The middle class is the most expensive place to live, and no one talks about it. Lower income households get assistance. The wealthy use tax strategies and loopholes. But the middle class pays full taxes, full tuition, full healthcare, full everything. So you work 50 hours a week just to stay in the same place and fund everyone’s life except yours.
Wingstop employee wants Americans to know when you go to Wingstop you’re just buying regular Tyson chicken. He shows all the boxes as proof
I ran the numbers on Tyson wholesale chicken prices and compared it to Wingstop prices
They markup the chicken over 500%
- Wholesale Tyson chicken wings typically cost restaurants $1.50–$2.50+ per pound
- A pound of bone-in wings yields roughly 8–10 wings
- Cost to Wingstop: $0.20–$0.35 per wing that’s including sauce, seasoning and prep
- Selling price: $1.00–$1.50+ per wing, or even higher in combos
- Markup is 300–500%+ on chicken cost
You’re just paying for regular Tyson chicken wings in sauce that’s fried
Make it at home and save yourself the 500% markup