Round Up purchases in August and September
will benefit the food-focused campaign
DALLAS, Aug. 1, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Wingstop Charities – the charitable arm of Wingstop
Restaurants Inc. (NASDAQ: WING) – today announced its national
partnership with No Kid Hungry, where 100% of Round Up collections
from Wingstop.com and the Wingstop app in the months of August and
September 2023 will be donated to No
Kid Hungry.
Wingstop's Round Up program launched in November 2022, where flavor fans immediately
embraced the opportunity to impact their local communities by
rounding up their digital checks to the nearest dollar. Now through
September 30, 2023, contributions
will be donated to the Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign,
that is changing the way schools and communities ensure hungry
children have the food they need to learn, grow and succeed.
No Kid Hungry was selected because of its alignment with
Wingstop Charities' mission to "amplify the flavor of our
communities through service, focused on the environment, education,
sports, food and entrepreneurship."
"There are natural synergies between the missions of Wingstop
Charities and No Kid Hungry, and many Wingstop team members were
already active supporters of No Kid Hungry financially. The
partnership was organic," said Kelley
Hartley, Board Chair of Wingstop Charities. "Together, we
will have an even greater impact in the communities we serve."
"We are thrilled to partner with Wingstop Charities," said
Allison Shuffield, Managing Director
of Corporate Partnerships. "Their dedication to youth makes them a
perfect partner to help us end childhood hunger by ensuring all
kids get three nutritious meals a day. While 9 million kids could
face hunger this year, our partnership with Wingstop Charities can
make a significant impact in the lives of kids facing food
insecurity and poverty."
In addition to No Kid Hungry, Wingstop Charities supports team
members experiencing financial hardship, amplifies community
efforts through grants, and provides scholarships to first
generation team members.
To learn more, fans can visit wingstopcharities.org and
Wingstop's Flavor for Good ESG platform at
https://ir.wingstop.com/esg/overview.
About Wingstop
Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Dallas, TX, Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ: WING)
operates and franchises more than 2,000 locations worldwide. The
Wing Experts are dedicated to Serving the World Flavor through an
unparalleled guest experience and use of a best-in-class technology
platform, all while offering classic and boneless wings, tenders,
and chicken sandwiches, always cooked to order and hand
sauced-and-tossed in fans' choice of 11 bold, distinctive flavors.
Wingstop's menu also features signature sides including fresh-cut,
seasoned fries and freshly-made ranch and bleu cheese dips.
In fiscal year 2022, Wingstop's system-wide sales increased
16.8% to approximately $2.7 billion,
marking the 19th consecutive year of same store sales growth. With
a vision of becoming a Top 10 Global Restaurant Brand, our system
is comprised of independent franchisees, or brand partners, who
account for approximately 98% of Wingstop's total restaurant count
of 1,996 as of April 1, 2023.
A key to this business success and consumer fandom stems from
The Wingstop Way, which includes a core value system of being
Authentic, Entrepreneurial, Service-minded, and Fun. The Wingstop
Way extends to the brand's environmental, social and governance
platform as Wingstop seeks to provide value to all guests.
Rounding out a strong year in 2022, the Company
made Technomic 500's "Fastest Growing Franchise"
list, was ranked #16 on Entrepreneur
Magazine's "Franchise 500," won Fast Casual's Excellence
in Food Safety award, and was named to Fast Company's "The World's
Most Innovative Companies" list ranking #4 in the dining
category.
For more information
visit www.wingstop.com or www.wingstop.com/own-a-wingstop and
follow @Wingstop on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.
About Wingstop Charities
Wingstop Charities is a
registered 501(c)(3) public charity with a mission to amplify the
flavor of communities through service. Through grants, sponsorships
and scholarships, the organization supports various community
nonprofit organizations and team member programs. Wingstop
Charities is committed to making a positive impact in the lives of
those in need. For more information about Wingstop Charities, visit
https://wingstopcharities.org/ or contact
wingstopcharities@wingstop.com.
About No Kid Hungry
No child should go hungry in
America. But millions of kids in the
United States live with hunger. No Kid Hungry is working to
end childhood hunger by helping launch and improve programs that
give all kids the healthy food they need to thrive. This is a
problem we know how to solve. No Kid Hungry is a campaign of Share
Our Strength, an organization committed to ending hunger and
poverty.
Media Contact
Maddie Lupori
Media@wingstop.com
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