Buffalo Wild Wings

Buffalo Wild Wings is an American casual dining restaurant and sports bar which specializes in Buffalo wings and sauces.
==History==
Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck (BW3) was founded in 1982 by James Disbrow and Scott Lowery, whose parents were Disbrow's ice skating coaches and guardians when he was younger. Meeting up in Kent, Ohio, after Disbrow had finished judging an amateur figure skating competition at Kent State University, the pair were unable to locate a restaurant that served Buffalo-style chicken wings. They decided to open their own restaurant, selecting a location near the Ohio State University in Columbus. The "Weck" in the original title refers to beef on weck, a sandwich originally served at the restaurant. 
Within six months of opening, the pair brought on an additional partner, Mark Lutz. The company began to franchise in 1992 by working with Francorp, a Chicago-based law firm. The original franchise fee was $15,000 to $20,000 plus a percentage of sales. Its bottled wing sauces were then manufactured by Wilsey, Inc. of Atlanta. The company's headquarters was set up in 1992 in Cincinnati. By 1993, eight more locations were added, primarily in Ohio. 
In late 1994, Disbrow hired a part-time chief financial officer, Sally Smith, who was employed at his new father-in-law's business. In order to get her full-time, the company moved its headquarters to the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area, where Smith wished to stay. Smith had to deal with issues with lenders and the Internal Revenue Service and a potential bankruptcy as a part of overhauling the firm's finances. Smith was unable to determine the firm's net income/loss prior to 1995, due to the trio's haphazard business practices. During 1995, the company did $12 million in revenue with a loss of $1.6 million.
System-wide revenue was $150 million in 2001 with same-stores averaged growth of 8 percent per year. The company began pushing takeout sales. In late 2001, the company signed on Frito-Lay to its plans for branded potato chips to the retail market.
Disbrow died in October 2002, while Smith continued as company executive with Lowery as vice president of franchise construction. There were 211 locations in 27 states by the end of third quarter of 2003. http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/buffalo-wild-wings-inc-history/ 
In March 2013, the company took a minority stake in PizzaRev upscale pizza restaurant. https://web.archive.org/web/20180208123557/https://www.gomn.com/news/buffalo-wild-wings-dips-into-pizza-business In August 2014, BW3 had purchased a majority stake in Rusty Taco chain http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/08/25/buffalo_wild_wings_invests_in_rusty_taco_and_pizzarev.html and changed its name to R Taco the next year. https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/buffalo-wild-wings-fast-casual-r-taco-unveils-expansion-plans 
In November 2017, Roark Capital Group and The Wendy's Company, co-owners of Arby's Restaurant Group, announced its plan to purchase the chain for about $2.4 billion plus debt. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/11/28/arbys-buffalo-wild-wings/900520001/https://money.cnn.com/2017/11/28/news/companies/arbys-buffalo-wild-wings/index.html This deal was completed on February 5, 2018 with Arby's Restaurant Group being renamed Inspire Brands and set up as the holding parent company to Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings, and R Taco. Inspire Brands intends for each restaurant to keep their individual brands, name, logos, and operating autonomously. http://www.nrn.com/mergers-acquisitions/arby-s-buffalo-wild-wings-new-parent-inspire-brands-debuts On September 5, 2018, Inspire Brands subsidiary R Taco announced it was changing its name back to Rusty Taco. In 2019, Buffalo Wild Wings announced a multiyear deal with MGM Resorts International and its sports betting venture Roar Digital. In 2020, Buffalo Wild Wings announced a national partnership the League of Legends Championship Series (LCS). https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/27540471/buffalo-wild-wings-mgm-partner-sports-betting During the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Buffalo Wild Wings signed a sponsorship deal with Doug Edert, a breakout star of the Saint Peter's team that went on to become the first 15-seed ever to make a regional tournament final. https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/march-madness-saint-peters-star-doug-edert-signs-nil-deal-with-buffalo-wild-wings-launches-clothing-line/
==Controversy==
==="Wings" Are Breast Meat===
Buffalo Wild Wings is accused of deceptive marketing and advertising their "Boneless Wings", which is at the center of the Halim v. Buffalo Wild Wings lawsuit. The plaintiff, a Chicago area man named Aimen Halim, filed the suit. According to the complaint, these products are really pieces of chicken breast meat that have been deceptively sold to customers instead of real chicken wings. It is believed that this deception is a purposeful tactic to profit from the inflated perceived worth of chicken wings relative to chicken breast meat, causing financial harm to the customers. A variety of remedies are found in the action, including attorney's fees, punitive damages, restitution, injunctive relief, and declaratory relief. Adding on, when USA TODAY contacted Buffalo Wild Wings, they declined to comment on the complaint directly. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/13/buffalo-wild-wings-sued-breast-meat/11468179002/ Instead, they referred us to a sarcastic tweet that was sent earlier in the day that made light of the legal proceedings. "It's true," "Our boneless wings are all white meat chicken. Our hamburgers contain no ham. Our buffalo wings are 0% buffalo." https://twitter.com/BWWings/status/1635353980489584640?s=20
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