Wild Eggs franchise
A Wild Eggs franchisee operates an upscale breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant. At the end of 2025 there were 18 Wild Eggs locations in the US, 3 franchised and 15 company-owned, so most are run by the company itself.
- Cost to open
- $686K–$2.25M
- Franchise fee
- $45,000
- Royalty
- 5.5%
- Locations, 2025
- 180 in 3 yrs
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Company snapshot
- SBA loans
- On the SBA Franchise Directory
From Wild Eggs Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
How much a Wild Eggs franchise costs
Opening one restaurant costs an estimated $686,350 to $2,252,550. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Wild Eggs Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 14
Wild Eggs franchise fee
The franchise fee is $45,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Wild Eggs Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 8
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5.5% of weekly gross sales, paid weekly. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Wild Eggs Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 9
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Wild Eggs publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations: 2025 historical performance of full-year affiliate-owned restaurants, rather than franchisee profit. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Wild Eggs Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 40
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 (0) | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 (−1) | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 (+1) | 15 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Wild Eggs passes four of the five tests on our list of the best franchises to own; it had fewer than 100 US locations three years ago.
Source: Wild Eggs Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 44
How Wild Eggs compares
Of the 126 restaurant franchises on this site, Wild Eggs is the 83rd cheapest to open and the 100th largest by number of locations.
| Measure | Wild Eggs | Typical restaurant |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $686K | $484K |
| Royalty | 5.5% | 5% |
| Closed or left per year | 11.1% | 3.6% |
| Change in franchised locations, 3 yrs | 0% | +6.3% |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 92 of 126 |
Typical is the median across the 126 brands in restaurant franchises.
