WING SNOB FAQ

A Wing Snob is a wing connoisseur that just knows better wings. Here at Wing Snob, We Just Have Better Wings!

We currently have 33 locations open/under construction with well over 100 more committed to! Yeah, that many people LOVE our wings!

We have locations in Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Florida, Illinois and Canada. You could say we're a Global brand in training!

We are rapidly expanding across the country! To see if your market of choice is available, submit an inquiry form and a member of our franchise development team will reach out to you to discuss options. If your market eats chicken, we'll likely be willing to expand there, unless it's on another planet, of course.

The estimated initial investment to build a Wing Snob location ranges from $195,000 to $352,000. A multitude of variations will affect the cost including, but not limited to, your market, square footage of the restaurant, tenant improvement allowances from your landlord, equipment and decor packages needed to suit your location, etc;. No billionaires need apply, (unless you are one, then apply!)

All stores contribute 1-3% of gross revenue towards a marketing fund that is used to develop marketing strategies that benefit both the brand and your location. In addition to branding from corporate, we work with you to develop a local marketing plan to expand the exposure of your store to your community. We try to get the Wing Snob brand in everyone's face, then our food on their minds!

We sure will! Wing Snob has built multiple relationships with National Real Estate groups around the country to assist in finding the best suitable location for you! In addition, we work with multiple construction groups around the country that will bid on your project and let you make the best decision for your business. You'd be surprised, you probably already know where you should open in your market if you just take a drive down your city's busiest road.

While we do not require prior restaurant experience, we do require an operator on your team that will oversee the day to day operations of your restaurant. Is your operator a newbie to the restaurant world? We'll train them!

The opening timeframe will vary. We require your first location to be open within 6 months of signing your franchisee agreement and lease agreement.

We all had fast food jobs when we were in highschool, but we'd bet you a chicken wing that it was at a franchised brand! Choosing a franchise makes more sense than starting from scratch because we already started from scratch! We've made the mistakes, perfected the process and nailed down the branding aspect. We'll tell you all our secrets, all you need to do is follow our system and we'll do our best to guide you to the path of success!

Staffing requirements vary based on your store's volume. Typically a restaurant has 15-20 full and part time employees. We work with the largest recruiting companies out there to help recruit staff for your store. Once you open your doors, you'll be slammed with an abundance of applications from locals in your area. Beware: Your old boss might apply for a job!

We are here for you! At the end of the day, we all have the same end goal and that is for your location to thrive! Our corporate training team will be there with you during your opening and will stay to support you until our support is no longer needed, or you get sick of us helping your team thrive, whichever comes first! We. Got. Your. Back.

Fill our inquiry form out, our team will review and give you a ring to talk it all through!

Our franchise fee is among the lowest in the chicken space. Up to $30,000 in select markets. If you are opening multiple stores, we give a discount!

While the FTC restricts us from giving projections on future earnings, we CAN tell you that our average unit volume during 2021 (AUV) was $1,048,747 and our highest volume unit was $1,604,110, yeah that is A LOT of wings! 

To get a better idea of what you'll expect to make, we will connect you with a local franchisee, after going through the qualifications stage, that can disclose their stores profitability to you. They all love to brag!

Wing Snob charges a weekly royalty equal to 6% of your location's revenue. We charge this fee to allow the use of our name, trademarks, proprietary processes and recipes, access to our vendors and ongoing support of your team and the brand as a whole.

The great thing about our concept, we adapt! We have stores as small as 900sqft and as big as 3200sqft! Our sweet spot is between 1200-1800sqft with at least 20ft of frontage.

You want your Wing Snob to be displayed as proud as possible! We like to say, find the LOUD & PROUD shopping center in your market. That is where we want to be, you'll want to be there too!

While Wing Snob Franchising does not directly offer financing, we are an SBA Approved Franchise with the Small Business Administration, which makes funding a breeze. We do require a minimum of $100,000 liquid investment from your end, without the bank's help. And no, you can't pay us in wings!