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Wild Eggs, a contemporary breakfast, brunch, and lunch restaurant chain with locations in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio, is opening its newest location in Greenwood, Indiana, on Sunday, January 19. The 4,235-square-foot restaurant is located at 1279 N Emerson Ave, Suite A-1, in Greenwood. In partnership with the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce, Wild Eggs will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, January 20, at 9 a.m. to celebrate the new location. “We’re incredibly excited to bring Wild Eggs to Greenwood and become part of this vibrant and growing community,” said Andy Abbajay, CEO of Wild [...]

Wild Eggs, a contemporary breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant chain in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio, has officially opened its new Avon, Indiana, location. The 4,000-square-foot restaurant is located at 9769 E. U.S. 36 in Avon. “Our focus is to expand our reach and serve more communities, and we’re excited to begin our new expansion in central Indiana with the opening of our Avon restaurant,” said Andy Abbajay, CEO of Wild Eggs. “Central Indiana locals have been dedicated fans of Wild Eggs, and we’re thrilled to continue growing our presence in this welcoming community.” Along [...]

In recognition of Teacher Appreciation Week (May 6-10), Wild Eggs is hatching up a “Treat Your Teach” giveaway for a local Louisville teacher. The restaurant chain is calling on community members to nominate a deserving teacher who goes above and beyond for their students and fellow staff to win a Wild Eggs gift basket with swag, a $100 gift card to the restaurant and a $100 Amazon gift card to purchase school supplies for their classroom. Nominations are accepted now through the end of Teacher Appreciation Week on Friday, May 10, on Wild Eggs’ Facebook and [...]

Rothberg said returning to the restaurant chain is a homecoming Wild Eggs, a favorite breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant chain headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, announces the return of one of its founders – JD Rothberg, who assumes the role of Senior Vice President of Operations. With his homecoming, Rothberg pledges to elevate Wild Eggs into the premiere breakfast place, emphasizing the importance of high-quality food, company culture and unparalleled service. “We’re thrilled to welcome JD back home,” said Andy Abbajay, CEO of Wild Eggs. “JD helped build an innovative concept that inspired the breakfast industry, and we know [...]

Michelle's Heffernan’s career includes 17 years in the restaurant industry.   Wild Eggs, a favorite breakfast, brunch, and lunch restaurant chain headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, announces the appointment of Michelle Heffernan as its Vice President of Marketing. With 25 years of marketing, sales, and advertising experience, Heffernan brings incredible expertise to her new role. Heffernan’s career includes 17 years in the restaurant industry, where she served as the Senior Director of Marketing for Papa John’s International Preferred division. During her time there, she was involved in numerous areas, including marketing, operations, point of purchase [...]

Restaurants roll out sweet LTOs for the morning daypart. If consumers can eat breakfast any time of day, they can also eat dessert for breakfast. While sweet, indulgent items have long been a mainstay on many morning menus, some operators are finding new ways to tap into consumer demands for fun, delightful breakfast items. Many are leveraging limited time offers to attract these diners and to drive repeat visits. Many of the recent sweet breakfast LTOs have a seasonal theme of fall flavors. Eggs Up Grill launched Pumpkin Praline Pancakes after Labor Day, and [...]

Wild Eggs has cracked the brunch game. Now, the Louisville-born chain is spreading its wings.  More than a dozen years after the first location opened at 3985 Dutchmans Lane in 2007, Wild Eggs has more than a dozen locations across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio.  It began with founders JD Rothberg and Shane Hall, who poured their fine-dining backgrounds into a unique breakfast, brunch, and lunch menu. Wild Eggs came “from a foundation of delicious home cooking, where fantastic memories of wonderful family meals found expression in a true passion for food,” according to its [...]

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Popular breakfast and brunch staple Wild Eggs is aiming to expand its reach through franchising. The restaurant announced on Tuesday that it is looking for partners to help grow the chain across the country. Wild Eggs first opened in Louisville in 2007 and grew to 15 locations across Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. Now it's looking to expand to six new states. The company said it is looking for franchisees that are passionate about breakfast, the brunch business and Wild Eggs' commitment to quality and customer service. Anyone interested in learning [...]