Wolfnights franchise
2025 filing · April 30, 2025Shares sales figures
Wolfnights at a glance
A fast-casual restaurant serving hand-made wraps, sandwiches, sides and desserts. At the end of 2024 there were 4 Wolfnights locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Wolfnights Ventures LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 2019
- 6 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- New York, New York
- Typical size
- 600–1,500 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $256K–$581K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $40,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross sales, paid weekly, plus 2% to the brand development fund and 1% on local advertising
- Brand fund
- 2%
- 2% of gross sales, paid with the royalty
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 4
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 4
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
From Wolfnights Ventures LLC’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Wolfnights among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Wolfnights | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $418,250 | Costs more than 56% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $40,000 | Lower than 46% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 4 | Fewer than 74% of franchises |
How much a Wolfnights franchise costs
Opening one Wolfnights costs an estimated $256,000 to $580,500. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
The biggest costs are leasehold improvements & construction cost ($100,000 to $262,500) and furnishings, fixtures & equipment ($42,000 to $125,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:
| What it pays for | Range | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $40,000 | ||
| Leasehold Improvements & Construction Cost | $100,000 | $262,500 | |
| Licenses and Permits | $2,500 | $4,500 | |
| Rent – 3 months | $15,000 | $30,000 | |
| Security Deposits | $7,000 | $12,000 | |
| Blueprints | $5,000 | $15,000 | |
| Furnishings, Fixtures & Equipment | $42,000 | $125,000 | |
| Signage – Interior and Exterior | $1,000 | $10,000 | |
| Computer System | $3,000 | $6,000 | |
| Travel & Living Expenses While Training | $4,500 | $10,000 | |
| Insurance – 3 Months | $1,000 | $2,000 | |
| Professional Fees | $1,000 | $3,500 | |
| Grand Opening Advertising Campaign | $10,000 | ||
| Opening Inventory & Supplies | $4,000 | $10,000 | |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months | $20,000 | $40,000 | |
| Total | $256,000 | $580,500 | |
Source: Wolfnights Ventures LLC, 2025 filing, page 15
Wolfnights franchise fee
The franchise fee is $40,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Wolfnights Ventures LLC, 2025 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales, paid weekly, plus 2% to the brand development fund and 1% on local advertising. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2% of gross sales, paid with the royalty. |
| Computer System Maintenance | $300 to $800 |
| Transfer Fee (Franchise Agreement) | $15,000 |
| Local Advertising | 1% of Gross Sales |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Wolfnights Ventures LLC, 2025 filing, page 10
Other fees as filed, from pages 10–13. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Wolfnights publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Wolfnights Ventures LLC, 2025 filing, page 44
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $560K–$970K
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
How Wolfnights compares
Of the 80 sandwich franchises on this site, Wolfnights is the 26th cheapest to open and the 60th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Wolfnights | Typical sandwich brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $256K | $321K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $581K | $683K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $40K | $32K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| US locations | 4 | 31 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 50 of 80 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 80 brands in sandwich franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 (0) | 4 | 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: Wolfnights Ventures LLC, 2025 filing, page 47
Who owns Wolfnights?
Wolfnights franchises are sold by Wolfnights Ventures LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Wolfnights Ventures LLC’s 2025 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: Wolfnights Ventures LLC, 2025 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 9
Wolfnights filings
The figures on this page come from Wolfnights Ventures LLC’s 2025 filing, issued April 30, 2025, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | April 30, 2025 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
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