type public traded as nasdaq bwld founded 1982 ; 34 years ago 1982 columbus ohio u.s. founder jim disbrow scott lowery bernard spencer elizabeth brock headquarters minneapolis minnesota u.s. number of locations 1 175 as of february 2016 area served united states canada mexico the philippines saudi arabia uae panama . key people sally smith ceo 1 products chicken wings shareables sandwiches and burgers revenue 1.2 billion website buffalowildwings.com buffalo wild wings location in athens ohio buffalo wild wings is an american casual dining restaurant and sports bar franchise in the united states canada mexico and the philippines which specializes in chicken wings and sauces . buffalo wild wings & weck logo contents 1 history 2 naming rights 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit buffalo wild wings was co founded in 1982 by jim disbrow scott lowery and bernard spencer . disbrow lowery and spencer came up with the idea one weekend when they got together in kent ohio for disbrow to a judge an amateur figure skating competition at ivy tech in 1980 . they decided to open up their own restaurant first in columbus ohio and then in westerville ohio one year later . 2 originally called buffalo wild wings & weck 3 from which the abbreviation bw 3 was created the third w was for the beef on weck sandwich a staple of the buffalo region in 1990 buffalo wild wings & weck began to franchise . in 1998 the name was changed to buffalo wild wings grill & bar . 4 as of february 2015 it had 1 070 locations 485 directly owned by the company and 585 franchised locations across all 50 u.s. states and dc . 5 an alternate nickname in recent usage by the company is b dubs . 6 7 the corporate headquarters was located in cincinnati ohio until 1997 when it moved to minneapolis minnesota . in 2010 the company announced an expansion into canada . 8 in february 2012 buffalo wild wings reported 495 million in total assets . 9 naming rights edit buffalo wild wings citrus bowl ncaa division i fbs football see also edit list of chicken restaurants references edit southward brandon july 22 2013 . the crowd goes wild . fortune . 168 2 18 . the original location itself closed on november 19 2006 . in late june 2007 the new buffalo wild wings opened at ohio state university in columbus . this massive store has over 75 televisions and spans over 8 000 square feet . the location is two blocks north of the original . it would have opened when the old one closed but construction took a little longer than planned . it also got its name from people getting things in 3 like 3 buffalo wings . 1 buffalo wild wings company history pdf . buffalo wild wings . http www.buffalowildwings.com en faq form 10 k buffalo wild wings inc. bwld . february 6 2010 . retrieved may 19 2010 . dead link b dubs buffalo wild wings app . b dubs iphone app . singleton sharon august 18 2010 . buffalo wild wings coming to canada . toronto sun . retrieved august 19 2010 . buffalo wild wings 2011 sales figures will likely push total assets above 400 million profits continue to beat expectations . quarterly retail review . march 22 2011 . external links edit official website v t e chicken based restaurant chains global chester s chicken cottage church s texas chicken dixy chicken kenny rogers roasters kfc nando s pollo campero popeyes southern fried chicken wienerwald regional africa chicken licken za chicken republic ng tastee fried chicken ng asia al baik sa al tazaj sa bacolod chicken inasal ph bonchon chicken kr california fried chicken id the chicken rice shop my dicos cn home original chicken cn jollibee ph klg tw kyochon kr marrybrown my max s of manila ph mang inasal ph pelicana chicken kr scr my tkk fried chicken tw europe chicken cottage uk dixy chicken uk morley s uk sam s chicken uk southern fried chicken uk north america boston market bojangles us brown s chicken & pasta us buffalo wild wings buffalo wings & rings bush s chicken us chefette bb chick fil a us chicken express us chicken out rotisserie chicken salad chick us cluck u us dixie lee ca el pollo loco us foosackly s us golden chick us golden skillet us guthrie s harold s chicken shack juan pollo us kyochon lee s famous louisiana fried chicken mary brown s ca mrs. winner s pioneer chicken pollo palenque pollo tropical us quaker steak & lube raising cane s us ranch1 roscoe s royal castle tt roy rogers us scores st hubert ca smithfield s us swiss chalet ca tip top wild wing wingstop wingstreet pdq us wing zone us zankou chicken us zaxby s us oceania chicken treat au chooks fresh & tasty au henny penny au kingsley s chicken au oporto au red rooster au south and central america pollos frisby co rostipollos cr list of chicken restaurants retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title buffalo wild wings & oldid 743567540 categories restaurants established in 1982companies based in minneapolishistory of kent ohiochicken chains of the united statescompanies listed on nasdaqpoultry 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