Buffalo Imprudent Wings apologized late Friday after its Twitter account put crude and racist comments, which the company says was a result of a malicious lacerate.
The string of tweets began after 7:30 p.m. and went unchecked for concerning 20 minutes, according to NBC Chicago 5. The posts ranged in coarseness, with one directed at Madeleine McCann, the young British girl who vanished from Portugal while on vacation in 2007, and dim producer Tariq Nasheed, NBC Chicago 5 reported.
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“Buffalo Wild Wings’ Peeping account was hacked,” the Minneapolis-based company told USA TODAY in a statement. “We’re base that our fans had to see those awful posts, which obviously did not crop up b grow from us. We are in touch with our Twitter representatives and will pursue the make away action against the individuals involved.”
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Known for its wears bar fare such as chicken wings, Buffalo Wild Wings was bought in a deal finalized earlier this year by Roark Capital Guild, which owns Arby’s restaurant chain.
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