Urban Wings franchise
2025 filing · January 10, 2025
Urban Wings at a glance
A neighborhood shop selling hot wings and cold drinks. At the end of 2024 there were 1 Urban Wings locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Urban Wings Corporate, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2025
- Franchisor based in
- Suwanee, Georgia
- Typical size
- 1,750–2,500 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $214K–$566K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $30,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross sales, paid weekly, plus 1% to the marketing fund once started
- Brand fund
- None now
- 1% of gross sales, not charged at present
- Renewal fee
- $5,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 1
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 1
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
From Urban Wings Corporate, LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Urban Wings among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Urban Wings | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $390,050 | Costs more than 53% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $30,000 | Lower than 72% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a Urban Wings franchise costs
Opening one Urban Wings costs an estimated $214,100 to $566,000. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Urban Wings Corporate, LLC, 2025 filing, page 14
Urban Wings franchise fee
The franchise fee is $30,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Urban Wings Corporate, LLC, 2025 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales, paid weekly, plus 1% to the marketing fund once started. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross sales, not charged at present. |
| Software subscription | Currently, $200 to $300 per month |
| Transfer fee | $10,000 |
| Renewal fee | $5,000 |
| Replacement/Additional Training fee | Currently, $250 per day plus travel expenses. |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Urban Wings Corporate, LLC, 2025 filing, page 10
Other fees as filed, from pages 10–12. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Urban Wings does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: Urban Wings Corporate, LLC, 2025 filing, page 37
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $700K–$1.3M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Urban Wings compares
Of the 113 chicken franchises on this site, Urban Wings is the 14th cheapest to open and the 100th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Urban Wings | Typical chicken brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $214K | $407K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $566K | $868K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $30K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: Urban Wings Corporate, LLC, 2025 filing, page 38
Who owns Urban Wings?
Urban Wings franchises are sold by Urban Wings Corporate, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Urban Wings Corporate, LLC’s 2025 filing, page 7.
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: Urban Wings Corporate, LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 9
Urban Wings filings
The figures on this page come from Urban Wings Corporate, LLC’s 2025 filing, issued January 10, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | January 10, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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