Hurricane Grill & Wings

Hurricane Grill & Wings
IndustryRestaurant
FoundedFort Pierce, Florida 1995
Headquarters
West Palm Beach, FL
,
U.S.
Key people
John C. Metz (Chairman and CEO), Martin O'Dowd (President) Kevin Kruse (CDO) Mark Snyder (COO) Derek Kirk (CMO)
ProductsWings, Signature sauces, Burgers/Sandwiches
OwnerFAT Brands
Websitehurricanewings.com

Hurricane Grill & Wings is a restaurant chain based in Florida, and has a total of 71 locations in 15 U.S. states. The first Hurricane Grill & Wings was opened in Fort Pierce, Florida in 1995 and has opened more restaurants in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, and Texas.

History

Hurricane Grill & Wings was first opened by Chris Russo in April 1995 in Ft. Pierce, Florida.[1] By January 2008 there were 30 locations in Florida, Georgia, and Nevada, and had not long after being purchased by Fred Meltzer in 2008.[2][3]

On December 17, 2008, the franchisor was purchased by Hurricane AMT, LLC, which is controlled by investor partners Gail Meyer Asarch and John C. Metz (Chairman and CEO).[4]

Martin O'Dowd was appointed president of Hurricane AMT on September 2, 2009. O'Dowd had also been previously CEO of three other public restaurant companies, and has most recently served as president and CEO of Famous Dave's of America in Minneapolis, where he developed the organization from 18 units in the Midwest into an 84-unit national concept.[5]

On June 13, 2016, Hurricane AMT opened its first Fast Casual Restaurant called Hurricane BTW or Hurricane Burgers-Tacos-Wings in Ft. Lauderdale. AMT planned to open another 24 BTW units in 2017.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "They sell wings, not women". St. Petersburg Times. July 31, 2006. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  2. ^ "Chocolate shops exec buys Hurricane Grill & Wings chain". TCPalm. Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group. September 23, 2008. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  3. ^ "Hurricane Grill & Wings Teams Up With Miller Brewing Company For Big Game Promotion". January 7, 2008. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  4. ^ "Hurricane Grill & Wings Growing its Brand". Reuters. March 29, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  5. ^ "Restaurant Industry Veteran Martin O'Dowd Named President of Hurricane Grill & Wings". September 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-02.



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