DALLAS, Nov. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Wingstop (NASDAQ: WING), the award-winning wing experts with more than 1,200 locations worldwide, kicks off its national delivery plans by announcing that the market by market rollout of delivery is officially underway. The rollout begins by launching delivery in the Los Angeles and Houston markets through Wingstop’s exclusive national delivery partner, DoorDash. The national rollout builds upon the successful delivery tests conducted in Las Vegas, Chicago, Austin and Denver.
To celebrate the rollout, Wingstop and DoorDash are offering free delivery in Los Angeles starting today, through Sunday, Dec. 2. In Houston, delivery launches on Nov. 28, and Wingstop and DoorDash are offering free delivery for an entire week beginning, Monday, Dec. 10 through Sunday, Dec. 16. For free delivery of Wingstop’s made-fresh, hand-sauced and tossed wings, and our famous fries and sides, hungry fans must utilize the Wingstop or DoorDash websites or mobile apps.
“The future of dining is delivery,” said Stacy Peterson, Chief Experience Officer of Wingstop, “and we believe that the national partnership with DoorDash is the best way for us to deliver Wingstop flavor to the doors of our fans. So, we are excited to begin the official national delivery rollout in two of our largest markets, Los Angeles and Houston. We plan to rollout delivery to 80% of our system by the end of 2019.”
“DoorDash has been working hand-in-hand with Wingstop: integrating fully into their point of sale system, through our innovative DoorDash Drive platform all to ensure operational excellence and top-notch experience for our customers,” said Toby Espinosa, Head of Business Development at DoorDash. “Wingstop has been one of DoorDash’s most requested restaurants, and we are thrilled to be partnering with Wingstop on a national scale.”
Experience even more of the flavor you love by following Wingstop on social @Wingstop or visit Wingstop.com for more information.
About Wingstop
Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:WING) was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. As of September 29, 2018, Wingstop operated and franchised more than 1,200 restaurants across the United States and nine other countries around the world. The Wing Experts’ menu features classic and boneless wings with 11 bold, distinctive flavors including Original Hot, Cajun, Atomic, Mild, Spicy Korean Q, Lemon Pepper, Hawaiian, Garlic Parmesan, Hickory Smoked BBQ, Louisiana Rub, and Mango Habanero. Wingstop’s wings are always cooked to order, hand-sauced and tossed, and served with our fresh-cut, seasoned fries and made-from-scratch Ranch and Bleu Cheese dips. The Company has grown its domestic same store sales for 14 consecutive years, has been ranked #3 on the “Top 100 Fastest Growing Restaurant Chains” by Nation’s Restaurant News (2016), was ranked #7 on the “Top 40 Fast Casual Chains” by Restaurant Business (2016), and was named “Best Franchise Deal in North America” by QSR magazine (2014). For more information visit www.wingstop.com or www.wingstopfranchise.com. Follow us on facebook.com/Wingstop and Twitter @Wingstop.
About DoorDash
Founded in 2013, DoorDash is a San Francisco-based technology company passionate about transforming local businesses and dedicated to enabling new ways of working, earning, and living. Today, DoorDash connects customers with their favorite local and national restaurants in more than 1,800 cities across the United States and Canada. By building intelligent, last mile delivery infrastructure for cities, DoorDash aims to connect people with the things they care about—one dash at a time. Read more on the DoorDash blog or at www.doordash.com.
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