100% of donations made at Wingstop restaurants
will support St. Jude efforts to research and treat childhood
cancer
DALLAS, Sept. 30,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- This October in honor of
National Children's Health Day, Wingstop is launching a month-long
initiative to benefit St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital® to help make a difference in the lives of
children everywhere with cancer and other life-threatening
diseases. For the entire month of October, Wingstop fans can round
up their checks on Wingstop.com or the Wingstop app to the nearest
dollar, with 100% of donations supporting the lifesaving mission of
St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children.®
"As the Wingstop business continues to drive industry-leading
growth, our obligation to give back grows as well," said
Michael Skipworth, Wingstop's
President & CEO. "The work that is happening at St. Jude is
remarkable and we believe our fans will embrace the opportunity to
contribute to St. Jude's lifesaving mission – finding a cure for
childhood cancer."
Round-up donations will help fund the St. Jude research to cure
childhood cancer, and ensure that families impacted by pediatric
cancer do not receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel,
housing or food, so they can focus on helping their child live.
"We are incredibly grateful for our partnership with Wingstop,
which is providing customers and fans a simple way to give back to
others by rounding up at checkout," said Richard C. Shadyac Jr., President and CEO of
ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude
Children's Research Hospital. "Every child deserves a chance to
live their best life and celebrate every moment. Thanks to support
from partnerships like this, St. Jude can help give more children
that chance by continuing to advance research and treatment for
kids in the U.S. and around the world."
To round up in support of St. Jude, flavor fans can visit
Wingstop.com or the Wingstop app.
About Wingstop
Founded in 1994 and headquartered in
Dallas, TX, Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ:
WING) operates and franchises more than 2,350 locations worldwide.
The Wing Experts are dedicated to Serving the World Flavor through
an unparalleled guest experience and a best-in-class technology
platform, all while offering classic and boneless wings, tenders,
and chicken sandwiches, cooked to order and hand sauced-and-tossed
in fans' choice of 12 bold, distinctive flavors. Wingstop's menu
also features signature sides including fresh-cut, seasoned fries
and freshly-made ranch and bleu cheese dips.
In fiscal year 2023, Wingstop's system-wide sales increased
27.1% to approximately $3.5 billion,
marking the 20th consecutive year of same store sales growth. With
a vision of becoming a Top 10 Global Restaurant Brand, Wingstop's
system is comprised of corporate-owned restaurants and independent
franchisees, or brand partners, who account for approximately 98%
of Wingstop's total restaurant count of 2,352 as of June 29, 2024.
A key to this business success and consumer fandom stems from
The Wingstop Way, which includes a core value system of being
Authentic, Entrepreneurial, Service-minded, and Fun. The Wingstop
Way extends to the brand's environmental, social and governance
platform as Wingstop seeks to provide value to all guests.
In 2023, Wingstop earned its "Best Places to Work"
certification. The Company landed on Entrepreneur Magazine's
"Fastest-Growing Franchises" list and ranked #16 on "Franchise
500." Wingstop was listed on Technomic's "Top 500 Chain Restaurant
Report," QSR Magazine's "2023 QSR 50" and Franchise Time's "40
Smartest-Growing Franchises."
For more information,
visit www.wingstop.com or www.wingstop.com/own-a-wingstop and
follow @Wingstop on X, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. Learn more
about Wingstop's involvement in its local communities
at www.wingstopcharities.org. Unless specifically noted
otherwise, references to our website addresses, the website
addresses of third parties or other references to online content in
this press release do not constitute incorporation by reference of
the information contained on such website and should not be
considered part of this release.
About St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital®
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats
childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose
is clear: Finding cures. Saving
children.® It is the only National Cancer
Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to
children. When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was
largely considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push
the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%, and it won't
stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude shares the
breakthroughs it makes to help doctors and researchers at local
hospitals and cancer centers around the world improve the quality
of treatment and care for even more children. Because of generous
donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment,
travel, housing or food, so they can focus on helping their child
live. Visit St. Jude Inspire to discover powerful St.
Jude stories of hope, strength, love and kindness. Support the St.
Jude mission by donating at stjude.org, liking St. Jude
on Facebook, following St. Jude
on X, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok, and
subscribing to its YouTube channel.
Media Contact
Maddie Lupori
Media@wingstop.com
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