---
title: "Wild Wings Over Costa Rica"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/482dde8c-c354-4692-a49d-7d667dc4ca86
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/wild-wings-over-costa-rica
author: "Global Franchise Team"
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
published: 2017-10-24T10:23:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:58.536Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1555396273-367ea4eb4db5?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
---

# Wild Wings Over Costa Rica

**TL;DR:** Buffalo Wild Wings plans to establish a presence in Costa Rica in 2018 and is sourcing potential partners in the region. The company has locations in 50 US states and several countries overseas, including Canada, Mexico, and the Philippines.

*By Global Franchise Team, originally published in Global Franchise on 2017-10-24. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/wild-wings-over-costa-rica).*

## Story

Buffalo Wild Wings (aka B-Dubs) has announced plans to establish a presence in Costa Rica during 2018, and is busy sourcing potential partners in the region.

The US-based company has locations in 50 states and operated overseas in Canada, Mexico, Panama, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Oman.

Stan Walker, director of international business development for the brand, will visit the country from November 29 to December 1, and will be accompanied by Jorge Lizan, CEO of Lizan Retail Advisors, to meet with potential franchise partners who have access to prime locations.

Manny Packing, director of international development for Buffalo Wild Wings, said, “Finding franchisees who share our values is absolutely important to us. We are looking for partners with whom we can truly build our brand, who are committed to long-term growth and who believe in our vision.”

## Entities

- Restaurants (sector)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- international expansion (topic)
- James Fell (person)
- qsr (topic)
- Buffalo Wild Wings (company)
- master franchise (topic)
- Costa Rica (location)

---
Originally reported by Global Franchise Team, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/wild-wings-over-costa-rica). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/482dde8c-c354-4692-a49d-7d667dc4ca86).