Epic WingsFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Epic Wings franchise requires a total initial investment of $491K – $1.4M, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 5.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $2.0M[2]. Verdict grade: F. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $491K – $1.4M
- 80th pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- $2.0M
- 53rd pct Service Resta…
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- 13th pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 13
- 40th pct Service Resta…
- SBA default
- 0.0%
- system-wide median varies by category
Quick verdict · Quick-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Quick-Service Restaurants avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Franchised units fell from 12 to 11 over 3 years. Investigate why operators are leaving.
Bottom line
- Total investment $491K – $1.4M including a $50K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $2.0M/year (median $758K).
- Verdict F (Bottom Quintile) with a risk score of 78/100.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Sacco Restaurants Inc.
- CEO title
- Director and President, Secretary and Treasurer
- Sam Sacco
- CEO experience
- 1994 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- CA
- HQ
- 12075 Carmel Mountain Road #201, San Diego, California 92128
- Auditor
- DA Advisory Group PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $2.2M
- vs $2.9M prior year
Overview
About
Epic Wings franchisees operate fast-casual chicken wing restaurants, likely managing food preparation, customer service, inventory, and staff operations in a limited-service QSR format. Day-to-day activities include managing kitchen operations, overseeing POS systems, controlling food costs, maintaining health/safety compliance, and driving local marketing to achieve the $2M average unit volume.
- CEO
- Sam Sacco
- Headquarters
- CA
- Founded
- 2013
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 4
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50K | $50K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $75K | $225K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $366K | $1.1M |
| Total initial investment | $491K | $1.4M |
Source: Epic Wings 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$285K
14.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
26%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
3.8 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $491K – $1.4M
- Below avg, review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $75K – $225K
- Below avg, review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K
- Below avg, review vs category
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 3.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 3.0% of gross sales |
| Training fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $25K |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $2.0M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $758K
- Item 19 type
- Total Sales, AUV, and Median Revenue
- Range (low → high)
- $316K→$4.2M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 4 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Compared against 453 Quick-Service Restaurants brands
vs Quick-Service Restaurants averages
How Epic Wings Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 13
- Opened
- 2
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 3
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 23.1%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- -7.7%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +9.1%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Projected new
- 4
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Ceased ops
- 25.0%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 20 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator. Not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 7 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 7
- Loan volume
- $4.2M
- Median loan
- $595K
- average
- Charge-off rate
- 0.0%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- 0.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 6
- Defaults
- 0
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Epic Wings presents CAUTION-to-HIGH RISK profile: contracting unit base, undisclosed profitability metrics, and going concern ambiguity make this a speculative investment requiring extensive founder/franchisee validation before committing $490K-$1.4M.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · DA Advisory Group PLLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 78 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count declining 7.7% YoY (13 units total) indicates contraction and potential system instability
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 — inability to assess actual profitability despite $2M average revenue claim
- 03MEDHigh investment range ($490K-$1.4M) with no disclosed net income creates severe ROI visibility problem
- 04HIGHGoing concern status is FALSE — franchisor may have financial distress or viability concerns
- 05MEDExtremely small franchise system (13 units) suggests minimal brand recognition and limited support infrastructure
- 06MINOR5% royalty on $2M revenue = $100K annual fee, but without net income disclosure, payback period is unknown
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | Radius |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory radius | 1 mi |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 1 year |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 20 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | California |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 50 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 110 hrs
- Training location
- at the restaurant
- Field support
- 40 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- POS system
- Revel POS
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Revel POS
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
49 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Epic Wings · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Epic Wings franchise?
The total investment to open a Epic Wings franchise ranges from $491K – $1.4M, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Epic Wings franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Epic Wings FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $2.0M. The median is $758K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Epic Wings's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Epic Wings (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Epic Wings franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Epic Wings has 13 total units in the United States, including 12 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 2 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Epic Wings a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Epic Wings as a F-grade franchise with a risk score of 78 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.