Native Grill and Wings Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $1.0M – $2.9M
- Disclosed sales
- $2.6M
- gross sales, not profit
- SBA charge-off
- Limited · 10 loans
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Native Grill and Wings is a casual-dining franchise serving wings, burgers, and American fare with a full bar and sports-bar atmosphere. Franchisees run the restaurants, managing the kitchen, bar, and dining service.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Native Grill and Wings franchise requires a total initial investment of $1.0M – $2.9M, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2024 FDD, average unit revenue was $2.6M[2]. FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: high - issued more than two years ago
Evidence: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✓ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored8 of 8 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $1.0M – $2.9M
- 33rd pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- $2.6M
- 11th pct Service Resta…
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 25th pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 20
- 19th pct Service Resta…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Full-Service Restaurants · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Full-Service Restaurants median · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $1.0M – $2.9M including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $2.6M/year (median $2.8M).
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 50/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHNegative: net -1 franchised outlets in the latest year (0 opened, 0 closed) (Item 20).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Native Grill and Wings Franchising, LLC
- Parent company
- FAT Brands, Inc.
- Predecessor
- NGW, LLC
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Taylor Wiederhorn
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- HQ
- 9720 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, California 90212
- Auditor
- Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $3.2M
- vs $3.7M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Same owner · FDD Item 1
12 other brands on this site name FAT Brands, Inc. as parent or ultimate parent in their own FDD.
- Buffalo’s CafeB
- Elevation BurgerC
- FatburgerD
- Fazoli'sC
- GREAT AMERICAN COOKIESA
- HOT DOG ON A STICKB
- Hurricane Grill & Wings / Hurricane Burgers Tacos WingsB
- Johnny RocketsD
- Marble Slab CreameryC
- PretzelmakerB
- Round Table PizzaB
- Twin PeaksA
Portfolio: FAT Brands
Grouped by the owner's name as each filing prints it (this page: the 2024 FDD). Spelling variants of the same group may be listed apart; a brand is never grouped with an owner its filing does not name.
Overview
About
- CEO
- Taylor Wiederhorn
- Headquarters
- CA
- Founded
- 2015
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 2
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 189% above the typical full-service restaurants franchise.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown18 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $50K | $50K | |
| Training Expenses (11 to 13 people) | $30K | $46K | |
| Pre-opening Payroll | $32K | $45K | |
| Lease Deposit & 3 Months' Rent | $40K | $72K | |
| Architect Fees | $19K | $35K | |
| Leasehold Improvements | $350K | $1.5M | |
| Furnishings, Fixture & Equipment | $230K | $675K | |
| TV/Audio Video/Security | $135K | $155K | |
| Signage | $10K | $100K | |
| Opening Inventory Food & Beverage | $20K | $28K | |
| Small Wares | $15K | $35K | |
| Utility Deposits | $5K | $10K | |
| Liquor Licensenot refundable | $5K | $10K | |
| Grand Opening Marketing | $8K | $8K | |
| Professional Fees | $6K | $11K | |
| Miscellaneous Costs | $10K | $20K | |
| Insurance (3 months' premium) | $3K | $6K | |
| Additional Funds (3 months) | $50K | $100K | |
| Total initial investment | $1.0M | $2.9M |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $1.0M – $2.9M
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $50K – $100K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 7.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% |
| Technology fee | $0 |
| Training fee | $30K |
| Transfer fee | $0 |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Inventory (initial) | $20K – $28K |
| Total fee load | 7.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 63% above the full-service restaurants norm.
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 19
Single-unit · not modelled
Returns at a glance
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit, and the operating costs that turn one into the other are in no filing. We publish no modelled return for Native Grill and Wings until someone supplies them — yours, in the models below.
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Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
Total invested capital · disclosed
$2.0M
Item 7 initial investment plus working capital, as filed — the one figure here that needs no assumption.
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
What one unit earns on your invested capital
Model A · Single-Unit Return
Computes unlevered return on invested capital (ROIC) for a single franchise unit, read against the 30–60% reference band · Yale SOM, Post-MBA Path Exhibit 2 (2023). Below that band a passive index fund likely outperforms; above it the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses, and it is the top line only — gross sales are not profit. No FDD discloses the operating costs that turn one into the other, so those fields start empty and nothing is modelled until you supply them from your own lease quote, labor market and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Native Grill and Wings unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
What 25 units return when you use SBA financing
Model B · Return on Equity: Debt-Financed Acquisition
Models a 25-unit portfolio acquisition financed with an SBA 7(a) loan. Shows equity IRR (your return on cash invested), DSCR (how safely the cash flow covers debt service), and the capital stack (SBA + seller + equity breakdown).
This is the “search fund” or “entrepreneurship through acquisition” scenario: you buy an existing multi-unit operator, use leverage to amplify returns, and either operate or hire management. The 25-unit size is the typical minimum for an SBA-backed franchise portfolio acquisition to pencil as a full-time income.
What “return on equity” means here: if you put in $500K of your own cash and the business generates enough EBITDA to pay down debt and grow, your equity IRR is the annual return on that $500K, including the value created when you eventually sell. Target IRR for a search fund is typically 25–35%.
Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
A 25-unit return is built on a per-unit EBITDA. Fill in the operating costs in Model A above and this model runs on that figure, or take the whole scenario to the full ROI workbench, where the portfolio and LBO models accept your own per-unit economics directly.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2024 FDD
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $2.6M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $2.8M
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- gross sales
- Sample size
- 17 outlets
- vs category median 18
- Range (low → high)
- $1.3M→$4.0MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 50 of the 2024 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2023
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2024
- Disclosed in the 2024 filing, covering 2023
- Transparency
- 7 / 10
- vs category median 3 / 10 · above
Compared against 801 Full-Service Restaurants brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
Average unit generates $2.6M/year in gross sales. Median ($2.8M) exceeds the average — distribution is bottom-heavy but most units perform well. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 1.3x.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 7.0% (near the Full-Service Restaurants median).
Disclosure
Transparency score 7/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Operator retention
System contracting at -9.1% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven consolidation or franchisee exits.
Multi-unit rate
Only 1% of franchisees own multiple units. Could indicate challenging economics or a young system where operators haven't had time to expand.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Full-Service Restaurants medians
How Native Grill and Wings Compares
Category median of published Full-Service Restaurants brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 20
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- N/A
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 1.0%
- Net growth (3-yr)
- -9.1%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- -9.1%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 0
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 0
- 0.00 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 2
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Continuity rate
- 95.2%
- Units that stayed open
- Ceased ops
- 5.0%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 2 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
2
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
19 current owners across 2 states.
- AR 18
- TE 1
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20; 1 entries carry no state. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 10
- Loan volume
- $9.9M
- Median loan
- $812K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- Limited · 10 loans
- Limited SBA coverage: 10 loans, rate hidden until 10 have resolved and loans reach 2% of franchised units
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- Limited · 10 loans
- 5-yr charge-off
- 0.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 6
- Defaults
- 0
- Typical loan rate
- 7.9%
- avg rate to borrowers
- Franchised industry avg
- 13.2%
- n=4,117 loans
- Jobs supported
- 198
- 2.9 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 43%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 14% went to startups / new businesses, 86% to established operators
Franchise vs independent — in full-service restaurants, franchised businesses charge off at 13.2% vs 9.7% for independents — franchising is associated with 36% higher SBA default risk in this category.
Top lenders financing Native Grill and Wings franchisees
Showing 3 of 6 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Lender network · 7(a) + 504
SBA Lending Report
Full lending analysis for Native Grill and Wings from SBA 7(a) FOIA data.
- Principal loss rate
- 0.0%
- Avg SBA guarantee
- 75%
- Avg interest rate
- 7.86%
- Lender concentration
- 42.9%
- Job velocity
- 2.9 per $100K
- NAICS benchmark
- 7.4%
- NAICS 722511
- Jobs supported
- 198
Top SBA lendersTop lender holds 43% of loans
| # | Lender | Loans | Volume | Default % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stearns Bank National Association | 3 | $2.1M | 0.0% |
| 2 | Columbia Bank | 1 | $2.7M | N/A |
| 3 | The Huntington National Bank | 1 | $812K | N/A |
| 4 | VelocitySBA, LLC | 1 | $324K | N/A |
| 5 | Meadows Bank | 1 | $857K | N/A |
Geographic failure vector
| State | Loans | Defaults | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZArizona | 6 | 0 | 0.0% |
| TXTexas | 1 | 0 | -- |
SBA 7(a) lending trend
Borrower profile
Source: SBA 7(a) + 504 FOIA loan-level data, matched by FranchiseVerdict
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Declining franchise system with unproven unit-level profitability, parent company litigation history, and missing financial transparency creates elevated investment risk.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: the franchisor is a named party (defendant).
Two concluded cases: (1) In re FAT Brands Inc. Securities Litigation (securities class action settled for $3M); (2) Commonwealth of Virginia v. Fatburger North America (affiliate registration violation, settled with $27,000 payment).
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 50 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDUnit decline of 4.8% YoY (20 units) indicates contracting franchise system and weak unit economics or support
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 — cannot verify profitability claims; average revenue of $2.6M does not guarantee positive returns after 6% royalty, labor, COGS, and rent
- 03HIGHParent company FAT Brands settled $3M securities litigation in 2023 for allegedly false/misleading statements; raises credibility concerns about franchisor disclosures
- 04HIGHAffiliate litigation for unregistered franchise sales in Virginia (2023) suggests compliance and legal risk within corporate structure
- 05MEDHigh capital requirement ($1M–$2.9M) paired with shrinking unit base and undisclosed profitability creates significant downside risk
- 06MINOR10-year term with $50K fee in a declining system suggests weak franchisee attraction and retention
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 7.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 70,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 10 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | AZ |
| Litigation count | 2 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Two concluded cases: (1) In re FAT Brands Inc. Securities Litigation (securities class action settled for $3M); (2) Commonwealth of Virginia v. Fatburger North America (affiliate registration violation, settled with $27,000 payment).
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 27 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 191 hrs
- Training location
- Franchised Restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 16 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Time to open
- 9 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Aloha
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Aloha
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
20 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Native Grill and Wings franchise?
The total investment to open a Native Grill and Wings franchise ranges from $1.0M – $2.9M, 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 Native Grill and Wings franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Native Grill and Wings FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $2.6M. The median is $2.8M. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
Who owns Native Grill and Wings?
Native Grill and Wings is franchised by Native Grill and Wings Franchising, LLC. Its parent company is FAT Brands, Inc.. Source: FDD Item 1, 2024 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Native Grill and Wings FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Native Grill and Wings FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Native Grill and Wings's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Native Grill and 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 Native Grill and Wings franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Native Grill and Wings has 20 total units in the United States, including 20 franchised units and 0 company-owned units.
Is Native Grill and Wings a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Native Grill and Wings as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 50 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. 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.