US restaurant chain Wings & Rings has picked supply chain platform ArrowStream to modernise its supply chain operation and remove potential disruptions.

Based in Loveland, OH, Wings & Rings is a club-level sports restaurant and bar that offers a menu of buffalo wings, burgers, salads, and sandwiches. The company spans the Midwest with 64 locations.

Wings & Rings has recently expanded its geographical footprint, which has increased complexity in its supply chain and created potential for disruption. In October, the firm opened its first Mexico location with additional expansion planned both domestically and internationally in 2022. This expansion has created both resource and complexity chalenges. The firm has picked ArrowStream to address pressing threats to the restaurant chain’s supply chain by centralising and identifying supply issues, inventory disruptions, contract price discrepancies, and product incident issues. 

Phil Altieri, Vice President of Purchasing, said “the current foodservice landscape is here to stay, and we know ArrowStream can help us be proactive instead of reactive, which will result in the strengthening of our Domestic and International supply chain. This partnership also helps us put a process in place for the future while adding internal bench strength to our existing supply chain operations team.”

Altieri said that it “was clear that investing in data visibility technology enables us to drive our business strategy based on information. And the fact that ArrowStream’s technology ties it all together with market commodity reporting helps us stay ahead of the market fluctuations and supply so we can continue to offer our customers the highest quality ingredients.”

“It’s great to have Wings & Rings recognise the value of deploying our products,” said Raj Badarinath, Chief Revenue Officer at ArrowStream. “This is an innovative and growing restaurant brand that understands how critical information is in today’s fluid, more complex and abnormal supply chain.  Having clean, normalised data in a guided exception-based solution is not a nice-to-have anymore –– it is a must-have due to the supply challenges our customers face today.  Every customer is looking for an edge to grow, stay nimble, and drive profitability. ArrowStream enables this through automating the supply data chain.”