Franchise Owner Finds Fortune In Finger Food

Fort Worth Business Press:

A local restaurant franchisee has enjoyed a successful 9-year run opening Wingstop restaurant locations, while the chain’s parent company has experienced an even greater, booming business.

Texarkana, Ark., native and Fort Worth resident Tommy Hicks has owned eight franchise locations of Wingstop – an aviation-themed restaurant primarily serving chicken wings – in the past 8 years.

Meanwhile, Wingstop Inc. has seen its business skyrocket; the Richardson-based chain has grown from about 10 area stores in the late 1990s to nearly 600 built or under development nationwide and sales exceeding $200 million in 2007, according to a company statement. More.