OFFICIAL FILING · MN · 2026
WINGS ETC. FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2026
The FDD is the 23-item legal disclosure every U.S. franchisor must hand you at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything (FTC Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436). WINGS ETC.'s most recent FDD tracked here was filed in 2026 as a multistate filing — and because registration-state filings are public records, you can read it free, without giving a broker your phone number.
THE SAME DOCUMENT SITES SELL OR GATE BEHIND LEAD FORMS. FILED 2026 · SOURCE STATE MN
| ITEM 5 | Initial franchise fee | $40K |
| ITEM 6 | Ongoing royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
| ITEM 7 | Total initial investment | $374K–$2.9M |
| ITEM 3 | Disclosed litigation matters | 0 |
| ITEM 19 | Earnings disclosure (FPR) | Yes — median unit volume $1.4M (Franchisee figures: n=53 franchised Wings Etc. Grill & Pub units open ≥12 months and operating as of 12/28/2025 (of 56 total franchised units; 3 opened <12 months in 2025 and 1 that left the system excluded); FY2025 = 52 weeks. Mean $1,522,668 / median $1,407,493 = "All Franchisee Tiers Combined (53)". Top-quartile $2,193,596 = top 25% (14 units) average. Whole-system combined (78 units incl. 25 company-owned): avg $1,566,352 / median $1,484,024. Total Sales = Gross Sales. All units were Grill & Pubs; no Wings Etc. 2Go open.) |
| ITEM 20 | Outlets (fiscal 2025) | 56 franchised at year end · 1 exits (1.9% annualized) |
| ITEM 21 | Franchisor financial statements | clean (unqualified) audit opinion — Bluffton CPA Group, PC |
Citation discipline: every figure above is extracted from the 2026 WINGS ETC. FDD as filed and links back to that document. Fields the filing did not state are omitted — nothing here is estimated, surveyed, or filled in from marketing material. FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number.
WINGS ETC. FDD questions, answered
Where can I download the WINGS ETC. FDD for free?
WINGS ETC.'s 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record. It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.
What year is WINGS ETC.'s most recent FDD on file?
The most recent WINGS ETC. FDD tracked here was filed in 2026. Franchisors must update their FDD annually, so confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.
Does WINGS ETC.'s FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — WINGS ETC. makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $1.4M. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.
What does WINGS ETC.'s FDD Item 20 show?
In fiscal 2025, WINGS ETC. ended with 56 franchised outlets; 1 of 54 open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 1.9% (terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons").
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