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Entrepreneur: Start & Grow Your Business

Wings To Go

Buffalo-style chicken wings, shrimp, sandwiches

Background

Founded: 1985 Franchising since: 1989
846 Ritchie Hwy., #1B
Severna Park, Maryland 21146
Phone:
(800)552-9464


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 9 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2006 90 0 0 0
2005 85 0 0 0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Varies

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $219.5K-354.5K
Franchise fee: $20K
Ongoing royalty fee: 4%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable
Express/kiosk option available

Type of Financing Available
In-House Third Party
Franchise Fee No No
Startup Costs No No
Equipment No No
Inventory No No
Accounts Receivable No No
Payroll No No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills

Operations
  • 80% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 2
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • At franchisee's location: 10 days
  • At corporate training site : 10 days

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Grand opening
  • Internet
  • Field operations/evaluations

Marketing Support
  • Ad slicks
  • National media
  • Regional advertising

Other marketing support
  • Electronic media, national spokesperson