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Winger's Grill & Bar
Winger's USA and Winger's Franchising, Inc. are wholly owned subsidiaries of The Slaymaker Group. The Slaymaker Group has been in the restaurant business for nearly 30 years, most recently as an award-wining franchisee for such national chains as Tony Roma's and T.G.I. Friday's. Winger's USA, Inc. opened the very first Winger's--An American Diner, in 1993. Since then, the restaurant chain has grown exponentially. Now their management team is making the Winger's concept available for development across the United States and the world via Winger's Franchising, Inc. Winger's restaurants currently span five states in the West and on two U.S. military bases in Germany.
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Eric Slaymaker founded the first Winger's Diner in 1993 out of a 1940s Pullman train car in Salt Lake City. Featuring Buffalo-style chicken wings, the restaurant was popular with many, including NBA basketball players who were in town to play the Utah Jazz. The Winger's concept is now franchised across the United States through Winger's Franchising Inc. Parent company The Slaymaker Group, founded by Slaymaker, has more than 20 years of management experience and operates Tony Roma's and T.G.I. Friday's restaurants in addition to Winger's.