Wing Zone
The total investment to open a Wing Zone franchise ranges from $122,000 to $281,020. The initial franchise fee is $40,000. Ongoing royalties are 7% plus a 2.5% advertising fee.
What is the Wing Zone franchise?
Wing Zone is a restaurant business for customers looking for a quick meal. The estimated total initial investment to open is $122,000 to $281,020.
The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Loan Activity Score
33/100
SBA Default Rate
36.0%
Active Lenders
37
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Wing Zone has 49 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 37 lenders made 75 loans to franchisees of Wing Zone. PeerSense calculates Wing Zone's score as 33 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
49 locations
$122,000 to $281,020
$40,000
49
49 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Wing Zone
75
Total SBA loans
$244K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Wing Zone
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Established (25 to 99 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
36.0%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
75
Total Volume
$18.3M
Active Lenders
37
4 selective
States
22
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Wing Zone based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
36.0%
25.7% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
75 loans
Across 37 lenders
Lender Diversity
37 lenders
Avg 2.0 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$122,000 to $281,020 total
Wing Zone: Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
2003
11 approvals. The best year on record for Wing Zone.
Top SBA State
Texas
26 SBA financed Wing Zone locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$244K
Median $163K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Wing Zone unit.
Lender Concentration
25.3%
Moderately Spread
Share of Wing Zone approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Wing Zone's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2003 (11 approvals). The last five fiscal years account for 12% of cumulative volume ($5.2M approved). Operator density is highest in Texas with 26 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $244K, with the median at $163K. Lender mix is moderately spread: the top three SBA lenders account for 25.3% of approvals. Meaningful choice exists, but specific lenders carry the brand.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$1,263
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
Locations
Wing Zone, unit breakdown
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
- In the 12 months through September 30, 2026, PeerSense tracked 912 publicly announced financings with a disclosed size of $361.32 billion. PeerSense Capital Data Report · Methodology page
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