Wingstop UK ranked top in FT 1000

Wingstop UK has been listed as number 149 in the Financial Times’ FT 1000 fastest-growing companies.

The famous wing brand has been listed as one of Europe's fastest growing companies in the annual Financial Times' FT 1000

Lemon Pepper Holdings, the master franchisee of Wingstop UK, is listed at number 149, the highest casual dining brand/QSR in the ranking, underlining the brand’s popularity and relevance to its customers. 

It has been a continuous and rapid journey of growth for Wingstop UK since launching in the UK market in 2018. It now operates 41 sites and employs over 1,600 people. 

Continuous growth expected
 
Following its recent site opening in Hounslow at the end of February, the brand has confirmed eight new locations to open this year with a further six locations under negotiation. 

It will open new sites in Clapham High Street, Watford, Croydon Valley Retail Park, Wood Green, Lakeside Shopping Centre, Merry Hill, as well as its second site in Leeds. 
 
This year will also mark the brand’s opening of its largest site yet at Westfield Stratford City, the UK’s most popular shopping destination at a 5,000sq ft site hosting over 160 covers.
 
Tom Grogan, co-founder of Lemon Pepper Holdings, master franchisee, Wingstop UK, said: “We are delighted to be included in this year’s FT 1000 fastest growing companies. There are few businesses who have expanded at the rate we have in six years and the momentum we are seeing is continuously growing. I would like to thank the amazing team for their continuous hard work to get us to this place and we are looking forward to what the next year brings!”


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