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Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar (NASDAQ: BWLD) is a casual dining restaurant and sports bar franchise in the United States that is known for its buffalo wings.
Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck logo
History
Buffalo Wild Wings was founded in 1982 after James Disbrow, then living in Buffalo, New York, came to Kent, Ohio to judge a figure skating competition at Kent State University in 1981. He met up with his friend, Scott Lowery, and went looking for a place to get authentic Buffalo-style chicken wings.[1] Unable to find one, they, along with Mike Balsom, decided to open up their own restaurant, first in Columbus, Ohio, and then in Westerville, Ohio one year later.[2] Originally called Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck, from which the abbreviation BW3 was created, the restaurant became a franchise with more than 550 locations across 38 U.S. states.[3] The original name and acronym, BW3, was intentionally reminiscent of the acronym TW3 popularly used in referring to the television show That Was The Week That Was, a show of which co-founder James Disbrow was a fan. The company later changed its name to Buffalo Wild Wings, but still uses the short name BW3 on occasion due to the common usage by patrons. The corporate headquarters was located upstairs from their location in Clifton, Cincinnati for several years before moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Buffalo Wild Wings' 14 Signature Sauces
- Sweet Barbeque
- Teriyaki
- Mild
- Parmesan Garlic
- Medium
- Honey BBQ
- Spicy Garlic
- Asian Zing
- Caribbean Jerk
- Hot BBQ
- Hot
- Mango Habanero
- Wild
- Blazin'
Buffalo Wild Wings also offers dressings for dipping which can also be put onto wings if specially requested.
- Ranch
- Blue Cheese
- Honey Mustard
- Southwest Ranch
- Sour Cream
No longer served
- Curry
- Lemon Pepper
- Smokey Southwestern
- Thai
- Captain Morgan (limited)
- Southwest Chipotle (limited)
- Pepper Infusion (Limited Time Offering)
- Desert Heat (Limited Time Offering)
- Puertorican Punch
Notes and references
- ^ "Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.". FundingUniverse.com. Funding Universe. http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Buffalo-Wild-Wings-Inc-Company-History.html. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ^ The original location itself closed on November 19, 2006. In late June 2007, the new Buffalo Wild Wings opened at Ohio State University in Columbus. This massive store has over 75 televisions and spans over 8,000 square feet. The location is just two blocks north of the original. It would have opened when the old one closed but construction ran longer than expected delaying the re-opening.[1]
- ^ http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=146403&p=irol-homeprofile
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