Quaker Steak & Lube® Announces 2018 National Buffalo Wing Festival Sponsorship

Festival Favorite Returns to Back U.S. Professional Chicken Wing
Eating Championship

WESTLAKE, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The award winning, family casual dining restaurant, Quaker Steak & Lube®,
operated by TA Restaurant Group (TARG), a division of TravelCenters of
America LLC (TravelCenters), has announced its sponsorship participation
in the 17th Annual National Buffalo Wing Festival scheduled
to take place in Buffalo, New York, over Labor Day weekend. Quaker Steak
& Lube will sponsor the U.S. Wing Eating Championship for professional
competitive eaters at the chicken wing industry’s largest annual event,
commonly known as WingFest.

“Quaker Steak & Lube has been a part of Buffalo Wing Festival for 15
years. It’s in our blood,” shared Bruce Lane, vice president of
operations. “For years we sponsored the Triple Atomic Hot Wing Eating
Contest, then in 2016, we added backing for the Amateur Chicken Wing
Eating Championship. This year, we’re supporting the premier event of
the weekend,” he added.

In addition to its sponsorship, the Quaker Steak & Lube team will serve
chicken wing enthusiasts more than 20,000 chicken wings (1.5 tons)
sauced in their choice of signature sauces ranging from mild to wild.
Quaker Steak intends to take home a best-sauce trophy, adding to its
growing list of sauce awards. Quaker Steak & Lube’s bottled sauces will
also be available for purchase at the event.

The U.S. Chicken Wing Eating Championship is an event sanctioned by the
International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE). The WingFest
event will feature wings sauced in Quaker Steak & Lube’s Medium flavored
sauce. Champion eater, Joey Chestnut, will be back to defend his title
as chicken wing eating champion. Others wishing to compete for the
$5,000 purse must register at the IFOCE website (www.majorleagueeating.com)
beginning July 2, 2018.

The National Buffalo Wing Festival draws in more than 70,000 chicken
wing loyalists each year. The 2018 event will take place September 1-2,
at Coca-Cola Field in Downtown Buffalo. Portions of the proceeds from
the 2018 WingFest will benefit Meals on Wheels of WNY and the
Alzheimer’s Association’s WNY Chapter. More information is available at www.buffalowing.com.

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About Quaker Steak & Lube®
The
Quaker Steak & Lube® brand includes nearly 50 locations
in fourteen states across the U.S. Quaker Steak & Lube restaurants
combine unique décor, including gas station memorabilia, classic cars,
motorcycles, and race cars suspended from the ceilings with crave-able
food and high-octane entertainment events. Quaker Steak & Lube has won
hundreds of national and international awards for its food and more than
20 wing sauces. For more information about Quaker Steak & Lube, please
visit www.thelube.com.

About TA Restaurant Group
The
TA Restaurant Group includes more than 880 quick service restaurants,
full service restaurants, and ten proprietary restaurant brands
including Quaker Steak & Lube®, Iron Skillet and Country
Pride. The TA Restaurant Group is a division of TravelCenters of America
LLC. For more information about TA and the TA Restaurant Group, please
visit www.ta-petro.com.
For more information about Quaker Steak & Lube, including franchise
opportunities nationwide, please visit www.thelube.com.

Contacts

TravelCenters of America
Tom Liutkus, 440-808-7364
[email protected]