Wing It On! franchise
2026 filing · April 30, 2026Fewer locationsShares sales figures
Wing It On! at a glance
A fast-casual restaurant serving chicken wings, tenders and chicken sandwiches with house sauces. At the end of 2025 there were 12 Wing It On! locations in the US, 7 franchised and 5 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- WIO Franchising LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2020
- 6 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- South Elgin, Illinois
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $225K–$536K
- Brick and mortar restaurant
- Franchise fee
- $35,000
- $50,000 for a combined Fresh Brothers and Wing It On! business
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of monthly gross revenue, paid monthly
- Brand fund
- 2.5%
- 2.5% of monthly gross revenue, paid monthly
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 12
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 7
- Company-owned
- 5
- Change in 3 years
- −5
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 7
- Most in Connecticut, New Jersey and Illinois
Support and records
- Lawsuits disclosed
- Yes
- Franchisor revenue, 2025
- $458K
- The company, not one location
- Franchisor net income
- $211K
- Latest filing
- Apr 30, 2026
- 2026 filing
From WIO Franchising LLC’s 2026 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 178; 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
Wing It On! among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Wing It On! | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $380,617 | Costs more than 53% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $35,000 | Lower than 61% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 12 | Fewer than 58% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $574,418 | Lower than 65% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 1.5× | Lower than 54% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Wing It On! franchise costs
Opening brick and mortar restaurant costs an estimated $225,400 to $535,833. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are real estate improvements ($65,000 to $200,000) and equipment, furniture, fixtures, décor, and supplies ($78,000 to $125,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $35,000 | ||
| Initial training fee | $0 | $3,000 | |
| Travel, lodging, food, and other expenses while training | $150 | $15,000 | |
| Real estate improvements | $65,000 | $200,000 | |
| Rent (3 months of rent, plus a security deposit) | $4,000 | $33,333 | |
| Equipment, furniture, fixtures, décor, and supplies | $78,000 | $125,000 | |
| POS system, computer hardware, security system and software | $3,500 | $5,000 | |
| Signs | $2,500 | $14,000 | |
| Miscellaneous opening costs | $1,750 | $8,000 | |
| Professional Fees | $5,000 | $15,000 | |
| Insurance Premiums | $1,500 | $4,000 | |
| Opening inventory | $4,000 | $7,000 | |
| Rescheduling Fee | $0 | $1,500 | |
| Failure to Timely Open Fee | $0 | $15,000 | |
| Advertising (3 months) | $5,000 | $15,000 | |
| Additional funds (3 months) | $20,000 | $40,000 | |
| Total | $225,400 | $535,833 | |
Source: WIO Franchising LLC, 2026 filing, page 24
Wing It On! franchise fee
The franchise fee is $35,000, $50,000 for a combined Fresh Brothers and Wing It On! business. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: WIO Franchising LLC, 2026 filing, page 15
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of monthly gross revenue, paid monthly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2.5% of monthly gross revenue, paid monthly. |
| Technology Fee | $50 per month |
| Transfer Review Deposit | $2,500 |
| Replacement Training | $250 per day, per person |
| Local Marketing Fee | 1.5% of monthly gross revenue |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: WIO Franchising LLC, 2026 filing, page 17
Other fees as filed, from pages 18–22. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Wing It On! publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average revenue
- $574,418
- Median revenue
- $656,401
Yearly figures for 2025, covering restaurants open all of 2025, including one affiliate-owned restaurant (8 locations). The average is about 1.5 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: WIO Franchising LLC, 2026 filing, pages 55–56
SBA loans to Wing It On! franchisees
Lenders approved 3 SBA 7(a) loans for Wing It On! franchisees from 2018 to 2022, $779K in all. All 3 that have ended were paid in full; none was charged off.
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, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Wing It On! | Typical chicken brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | −13% / −42% | +3.7% / +27% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 13% / 42% | 2.4% / 12% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 13% / 17% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical chicken brand is the median of the 34 brands in chicken franchises with three years of counts.
How Wing It On! compares
Of the 113 chicken franchises on this site, Wing It On! is the 17th cheapest to open and the 50th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Wing It On! | Typical chicken brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $225K | $407K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $536K | $868K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $35K | $35K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 2.5% | 2% | 2% |
| Sales per location | $574K | $2.01M | $794K |
| US locations | 12 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12 (+4) | 1 | – | – |
| 2023 | 11 (−1) | 1 | +1 | −2 |
| 2024 | 8 (−3) | 4 | 0 | −3 |
| 2025 | 7 (−1) | 5 | +1 | −2 |
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.
Over 4 years, from the start of 2022 to the end of 2025, franchised locations went from 8 to 7 (−1, −12%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2025 filing.
Source: WIO Franchising LLC, 2026 filing, page 59
2022: WIO Franchising LLC, 2025 filing, page 52
Where Wing It On! locations are
At the end of 2025, Wing It On! had locations in 7 states. The most are in Connecticut, New Jersey and Illinois.
- Connecticut3
- New Jersey3
- Illinois2
- Alabama1
- Florida1
- North Carolina1
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Illinois | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alabama | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Florida | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Texas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source: WIO Franchising LLC, 2026 filing, page 60
Who owns Wing It On!?
Wing It On! franchises are sold by WIO Franchising LLC.
Wing It On! is one of the 5 Craveworthy Brands franchises here.
From WIO Franchising LLC’s 2026 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on page 15. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | No bankruptcy of the franchisor. An executive was an officer of Roti Restaurants, which filed for Chapter 11 in August 2024. |
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: WIO Franchising LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 15, bankruptcy on page 15
Wing It On! filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from WIO Franchising LLC’s 2026 filing, issued April 30, 2026; the earlier ones below are on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository and the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 30, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2025 filing | May 14, 2025 | Minnesota | Replaced by the 2026 filing |
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