Buttermilk fried chicken restaurant concept Wingers has opened two new stores on the same day to take its portfolio to 16 sites.
The business, founded during the pandemic by Amran, Dylan and Bill Sunner, has opened in Columbus Way in Andover in Hampshire and Olive Lane in Waverley, on the outskirts of Rotherham in South Yorkshire.
Wingers has previously targeted a 50-strong estate by 2027, and Amran said the company is on track to open eight more sites this year and a further ten in 2026.
He added: “Opening two restaurants on the same day is a first for Wingers, and what a way to celebrate five years in business! Since we set up in our dark kitchen during covid to get us through the lockdown period, we have seen the business go from strength to strength.
Now, it’s become a multimillion-pound franchised business employing more than 160 people nationwide. We have attracted experienced quick service restaurant franchisees of the highest calibre keen to invest in multi-site operations.
This means we will have eight more Wingers open by the end of this year, with a further ten sites secured and scheduled to open in 2026. We are also well on track to meet our strategic goal to open 50 restaurants by the end of 2027.”
In April, Wingers launched its first loyalty scheme and reported that like-for-like net sales in the first quarter of 2025 were up 40% compared with last year.
