Buffalo Wild Wings is an American casual dining restaurant and the nation's largest sports bar chain, with operations in the United States, Canada, and 7 other countries. The chain is best known for Buffalo-style chicken wings along with over a dozen sauces as well as chicken tenders and legs, appetizers, burgers, tacos, salads, and desserts, along with beer, wine, and other beverages. Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck was founded in 1982 by Jim Disbrow and Scott Lowery near Ohio State University in Columbus, OH, and today the chain has nearly 1,300 restaurants in 8 global markets. Since 2018 they have been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inspire Brands, Inc. Buffalo Wild Wings is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.
Inspire Brands, Inc. is a privately held holding company and the world's 2nd largest restaurant owner and franchisor. Inspire Brands was formed when Arby's Restaurant Group merged with Buffalo Wild Wings in early 2018. Inspire Brands is majority-owned by affiliates of Roark Capital Group, a private equity firm. Roark’s focus is consumer, multi-unit, and franchise brands. Roark Capital Group has over $33B in assets. The Inspire Brands family of restaurants includes Rusty Taco, Sonic, Jimmy John’s, Mister Donut, Baskin-Robbins, and Dunkin Donuts. Inspire manages over 32,600 restaurants, and 650,000 company and franchise members, and has over $32.5B in global system sales. Inspire Brands and Roark Capital are headquartered in Sandy Springs, GA.