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Wingstop to launch operations in Panama and Colombia starting 2017

Wingstop comenzará a operar en Panamá y Colombia en 2017

Intel ID : 242137
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Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING), a Garland, Texas-based fast food chain operator, plans to launch operations in Panama and Colombia starting 2017, through an international expansion agreement with Mexico-based Colowing, announced the company in a press release issued on 28 October 2016.

Specifically, under the agreement, Wingstop plans to open 30 locations in Colombia and Panama during a five-year period starting 2017. The majority partner of Colowing, Antonio Ortiz Domínguez, will also hold a majority stake in the new franchisor in Colombia and Panama, while its managing director will be Ricardo Ibarra, formerly Alsea Colombia General Manager.

Domínguez and Ibarra will work with local restaurant operators in each market to accelerate openings and the expansion of the chain. The first restaurants will open in Bogota and Cali, Colombia.
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Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING), gestora de una cadena de comida rápida con sede en Garland, Texas, planea comenzar a operar en Panamá y Colombia en 2017 a través de un acuerdo de expansión internacional con la mexicana Colowing, ha anunciado la empresa en una nota de prensa publicada el 28 de octubre de 2016.

En concreto, con el acuerdo, Wingstop planea abrir 30 restaurantes en Colombia y Panamá durante un período de cinco años a partir de 2017. El socio mayoritario de Colowing, Antonio Ortiz Domínguez, también tendrá la mayoría accionarial de la nueva empresa franquiciante para Colombia y Panamá, mientras que su director general será Ricardo Ibarra, exgerente general de Alsea Colombia.

Domínguez e Ibarra trabajarán con gestores locales de restaurantes en cada mercado para acelerar las aperturas y la expansión de la cadena. Los primeros restaurantes se abrirán en Bogotá y Cali, Colombia.

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