Wingstop

Industry: Chicken wing franchise
Founders: Tom Grogan, Saul Lewin, and Herman Sahota
Invested: 2018
Location: United Kingdom & Ireland
Status: Exited

Founded in 1994, Wingstop is an American fast-casual chain with over 1,200 locations around the globe. Wingstop UK launched in 2018, founded by Saul Lewin, Tom Grogan and Herman Sahota, bringing the US-based chain to London.

The UK franchise embedded itself in youth culture through music and fashion tie-ins, and Celeres invested to provide the capital to open new sites and refine operations across the UK and Ireland​.

As the brand expanded to 57 restaurants by late 2024 it became Britain’s fastest-growing restaurant chain​. In December 2024, a majority stake was sold for over £400m, setting the stage for 200 locations within five years.

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