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title: "Franchise Times: Atomic Wings Expands to New Markets Under Inspiring CEO"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/a8b0f6c0-0d1d-4993-852f-c821a8daf0eb
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-atomic-wings-expands-to-new-markets-under-inspiring-ceo-2719483
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit","People"]
published: 2022-08-23T16:11:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:10:37.556Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/a18a3203011497aa21eb05c1f1df993b2141.jpg
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# Franchise Times: Atomic Wings Expands to New Markets Under Inspiring CEO

**TL;DR:** Atomic Wings has expanded to 21 units in New York and Maryland under CEO Zak Omar, who previously was a multi-unit Dunkin' franchisee. Omar purchased the company in 2016 from founder Adam Lippin.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-08-23. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-atomic-wings-expands-to-new-markets-under-inspiring-ceo-2719483).*

## Story

When Atomic Wings CEO Zak Omar meets with potential franchisees, he lets them know he’s been in their shoes. Before he purchased the company in 2016 from founder Adam Lippin, Omar was a multi-unit Dunkin’ franchisee, but he had always remained interested in Atomic Wings.

“During my time on Wall Street, working in a corporate job, we’d always order from a brand called Atomic Wings,” Omar said. “We loved their product and the flavor profile.”

Omar contacted Lippin, who founded Atomic Wings in 1989, and after a series of discussions, made the move to purchase the brand. Today, Atomic Wings has 21 units in New York and Maryland.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- new york (location)
- Dunkin' Brands (company)
- multi-unit franchisee (topic)
- Maryland (location)
- brand acquisition (topic)
- Atomic Wings (company)
- Zak Omar (person)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-atomic-wings-expands-to-new-markets-under-inspiring-ceo-2719483). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/a8b0f6c0-0d1d-4993-852f-c821a8daf0eb).