Wonder Acquires Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken
February 10, 2026
Wonder has acquired the Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken brand and its East Village restaurant from Blue Ribbon Restaurants, taking ownership of the concept, its physical Manhattan location and current employees. Wonder plans to keep the East Village location operating as usual while leveraging its mealtime platform to scale the chef-driven fast-casual concept to additional Wonder locations and channels over time.
- Buyers
- Wonder
- Targets
- Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken
- Sellers
- Blue Ribbon Restaurants
- Industry
- Restaurants & Hospitality
- Location
- New York, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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