Wing Zone franchise
2024 filing · July 1, 2024GrowingShares sales figures
Wing Zone at a glance
A wing restaurant serving chicken wings, boneless wings and tenders for dine-in, takeout and delivery. At the end of 2023 there were 31 Wing Zone locations in the US, 30 franchised and 1 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- WZ Franchise, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Las Vegas, Nevada
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $426K–$821K
- Traditional location
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6% to 7%
- 6% to 7% of weekly gross sales
- Brand fund
- 3.5%
- 3.5% of gross sales, paid weekly; it can rise to 4%
- Renewal fee
- $10,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2023
- 31
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 30
- Company-owned
- 1
- Change in 2 years
- +1
- Franchised locations, 2021–2023
- States
- 14
- Most in Kentucky, Nevada and North Carolina
From WZ Franchise, LLC’s 2024 filing; revenue and net loss from its audited financial statements, page 212; 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 Zone among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Wing Zone | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $623,150 | Costs more than 72% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $40,000 | Lower than 46% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 31 | More than 56% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $826,058 | Higher than 53% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 1.3× | Lower than 61% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Wing Zone franchise costs
Opening traditional location costs an estimated $425,800 to $820,500. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: WZ Franchise, LLC, 2024 filing, page 20
Wing Zone franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: WZ Franchise, LLC, 2024 filing, page 12
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% to 7% of weekly gross sales. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 3.5% of gross sales, paid weekly; it can rise to 4%. |
| Technology Fee | 0.65% of Gross Sales |
| Renewal Fee | $10,000 |
| Extensive On-Site Training Program | $10,000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: WZ Franchise, LLC, 2024 filing, page 14
Other fees as filed, from pages 14–16. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Wing Zone publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $826,058
- Median sales
- $716,118
Yearly figures for fiscal 2023, covering U.S. restaurants open the entire fiscal year (21 franchised, 1 affiliate-owned) (22 locations). The average is about 1.3 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: WZ Franchise, LLC, 2024 filing, pages 60–61
SBA loans to Wing Zone franchisees
Lenders approved 69 SBA 7(a) loans for Wing Zone franchisees from 1999 to 2025, $16.9M in all. Of the 60 that have ended, 33 were paid in full and 27 were charged off (45%). The other 9 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
How Wing Zone compares
Of the 113 chicken franchises on this site, Wing Zone is the 63rd cheapest to open and the 31st largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Wing Zone | Typical chicken brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $426K | $407K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $821K | $868K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $40K | $35K | $40K |
| Brand fund | 3.5% | 2% | 2% |
| Sales per location | $826K | $2.01M | $794K |
| US locations | 31 | 10 | 21 |
| Closed or left per year | 13% | 4.5% | – |
| Change in franchised locations, 2 yrs | +3.4% | +16.7% | – |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 27 (−2) | 1 | – | – |
| 2023 | 30 (+3) | 1 | +10 | −7 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: WZ Franchise, LLC, 2024 filing, page 62
Where Wing Zone locations are
At the end of 2023, Wing Zone had locations in 14 states. The most are in Kentucky, Nevada and North Carolina.
- Kentucky5
- Nevada4
- North Carolina3
- South Carolina3
- Texas3
- California2
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nevada | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Texas | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| California | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| New York | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ohio | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Source: WZ Franchise, LLC, 2024 filing, page 63
Who owns Wing Zone?
Wing Zone franchises are sold by WZ Franchise, LLC. It is a subsidiary of Wing Zone Holdings, LLC.
From WZ Franchise, LLC’s 2024 filing, page 8.
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: WZ Franchise, LLC, 2024 filing, litigation on page 12, bankruptcy on page 12
Wing Zone filings
The figures on this page come from WZ Franchise, LLC’s 2024 filing, issued July 1, 2024, on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 filing | July 1, 2024 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2021–2023 |
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