{"id":254726,"date":"2026-04-17T21:14:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/254726\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T21:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:14:22","slug":"wonder-expansion-bringing-fast-paced-food-to-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/254726\/","title":{"rendered":"Wonder Expansion Bringing Fast-Paced Food to Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Founded in the Northeast, delivery- and pickup-based \u201cfood hall\u201d Wonder is preparing for big\u2014actually, bigger than big\u2014moves in Texas. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/chainstoreage.com\/wonder-plans-more-100-texas-locations-end-2027#:~:text=Dan%20Berthiaume,Wonder%20pursues%20rapid%20expansion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">coverage<\/a> by CSA, Wonder is planning to open more than 100 locations in the state by the end of 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The metro areas slated for new Wonder locations include Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrently, Wonder operates more than 100 locations across nine states, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, Virginia, Maryland and Massachusetts, as well as in Washington D.C.,\u201d the coverage says.\u00a0\u201cThe company says it remains on pace to surpass more than 200 storefronts by year\u2019s end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatnow.com\/dallas\/restaurants\/more-wonder-headed-to-dfw\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Further coverage<\/a> published by What Now Dallas described plans for a new location in Plano back in March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiners have embraced Wonder\u2019s eclectic approach to fast-casual dining,\u201d the coverage said. \u201cThe food hall collects various concepts from celebrity partners under one roof and invites guests to order from as many as they\u2019d like. Food is then made to order and aggregated on one bill, ensuring every member of a party can enjoy whatever they\u2019d like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Founded by former Walmart executive Mark Lore, Wonder is going in big on a concept that brings together fast-paced food with a tech-forward approach\u2014a food-hall and delivery app rolled into one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to enter Texas and introduce more people to what makes Wonder unique \u2014 chef-crafted menus, unmatched variety, and seamless convenience,\u201d Tony Hoggett, CEO of Wonder North America, said in a press release cited in <a href=\"https:\/\/austin.culturemap.com\/news\/restaurants-bars\/wonder-food-delivery-app-expansion\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an article<\/a>\u00a0by CultureMap Austin. \u201cTexas\u2019 dynamic food culture, population growth, and suburban footprint align closely with our delivery-first model.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wonder\u2019s restaurants include Mediterranean concept Yasa by Michael Symon, Alanza Pizza, Thai restaurant Sripraphai, Burger Baby, and lots\u2014lots\u2014more.<\/p>\n<p>You can keep up with all things Wonder by following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wonder\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@wonder<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Founded in the Northeast, delivery- and pickup-based \u201cfood hall\u201d Wonder is preparing for big\u2014actually, bigger than big\u2014moves in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":254727,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":{"0":"post-254726","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-austin","8":"tag-austin","9":"tag-austin-headlines","10":"tag-austin-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}