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title: "Native Grill & Wings Synchs Up with Arizona DJ and Radio Host Holmberg for Ultimate Wing Eating Contest Showdown"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/efe9664b-f980-42e8-bcb1-6130b3f1169d
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240807_native_grill__wings_synchs_up_with_arizona_dj_and_radio_host_holmberg_for_u.html
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
published: 2024-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T18:37:57.134Z
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# Native Grill & Wings Synchs Up with Arizona DJ and Radio Host Holmberg for Ultimate Wing Eating Contest Showdown

**TL;DR:** Native Grill & Wings partners with Arizona DJ and radio host John Holmberg for a wing-eating contest. The contest will feature a limited-time menu item, the Holmberg Special, with $1 from each sale donated to the Arizona Humane Society.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-08-07. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240807_native_grill__wings_synchs_up_with_arizona_dj_and_radio_host_holmberg_for_u.html).*

## Story

- Thursday, Aug. 8, Native Grill & Wings 5030 East Ray Road, Phoenix, AZ 86044, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

- Wednesday, Aug. 14, Native Grill & Wings 1947 South Signal Butte Road, Mesa, AZ 85209, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

- Wednesday, Aug. 21, Native Grill & Wings 5020 West Baseline Road, Phoenix, AZ 85339, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

- Wednesday, Aug. 28, Native Grill & Wings 13929 West Waddell Road, Surprise, AZ 85379, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

On Sept. 4, winners will compete at the Championship Showdown hosted at the Native Grill & Wings on 4341 East Baseline Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Holmberg and Native Grill & Wings will provide the sauce, awarding them a monetary prize and more!

If you’d rather eat wings at your own pace, Native has you covered. To celebrate the ongoing competition, the Holmberg Special will hit Phoenix menus on Aug. 8. The satisfying meal includes 10 juicy wings and a refreshing Stella Artois (a bottle or 16 ounce) for $19.79. The limited-time offer will run through Sept. 8, and for every special sold, $1 will be donated to the Arizona Humane Society, a cause close to both Holmberg and Native.

“No matter how hot, I’ll stick anything in my mouth to help the Arizona Humane Society because I like animals more than people,” said Radio Host and DJ, John Holmberg.

“We are thrilled to collaborate with Holmberg to host not only a lively wing eating competition, but to also create a menu item that will benefit the community,” said Ashley Montgomery, VP of Marketing for Native Grill & Wings. “Every animal deserves a good home, and we hope with our initiative that we can further the impactful work of the Arizona Humane Society.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- partnership (topic)
- menu item (topic)
- charity event (topic)
- Native Grill & Wings (company)
- Ashley Montgomery (person)
- wing eating contest (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240807_native_grill__wings_synchs_up_with_arizona_dj_and_radio_host_holmberg_for_u.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/efe9664b-f980-42e8-bcb1-6130b3f1169d).