Wow Cafe And Wingery
The total investment to open a Wow Cafe And Wingery franchise ranges from $92,900 to $490,000. The initial franchise fee is $15,000. Ongoing royalties are 8% plus a 2% advertising fee.
What is the Wow Cafe And Wingery franchise?
Wow Cafe And Wingery is a restaurant serving cafe food and wings to customers. The estimated total initial investment is $92,900 to $490,000, and the initial franchise fee is $15,000.
The royalty is 8 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 2 percent. The franchise agreement term is 10 years.
The company is headquartered in Chalmette, Louisiana, and was founded in 2001.
Loan Activity Score
25/100
SBA Default Rate
42.4%
Active Lenders
14
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Wow Cafe And Wingery has 18 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 14 lenders made 33 loans to franchisees of Wow Cafe And Wingery. PeerSense calculates Wow Cafe And Wingery's score as 25 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 2001 · 18 locations
$92,900 to $490,000
$15,000
18
18 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Wow Cafe And Wingery
33
Total SBA loans
$261K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Wow Cafe And Wingery
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
42.4%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
33
Total Volume
$8.6M
Active Lenders
14
4 selective
States
9
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 Wow Cafe And Wingery based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
42.4%
32.1% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
33 loans
Across 14 lenders
Lender Diversity
14 lenders
Avg 2.4 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$92,900 to $490,000 total
Wow Cafe And Wingery: 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
2008
10 approvals. The best year on record for Wow Cafe And Wingery.
Top SBA State
Louisiana
18 SBA financed Wow Cafe And Wingery locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$261K
Median $247K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Wow Cafe And Wingery unit.
Lender Concentration
57.6%
Concentrated
Share of Wow Cafe And Wingery approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Wow Cafe And Wingery's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2008 (10 approvals). Operator density is highest in Louisiana with 18 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $261K, with the median at $247K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 57.6% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
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Estimated Monthly Payment
$962
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.
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
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- 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.
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