and quality.
Responsibilities
  • Influence and directly impact 90–125 franchised domestic restaurants in the Colorado and Utah area to drive results and deliver business objectives.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for the franchise portfolio, with accountability for operational excellence, P&L results, and long-term franchise success.
  • Build strong relationships with franchisees and drive key performance indicators, including same-store sales, guest experience metrics, and operational metrics such as speed of service.
  • Own portfolio business performance, health, and P&L, driving accountability for revenue growth and profitability.
  • Serve as the primary liaison between Wingstop Restaurants Inc. and brand partners, ensuring effective and timely two-way communication.
  • Travel regularly to brand partner restaurants to ensure operational excellence, provide coaching, and protect the brand across operations, facilities, marketing, training, purchasing, and development.
  • Analyze business performance using data and dashboards, partner with brand partners to identify opportunities, and build strategic plans that drive sustained growth and profitability.
  • Lead quarterly business reviews with brand partners to align on goals, ensure accountability, and track progress toward results.
  • Anticipate challenges, recommend solutions, make timely decisions, and influence outcomes that strengthen restaurant operations and business results.
  • Ensure adherence to brand standards and franchise agreements across the region.
  • Champion best practices and share learnings across the region to elevate performance.
  • Act as a Wingstop culture champion and brand ambassador.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

About the company

Wingstop operates and franchises quick-service restaurants for guests seeking cooked-to-order chicken meals. Its menu includes classic and boneless wings, tenders and chicken sandwiches, with signature sauces, fries, sides, ranch and bleu cheese dips. Guests order in person, for carryout or delivery; Wingstop provides franchise partners with restaurant technology and brand support. Most locations are franchisee-operated; Wingstop Inc. also runs a smaller group and earns revenue from royalties, franchise and development fees, advertising contributions and company-owned restaurant sales. Wingstop began with its first restaurant in Garland, Texas, in 1994 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Dallas, TX

Founded

1994

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What believers are saying

  • Expansion adds operating scale: Wingstop's February 2026 results reported 493 net restaurant openings worldwide during 2025.
  • Employees have targeted support: Wingstop's Morrison Family Scholarship funds education, and its Team Member Foundation addresses unexpected hardship.
  • System sales grew quickly: Wingstop reported 25% compound annual growth over three years through December 2025.

What critics are saying

  • Existing restaurants lost sales: Wingstop's domestic same-store sales fell 7.5% in the July 2026 results, pressuring royalties.
  • Wing prices remain exposed: Wingstop's bone-in wings lack fixed-price markets and represented 19.7% of March 2026 company-restaurant sales costs.
  • Corporate teams face reorganization: Wingstop's April 2026 filing recorded charges for a realignment announced in January 2026.

What makes Wingstop Restaurants unique

  • Menu choice centers on flavor: Wingstop gives its chicken meals 12 signature flavors.
  • Kitchen operations share common technology: Wingstop completed Smart Kitchen installation in all 2,586 domestic restaurants by December 2025.
  • Sports marketing has a league-wide platform: Wingstop is the NBA's Official Chicken Partner.

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