Case Study // ARS Brands · Wingstop

    Franchisee-side permitting at portfolio scale, across markets and jurisdictions.

    Commun-ET acts as the permitting team for ARS Brands' Wingstop portfolio, running new builds, conversions, and remodels across multiple markets with a single workspace and a single accountable PM.

    Franchisee operatorConversions & new buildHealth & grease-trapSignage
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    QSR & Multi-Unit Retail
    Client: ARS Brands / Wingstop
    35
    Stores in active permitting
    4
    Markets covered
    9 wk
    Avg. weeks to permit
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    The Challenge

    Franchisees carry brand standards and local code at the same time.

    ARS Brands operates a growing Wingstop portfolio across markets where each AHJ enforces brand standards (signage, drive-thru, hood/grease-trap) differently. Every store opening required negotiating between corporate spec, local code, and a hard real-estate deadline.

    • Brand-standard signage, drive-thru, and equipment crossing variable local codes
    • Construction loan calendars defining hard CO milestones
    • Multiple GCs across markets needing a single coordination thread
    • Health-department, grease-trap, and fire-suppression reviews on every site
    The Approach

    One PM, one workspace, every store.

    Commun-ET runs the entire ARS Wingstop pipeline through a single PermitPilot workspace with one accountable PM, so ARS leadership has portfolio visibility and each GC has a permitting partner who already knows their AHJ.

    01

    Pre-LOI jurisdictional read

    Site evaluations include code, signage, and grease-trap pre-reads, before the lease is signed.

    02

    Standardized submittal packets

    Brand-spec drawings adapted into per-AHJ packets, reused store-to-store inside a market for compounding speed.

    03

    GC-integrated workspace

    GCs work inside PermitPilot alongside our PM, RFIs, inspections, and corrections run in one place.

    04

    Opening-day readiness

    Health, fire, and CO inspections sequenced and scheduled with operations team weeks in advance of opening.

    The Results

    A predictable opening cadence.

    ARS Brands runs its Wingstop portfolio with portfolio-level visibility, predictable opening calendars, and a permitting partner who carries institutional memory across every market.

    92%
    Stores opened on construction-loan schedule
    18%
    Reduction in median days-to-CO
    1
    Failed inspections
    across the active portfolio

    "Having a single partner who understands both the Wingstop brand and the local AHJ nuances has been a game-changer for our development speed."

    Director of Development
    ARS Brands

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