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title: "Fast Casual: Wingstop touches down in Australia, New Zealand"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d2d33877-6db7-41ea-baf8-3b97e67e3352
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-wingstop-touches-down-in-australia-new-zealand-2703845
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
published: 2017-08-24T14:09:12.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:06.886Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/5c812d99ca9f44bfb869c8d88555e4f85354.jpg
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# Fast Casual: Wingstop touches down in Australia, New Zealand

**TL;DR:** Wingstop is expanding into Australia and New Zealand, marking the brand's eleventh and twelfth international market launches. The expansion is expected to begin in early 2018.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-08-24. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-wingstop-touches-down-in-australia-new-zealand-2703845).*

## Story

Wingstop will soon be increasing its global scale. According to a recent article in Fast Casual, the brand will be expanding into Australia and New Zealand beginning in early 2018.

The expansion will mark the brand's eleventh and twelfth international market launches. Wingstop will use strong food management, real estate skills and financial experience to ensure the success of the new locations. The company is confident their record for success will continue on in the new markets.

"Australia is a major consumer of chicken, and our uniquely flavored wings provide a differentiated offering in the market," said Larry Kruger of Wingstop.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- international expansion (topic)
- location growth (topic)
- Wingstop (company)
- Australia (location)
- New Zealand (location)
- market launch (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-wingstop-touches-down-in-australia-new-zealand-2703845). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d2d33877-6db7-41ea-baf8-3b97e67e3352).