Popeyes U.S. comps -5.2% Q2’26Wingstop domestic SSS -7.5% Q2’26KFC U.S. units 3,523 YE’25Dave’s unit growth +52.3% FY’25Chick-fil-A AUV $9.16MCane’s systemwide $5.48B FY’25Franchisee QSR cap 6.85%Corporate QSR cap 5.85%Category growth +5.3% ’25Wings wholesale $0.98/lb YE’25
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Operator profile

Far West Services

Actively developing Wingstop
127
Chicken units
127
Total units
California
Headquarters
California
Primary geography
Nevada, Washington, Colorado, Utah

Known activity

  • Largest West Coast Wingstop franchisee, operating 127 locations with plans for 51 more within 18 months1 (2024-05)
  • Founded 2003; CEO and president Jorge Ortiz, founder and chairman Danny Sonenshine1 (2024)
  • Brentwood Associates and Sixth Street made a significant growth investment in partnership with existing management2 (2023-11)
CSW Analysis

Far West is the largest concentrated Wingstop position on the West Coast and it is institutionally capitalized, which matters more in 2026 than it did in 2024: Wingstop domestic comps fell 7.5% in Q2 2026 with pressure concentrated in urban trade areas — precisely where a California-heavy portfolio sits. A private-equity-backed operator with a 51-unit development commitment into a negative-comp environment is the situation most likely to produce either aggressive site take-downs or a pipeline renegotiation.

Sources

Every figure on this page is attributed. CSW does not publish estimates as facts — where a number is unavailable it is shown as “—”, and where a figure is derived arithmetically from two published figures it is marked as derived.

  1. [1] Franchising.com — Longtime Wingstop Operator's Latest Opening Marks The Brand's 1,500th Location (2024)
  2. [2] Sixth Street — Brentwood Associates and Sixth Street Make Significant Growth Investment in Far West Services, a Wingstop Franchisee (2023-11)