Epic Wings franchise
2023 filing · November 28, 2023GrowingShares sales figures
Epic Wings at a glance
A restaurant serving freshly cooked, never frozen chicken wings and strips for dine-in and carry-out. At the end of 2022 there were 11 Epic Wings locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Franchisor
- Sacco Restaurants Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $628K–$1.43M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $35,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of net sales, paid weekly
- Brand fund
- Yes
- Up to 3% of net sales, paid with the royalty
- Renewal fee
- See terms
- 25% of then applicable initial franchise fee
- Agreement length
- 10 years
Where it is
- US locations, 2022
- 11
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 11
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- +8
- Franchised locations, 2020–2022
- States
- 3
- Most in California, Arizona and Florida
Support and records
From Sacco Restaurants Inc’s 2023 filing; revenue and net loss from its audited financial statements, page 76; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Epic Wings among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Epic Wings | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $1,027,691 | Costs more than 84% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $35,000 | Lower than 61% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 11 | Fewer than 60% of franchises |
How much a Epic Wings franchise costs
Opening one Epic Wings costs an estimated $627,950 to $1,427,432. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Sacco Restaurants Inc, 2023 filing, page 1
Epic Wings franchise fee
The franchise fee is $35,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Sacco Restaurants Inc, 2023 filing, page 8
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of net sales, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | Up to 3% of net sales, paid with the royalty. |
| Online Ordering Platform | $125 set up/activation and $70 per month |
| Renewal Fee | 25% of then applicable initial franchise fee |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Sacco Restaurants Inc, 2023 filing, page 9
Other fees as filed, from page 10. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Epic Wings publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Sacco Restaurants Inc, 2023 filing, page 44
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $1M–$1.8M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
SBA loans to Epic Wings franchisees
Lenders approved 7 SBA 7(a) loans for Epic Wings franchisees from 2018 to 2022, $4.16M in all. All 3 that have ended were paid in full; none was charged off. The other 4 haven’t ended yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2022 / 2020–2022. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Epic Wings | Typical chicken brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +83% / +267% | +3.7% / +27% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 0% / 0% | 2.4% / 12% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical chicken brand is the median of the 34 brands in chicken franchises with three years of counts.
How Epic Wings compares
Of the 113 chicken franchises on this site, Epic Wings is the 78th cheapest to open and the 53rd largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Epic Wings | Typical chicken brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $628K | $407K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.43M | $868K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $35K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 61 of 113 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 113 brands in chicken franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 (+1) | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 (+2) | 0 | +2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 (+5) | 0 | +5 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: chicken franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: Sacco Restaurants Inc, 2023 filing, page 46
Where Epic Wings locations are
At the end of 2022, Epic Wings had franchised locations in 3 states. The most are in California, Arizona and Florida.
- California9
- Arizona1
- Florida1
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| California | 9 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
Source: Sacco Restaurants Inc, 2023 filing, page 47
Who owns Epic Wings?
Epic Wings franchises are sold by Sacco Restaurants Inc. Its filing names no parent company.
From Sacco Restaurants Inc’s 2023 filing, page 6.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Sacco Restaurants Inc, 2023 filing, litigation on page 8, bankruptcy on page 8
Epic Wings filings
The figures on this page come from Sacco Restaurants Inc’s 2023 filing, issued November 28, 2023, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 filing | November 28, 2023 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2020–2022 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
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