Wings Etc.

Wings Etc. offers single and multi-unit franchise options. The initial franchise fee is $39,500, with a $200,000 liquid cash investment and a $500,000 minimum net worth requirement for interested prospects. It offers one of the lowest startup costs and break-even franchise opportunities in the full-service restaurant segment.

Franchising since 2004, Wings Etc. has been named one of Restaurant Business Magazine’s 'Future Franchises' and 'Top 100 Franchises' by Franchise Gator for several years. It was also named a 'Top 200 Food Franchise' and a 'Top 500 North American Franchise' by Entrepreneur Magazine in June 2021.

Priority growth markets include Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Illinois, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Alabama, and Florida.

Founded in 1994 by Jim Weaver in the South Bend, Indiana, area, Wings Etc. is a family-friendly grill and pub with a diverse menu featuring award-winning jumbo Buffalo wings, over 20 signature sauces and rubs, premium burgers, wraps, salads, appetizers, sandwiches, subs, kids meals, over 40 domestic and craft beer selections in bottles and on tap, dozens of large HDTVs tuned to sports programming, and a casual, non-corporate-y, laid-back ‘vibe’ that makes people want to just come in and hang out.