Casual Family-Dining Franchise Increases Presence in Charlotte Charlotte, NC (RestaurantNews.com) East Coast Wings + Grill made serious development headway in the greater Charlotte area this year. Responding to increased demand, the full-service restaurant franchise opened its Indian Trail location in June, Waxhaw in July and third location under construction in Steel Creek. With an additional […]
Family-Dining Franchise Adds New Wing Sauce Flavors and Mouthwatering New Burgers, Skillets and Flatbreads to Fall Menu Winston-Salem, NC (RestaurantNews.com) The top priority for East Coast Wings + Grill (ECW+G), a full-service restaurant franchise, is its food originality and guest input. ECW+G delivers on this promise by paying close attention to the changing taste buds […]
East Coast Wings + Grill is planning to expand corporate-owned as well as franchisee-owned restaurants in the future. What this means for franchisees is the brand has experience operating the restaurants it is selling to franchisees. It also has the capital and resources to provide support for franchisees if the brand is operating multiple company-owned […]
In the franchising world, food still reigns supreme. Almost a quarter of the 1,023 companies that applied for this year’s Franchise 500 were food-based franchises, and half of the companies that ranked in the top 10 were quick-service restaurants. Some of the oldest and largest franchises in the world are food-based, and new ones arrive […]
Keeping it Hot without Compromising Flavor All too often, spicing up a dish usually means toning down its flavor. This presents a unique challenge for restaurants specializing in piquant foods. More often than not, these restaurants take the easy way out and make concessions with their flavor in favor of heat intensity. Guests unwilling to […]
The reason we skipped holding the East Coast Wings + Grill conference, which would have featured presentations, guest speakers and camaraderie, is simple: We are passionate about seeing our franchisees succeed. In lieu of the conference in 2017, we chose to focus on improving the way each franchisee operates his or her restaurant to make […]
Chicken wings are a hot commodity. Americans ate more than 1.35 billion wings – that’s enough to circle the earth three times ‑ during the last Super Bowl weekend. For wing-lovers, the food’s huge popularity means more opportunities to indulge and more flavors to try. For wing-makers, it means big business. Americans’ chicken wing obsession […]
In a rapidly growing and changing restaurant space, Sam Ballas, CEO of East Coast Wings + Grill, thrives on having a methodical plan and the desire to “grow smart. You have to have vision when you have a 10-year run; with the current look, the current deliverable, can it take you the next 10 years?”. […]
With locations already in Johnson City, Memphis, and Kingsport, East Coast Wings + Grill is planning an expansion further into Tennessee. The fast-growing franchise plans to bring seven new locations to Tennessee and over 350 jobs. Read more below: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/east-coast-wings–grill-heats-things-up-with-tennessee-expansion-300595164.html
