Buffalo Wings & Rings facts for kids

Wings & Rings

Type	Privately held
Industry	Restaurant
Genre	Casual dining
Founded	1984; 40 years ago (1984)
Founders	Haytham David, Nader Masadeh, Philip Schram
Headquarters	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Number of locations	61 USA, 24 International
Key people	Nader Masadeh (President and CEO), Philip Schram
Products	Buffalo wings, sandwiches, chicken fingers, salads,
Number of employees	300 Corporate

Wings & Rings is an American sports restaurant franchise based in Cincinnati. It offers a menu of Buffalo wings, burgers, salads, and sandwiches.

History

Founded in Cincinnati in 1984, Wings & Rings was purchased in 2005 by a management team led by Philip Schram, Nader Masadeh, and Haytham David, each of whom took a senior management role with the company.

In 2008, Restaurant Business magazine named the company number one on its Future 50 list of growing chains.

The company has 80 units in the US, the Middle East, and Europe.

Company leadership

Nader Masadeh has been the Chief Executive Officer since 2014, while Philip Schram is Chief Development Officer, and Haytham David as the Chief Executive Officer of International.

Masadeh was featured in the 7th-season premiere of Undercover Boss, which aired Sunday, December 20, 2015, on CBS. For a couple of weeks, CEO Masadeh worked undercover alongside employees, doing everything from washing dishes in a Cincinnati location, to waiting tables in Chicago and prepping meals in Bardstown, Kentucky.

Awards and recognition

• Franchise Business Review's Top 40 Food and Beverage Franchises 2016
• "Best of Fest" award at the 16th annual Chicago Wingfest in 2015
• Number 1 Restaurant Chain for 2008 on the Restaurant Business "Future 50 List"
• "Data Devotee" Award - Fishbowl User Conference
• Ranked in 2018 by Entrepreneur Magazine as #12 in the full-service restaurant category.