Wingstop Expects to Sell 15 Million Wings on Super Bowl Sunday
Wingstop is excited for Super Bowl Sunday because it is the biggest business day of the year. Last year the wing chain sold 12 million wings on the big football day.
Stacy Peterson is the Wingstop Chief Experience Officer and Charlie Morrison is the Chairman and CEO of Wingstop. The pair stops by Cheddar ahead of the big game. Morrison estimates Wingstop will sell 14 to 15 million wings on Super Bowl Sunday this year.
Peterson is proud of the innovations Wingstop has pushed. Wingstop was the first restaurant brand to offer voice-activated ordering through Amazon Alexa in early 2017.
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