Boston Consulting Group veteran Jordan Yankovich secures AI role at Wingstop Restaurants
Jordan Yankovich is starting a new position as Chief AI Officer at Wingstop Restaurants. He joins from Boston Consulting Group, where he spent almost eight and a half years, serving as Partner - North America Engineering Chapter Lead.
"Thrilled to join this incredible team and to help build the world's most AI native restaurant brand," he says.
UK milestone
Wingstop UK aims to open up to 30 sites across England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland this year. It is set to open its 100th UK restaurant in Inverness in the near future, and has also signed a Polish expansion agreement.
It recently revealed that new shop openings helped revenues surge by 73% to £216.4 million in 2025. Chris Sherriff, Chief Executive at Wingstop UKI, said: “Reaching our 100th site in the UK as an incredible milestone. Customers increasingly seek out brands that offer a memorable experience, differentiated products and genuine value."
“To have achieved record results, despite the well reported headwinds facing the broader hospitality sector, is a fantastic achievement.”
2026 RTIH Innovation Awards
Physical retail will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.
The awards are now open for entries and celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.
Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.
Check out our 2025 winners here.
Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.
In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”
“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”
He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”
Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.
