The UK franchise of Wingstop created 1,000 jobs in the final nine months of 2024.

Wingstop has created 1,000 jobs in the UK as its sales and profit surged before being taken over, it has been revealed.

The UK franchise of the US restaurant chain increased its headcount from 1,230 to 2,216 during the nine months to the end of 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House show.

Its turnover jumped over the same period from £84.6m to £125m while its pre-tax profit rose from £3.5m to £13.1m.

During the year Wingstop opened 57 locations across the UK, up from 42 in the year to 31 March, 2024.

The business was founded by Tom Grogan, Saul Lewin, Herman Sahota and Paddy Bamford after acquiring the franchise for Wingstop in the UK in 2018.

The group opened its first store in Cambridge Ci

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