Wild Wing Restaurants is a
Canadian
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franchised
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restaurant
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chain that specializes in
chicken wings,
quick serve foods, and other related products.
History
Wild Wing Restaurants Inc., originally known as Wild Wing, was established in
Sunderland, Ontario on March 17, 1999 by Rick Smiciklas.
Its main business is focused on flavoured chicken wings.
By 2008, it had opened 32 franchise restaurants in
Ontario
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and by March 2016 it had 85 locations throughout Canada, primarily in Ontario.
The business was acquired by Clark McKeown on March 5, 2015.
Operations
Wild Wing Restaurants headquarters is located in
King City, a combined corporate office and restaurant that had a
soft opening
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in early March 2016.
It had previously had a temporary headquarters in
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See also
*List of Canadian restaurant chains
Although many of the largest restaurant chains in Canada are US-based (McDonald's and Yum Brands among others), some Canadian-based (owned and operated from Canada) restaurant chains are growing and have expanded into other markets, especially ...
* List of fast-food chicken restaurants
References
Companies based in King, Ontario
Fast-food franchises
Fast-food poultry restaurants
Restaurants in Ontario
Restaurant chains in Canada
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