Buffalo Wild Wings Acquired By Arby's And Yes, This Is Something That Worries Me

Buffalo Wing Wings’ stock was on fire after it said Tuesday it was getting acquired by Arby’s for $2.4 billion. Shares of the beer-and-wings chain surged as much as 6.5 percent to $155.95 in premarket trades — just shy of the roast beef-and-cheddar purveyor’s offer of $157 a share.

Buffalo Wild Wings CEO Sally Smith — who lately has taken heat from activist hedge fund Marcato Capital, which prodded her to step down— said the chain is “excited” about the merger.

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Well here you have it. Buffalo Wild Wings is going to be acquired by Arby’s. I don’t know whether to be angry or elated, scared or bolstered, it’s all new to me. I’ve only ever been to Buffalo Wild Wings once, and yet when I entered it was like I’d been there a thousand times before. As I devoured overpriced wing after overpriced wing, actively flushing my most recent freelance paycheck down my throat with swig after swig of bottomless soda, I felt like I was home. Maybe it was a home I wouldn’t be able to afford for much longer, but it was home anyway.

So now what happens? I don’t know anything about Arby’s! Does anybody eat there? I feel like it’s just a fast food cold cut place. The shit they serve is like turkey and mustard, which I can make myself. Is there some other allure to Arby’s? Because I don't like surprises. I’m throwing the glove down now, Arby’s whoever you are, if you fuck up BDubs, my best friend, my happy place, then we’re at war. It’s already perfect, and so don’t get it into your twisted mind that it needs to be fixed, alright? They’ve got the perfect combination of wet sauces and dry rubs, they show all the games, and they give you free refills goddamnit. I expect nothing other than a price cut. Just please don’t ruin this for me. Don’t make me start going to Hooters.

P.S. I’d be remiss not to shout out the Buffalo Shrimp at Hooters. It’s delightful.