Zaxby’s Launches New Buffalo Garlic Blaze Sauce With Off-Beat Ad Campaign

“Our new, bold Buffalo Garlic Blaze flavor profile was inspired by a culinary concept to incorporate aspects of spicy garlic and creamy style buffalo sauce, combining authentic ingredients such as peppers, vinegar and salt from hot sauce with fresh garlic and buttery notes to round out the flavor,” said Zaxby’s CMO Joel Bulger. “By originating the ‘Guy on a Buffalo Wing,’ we wanted to generate a campaign as memorable as our new sauce.”

Zaxby’s teased its new sauce with various trailers ahead of the CFP national championship game, leaving its Fanz guessing who is behind the “Guy on a Buffalo Wing.” The full spot launched during the championship broadcast.

The new “Guy on a Buffalo Wing” commercial follows a lone cowboy riding a Zaxby’s style buffalo wing who discovers a Boneless Wings Meal from Zaxby’s that features the new Buffalo Garlic Blaze sauce. The spot is narrated to a folk song, composed by the band Jomo & The Possum Posse, featuring quirky characters such as The Bobcat, The Squirrel, The Fox and The Hedgehog.

"With launching the new Buffalo Garlic Blaze sauce, we saw an opportunity to create a campaign that is a little unexpected while still staying true to Zaxby’s brand," said Dooley Tombras, president at Zaxby's creative agency of record, Tombras. "’Guy on a Buffalo Wing’ is impossible to look away from, the kind of campaign that will make diners wonder what they're missing. The only responsible thing to do is come by Zaxby's and find out."

Zaxbys is a fast-growing QSR brand specializing in the highest quality chicken and sides. Established in 1990 in Statesboro, Georgia, the company pioneered the concept of serving chicken tenders as an entrée, a novel idea at the time.