Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop acquires Wing Zone

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop finalized the acquisition of Wing Zone – a fast-casual brand serving made-to-order chicken.

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(National Chicken Council)
(National Chicken Council)

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop finalized the acquisition of Wing Zone – a fast-casual brand serving made-to-order chicken.

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

With the acquisition, Capriotti's said in a press release it “is committed to leveraging its best-in-class leadership, sophisticated organizational structure and strategic partners in order to protect, enhance and promote the success of Wing Zone and invest in the future of the growing brand.”

"The acquisition is a natural fit for both brands, as Capriotti's and Wing Zone share many of the same internal values and organizational goals," said Ashley Morris, who is now the CEO of both Capriotti’s and Wing Zone. "We look forward to leveraging our expertise in franchising, operational excellence and technology with Wing Zone's off-premise experience to help both brands continue to grow. We are thrilled to welcome Wing Zone into the Capriotti's family and are excited about what lies ahead."

Collectively, Capriotti's and Wing Zone are rounding out 2020 with more than $100 million in system-wide sales, and have plans to grow forward together, serving high quality handmade subs and fresh, flavorful wings to more than 150 communities


Founded in 1976, Capriotti's Sandwich Shop is an award-winning national franchised restaurant chain that remains true to its 40-year tradition of slow-roasting whole, all-natural turkeys in-house every day. Capriotti's cold, grilled and vegetarian subs, cheese steaks and salads are available at more than 100 locations across the United States.

Wing Zone, a fast-casual restaurant for made-to-order, authentic buffalo wings, offers a variety of proprietary flavors and sauces for its wing. The idea for the concept started in 1991 when two fraternity brothers, Matt Friedman and Adam Scott wanted to fill the void on their campus for authentic, flavorful wings. The very first WingZone store opened in 1993 and today, the brand has grown to 31 locations in North America with 36 internationally.

In 2017, Wing Zone announced a “global brand refresh,” stating that it would be using a “more premium chicken supplier in order to ensure meatier wings, bigger tenders and a tastier product.” 

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