Wing It On!Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Wing It On! franchise requires a total initial investment of $219K – $473K, including a $35K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $582K[2]. Verdict grade: F. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $219K – $473K
- 38th pct Service Resta…
- Avg gross sales
- $582K
- 13th pct Service Resta…
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 44th pct Service Resta…
- Units
- 12
- 38th 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
Started franchising in 2023. Newer systems carry more uncertainty but may offer better territories.
The system contracted 27% year-over-year. Investigate why units are closing.
Bottom line
- Total investment $219K – $473K including a $35K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $582K/year (median $571K).
- Verdict F (Bottom Quintile) with a risk score of 100/100.
- Bankruptcy history disclosed in the FDD. Review Item 4 for details before proceeding.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- WIO Franchising LLC
- Parent company
- Craveworthy LLC
- CEO title
- Manager
- Gregg Majewski
- Incorporated in
- NV
- HQ
- 755 Schneider Drive, South Elgin, Illinois 60177
- Auditor
- Muhammad Zubairy, CPA PC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $360K
- vs $302K prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Overview
About
Wing It On! franchisees operate sports-themed restaurants/bars focused on chicken wings and casual dining. Day-to-day operations include food preparation, kitchen management, server and bartender oversight, inventory control, and customer service in a QSR/casual dining hybrid model.
- CEO
- Gregg Majewski
- Headquarters
- IL
- Founded
- 2023
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 6
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $35K | $35K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $20K | $40K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $164K | $398K |
| Total initial investment | $219K | $473K |
Source: Wing It On! 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
$79K
13.5% margin
Unlevered ROIC
21%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
4.8 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $219K – $473K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $20K – $40K
- Near category avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $35K – $35K
- Near category avg vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- Gross Revenue · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.5%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.5%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.5% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $0 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $15K |
| Total fee load | 8.5% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $582K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $571K
- Item 19 type
- Historical Financial Representation
- Sample size
- 8 units
- vs category median 28 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $293K→$952K
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- N/A→$889K
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Transparency
- 4 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Compared against 453 Quick-Service Restaurants brands
vs Quick-Service Restaurants averages
How Wing It On! Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 12
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 2
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 16.7%
- Company-owned
- 4
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 67%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 1.0%
- Net growth (yr3)
- -27.3%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- -33.3%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 2
- Projected new
- 3
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 16.7%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Ceased ops
- 16.7%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 26 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 4 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 4
- Loan volume
- $1.1M
- Median loan
- $225K
- 50th percentile
- 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)
- 100.0%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 0.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 4
- Defaults
- 0
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SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Wing It On!'s SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 3 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 2 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 3-year lending trend
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Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Wing It On! presents high-risk investment profile due to rapid unit collapse, active fraud-related litigation involving a key officer, undisclosed net income metrics, and franchisor going-concern issues.
Litigation (Item 3)
BC Licensing, LLC v. DMD Chicken, LLC et al. - BC Licensing filed suit against former franchisee DMD Chicken and its co-founders for breach of contract and breach of personal guarantees. Defendants filed counterclaim against franchisor entities (BCIP, LLC, JRS Hospitality LLC) and officers (Joshua Halpern, Perry Rogers, Shaquille O'Neal, Corey Jenkins, Matthew Silverman, Samuel Stanovich) alleging fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and Nevada deceptive trade practices violations. Case pending as of April 30, 2025.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
Disclosed in last 7 years
In re Roti Restaurants, LLC - Chapter 11 reorganization filed August 23, 2024 in Northern District of Illinois (Case No. 24-13827). Roti operated fast-casual restaurant chain; business failed due to rising costs, mixed location performance, and difficult market conditions. Plan confirmation order issued February 26, 2025.
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Muhammad Zubairy, CPA PC
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 100 / 100 rating
- 01MINORSystem declining sharply: 27.3% unit contraction year-over-year (12 units remaining)
- 02HIGHActive litigation involving franchise officer Joshua Halpern alleging fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation with affiliate BC Licensing, LLC
- 03MINORNo Item 19 (average net income) disclosure despite $581,953.99 average revenue suggests profitability concerns
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($218,900–$473,333) combined with 6% royalty creates significant breakeven burden
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status is False, indicating potential financial instability at franchisor level
- 06HIGHLitigation tied to affiliate entity suggests corporate structure opacity and franchisee protection gaps
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 | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Radius |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 2 mi |
| Territory population | 30,000 |
| Online sales rights | 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 |
| RoFR response window | 60 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Carson City, Nevada |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Nevada |
| Litigation count | 1 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
BC Licensing, LLC v. DMD Chicken, LLC et al. - BC Licensing filed suit against former franchisee DMD Chicken and its co-founders for breach of contract and breach of personal guarantees. Defendants filed counterclaim against franchisor entities (BCIP, LLC, JRS Hospitality LLC) and officers (Joshua Halpern, Perry Rogers, Shaquille O'Neal, Corey Jenkins, Matthew Silverman, Samuel Stanovich) alleging fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and Nevada deceptive trade practices violations. Case pending as of April 30, 2025.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 23 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 56 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- POS system
- Toast POS
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Toast POS
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
44 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Wing It On! · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Wing It On! franchise?
The total investment to open a Wing It On! franchise ranges from $219K – $473K, with an initial franchise fee of $35K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Wing It On! franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Wing It On! FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $582K. The median is $571K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Wing It On!'s franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Wing It On! (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 Wing It On! franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Wing It On! has 12 total units in the United States, including 8 franchised units and 4 company-owned units.
Is Wing It On! a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Wing It On! as a F-grade franchise with a risk score of 100 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.