You must, at your expense, participate in the website on the internet, our intranet system and any other online communications as we may periodically require for the BWW GO Restaurant network, which (at our sole option) may be combined with the website, intranet system or other online communications for the Buffalo Wild Wings Sports Bar network and/or any other concept. We will determine the content and use of our website, intranet system or other form of online communications and will periodically establish the rules under which franchisees may or must participate. You may 48 BWW GO | 2026 FDD 1625800496.4 not separately register any domain name containing any of the Trademarks nor participate in any other website or other form of online communications that markets, offers or sells goods and services for the Restaurant without our approval. We retain all rights relating to our website and intranet system, including all rights to the information and data that you and other visitors provide, and may alter or terminate our website or intranet system. (Franchise Agreement, Section 6.M) Social Media You must comply with our policies and requirements (as we periodically modify them) concerning blogs, common social networks like Facebook, professional networks like Linked-In, live-blogging tools like X (f/k/a Twitter), virtual worlds, file, audio and video sharing sites like TikTok, Pinterest and Instagram, and other similar social networking or media sites or tools (collectively, “Social Media”) that in any way reference the Trademarks or involve the Restaurant. These policies may involve prohibitions on your or your representatives’ use of Social Media in relation to the Trademarks or the Restaurant. (Franchise Agreement, Section 8.F)
From the filings
Buffalo Wild Wings GO
Quick service restaurantBuffalo Wild Wings GO's 2026 FDD requires franchisees to run the Computer System and POS system the franchisor specifies, bought from suppliers it designates. The system spans 219 restaurants, 194 of them franchised.
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Ordinary royalty terms
6% component; full terms unconfirmed
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Recorded percentage components
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1recorded components (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
You must comply with our policies and requirements (as we periodically modify them) concerning blogs, common social networks like Facebook, professional networks like Linked-In, live-blogging tools like X (f/k/a Twitter), virtual worlds, file, audio and video sharing sites like TikTok, Pinterest and Instagram, and other similar social networking or media sites or tools (collectively, “Social Media”) that in any way reference the Trademarks or involve the Restaurant. These policies may involve prohibitions on your or your representatives’ use of Social Media in relation to the Trademarks or the Restaurant. (Franchise Agreement, Section 8.F)
You must comply with our policies and requirements (as we periodically modify them) concerning blogs, common social networks like Facebook, professional networks like Linked-In, live-blogging tools like X (f/k/a Twitter), virtual worlds, file, audio and video sharing sites like TikTok, Pinterest and Instagram, and other similar social networking or media sites or tools (collectively, “Social Media”) that in any way reference the Trademarks or involve the Restaurant. These policies may involve prohibitions on your or your representatives’ use of Social Media in relation to the Trademarks or the Restaurant. (Franchise Agreement, Section 8.F)
You must comply with our policies and requirements (as we periodically modify them) concerning blogs, common social networks like Facebook, professional networks like Linked-In, live-blogging tools like X (f/k/a Twitter), virtual worlds, file, audio and video sharing sites like TikTok, Pinterest and Instagram, and other similar social networking or media sites or tools (collectively, “Social Media”) that in any way reference the Trademarks or involve the Restaurant. These policies may involve prohibitions on your or your representatives’ use of Social Media in relation to the Trademarks or the Restaurant. (Franchise Agreement, Section 8.F)
You must comply with our policies and requirements (as we periodically modify them) concerning blogs, common social networks like Facebook, professional networks like Linked-In, live-blogging tools like X (f/k/a Twitter), virtual worlds, file, audio and video sharing sites like TikTok, Pinterest and Instagram, and other similar social networking or media sites or tools (collectively, “Social Media”) that in any way reference the Trademarks or involve the Restaurant. These policies may involve prohibitions on your or your representatives’ use of Social Media in relation to the Trademarks or the Restaurant. (Franchise Agreement, Section 8.F)
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
29 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 1 explicit no; 4 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must compile, keep and submit to us the books, records and reports on the forms and using the methods of bookkeeping and accounting as we periodically may prescribe.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We have unlimited, independent access to your Restaurant’s Computer System and may retrieve, analyze, download and use all software, data and files generated or stored on the Computer System.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must compile, keep and submit to us the books, records and reports on the forms and using the methods of bookkeeping and accounting as we periodically may prescribe.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesFranchise agreement
You acknowledge and agree that certain of such products and services may only be made available from one source, and we or our affiliates may be that source.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
You acknowledge and agree that we have the right to modify, add to or rescind any requirement, standard or specification that we prescribe under this Agreement from time to time to adapt the System to changing conditions, competitive circumstances, business strategies, business practices and technological innovations…
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
Neither we nor our affiliates received any revenue during our 2025 fiscal year from selling products or services to BWW GO franchisees.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
During our 2025 fiscal year, we and our affiliates received a total of $231,201 from suppliers of certain food products based on franchisees’ purchases from those suppliers.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 6
18% per annum or the maximum rate allowed Automatically upon by law, whichever is Interest and late fee next electronic funds less, plus $150 for each transfer delinquent report or payment Actual costs of the Due if you request our Supplier evaluation inspection and As incurred approval of a new product, costs…
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
You must notify us in writing if you want to offer for sale at the Restaurant any brand of product, or to use in the operation of the Restaurant any brand of food ingredient or other material, item or supply, that we have not then approved, or to purchase any product from a supplier that we have not designated as an…
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
You must assign to us or our designee all right, title and interest in the telephone numbers for the Restaurant and cancel or assign to us or our designee, at our option, any assumed name rights or equivalent registrations filed with authorities.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (“PCI DSS”), as the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (or any successor or replacement organization we may specify) may periodically modify them, and the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (“FACTA”) and other applicable laws…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
We and/or our authorized representatives have the right to enter your Restaurant at all reasonable times during business hours for the purpose of making periodic evaluations and to ascertain if you are complying with this Agreement, to inspect and evaluate the Authorized Location and its building, land and equipment…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
We may revise the manuals and these standards, procedures, techniques and management systems periodically to meet changing conditions of developing and operating BWW GO Restaurants.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You may not develop a Restaurant at any site unless we have communicated our acceptance of the site in writing.
Marketing
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 7
You must spend $15,000 on these opening activities during the period starting 45 days before your Restaurant opens and ending 60 days after your Restaurant opens.
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 6
However, we currently only require you to contribute 3.25% of Gross Sales to the Brand Fund and spend 1% of Gross Sales on Local Marketing, and we currently do not require any Cooperative contributions, so the current Marketing Spending Requirement is only 4.25% of Gross Sales.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesItem 6
Your BWW GO Restaurant must participate in our and our affiliates’ consumer loyalty program (the “Loyalty Program”).
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
We may designate local advertising markets for BWW GO Restaurants, and if we do, you must participate in and contribute to the Cooperative we establish for that market, unless if the Restaurant will be located at a Non-Traditional Location.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
Currently, you must acquire certain construction-related services, equipment (including the POS system and related services and online ordering solution), Restaurant signage, smallwares, music, food and beverage products, uniforms and other branded merchandise, and gift and stored value cards, checks and similar…
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
Currently, you must acquire certain construction-related services, equipment (including the POS system and related services and online ordering solution), Restaurant signage, smallwares, music, food and beverage products, uniforms and other branded merchandise, and gift and stored value cards, checks and similar…
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
must maintain credit card relationships with the credit and debit card issuers or sponsors, check or 15 2026 BWW GO FDD Exhibit C – Franchise Agreement 1625687919.2 Restaurant #: ___________ DA #: ___________ credit verification services, financial center services, and electronic funds transfer systems that we…
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
You must sign an electronic transfer of funds authorization that we periodically specify to authorize and direct your bank or financial institution to transfer electronically, on a weekly basis, directly to our or our affiliate’s account and to charge to your account all amounts due to us or our affiliates.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
We have developed a gift card program and you must sign the then-current form of agreement to participate in the gift card program.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
In addition to the Control Person and your Unit General Manager, your Restaurant must have at least 3 shift managers at all times during the Franchise Agreement’s term.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must require all your employees to work in clean uniforms approved by us.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
Franchisees must use the POS system we specify.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We have unlimited, independent access to your Restaurant’s Computer System and may retrieve, analyze, download and use all software, data and files generated or stored on the Computer System.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
We may require you to purchase access to training videos or other instructional materials from us.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
Your Control Person or another representative of the Restaurant whom we approve must attend, at your expense, all annual franchise conferences we may hold or sponsor and all meetings relating to new products or product preparation procedures, new operational procedures or programs, training, restaurant management…
The filing answers no to 1 question
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Franchise agreement
The vendor opportunity at Buffalo Wild Wings GO
Buffalo Wild Wings GO operates 219 restaurants, 194 franchised and 25 company-owned, headquartered in Georgia as part of Buffalo Wild Wings and Inspire Brands. The FDD's Item 19 reports an average of $928,702 in sales for the 88 franchised BWW GO restaurants operating in the US at the end of 2025, a cohort that excludes 92 restaurants opened during 2025 and several transferred or closed locations, not the full franchised base.
Who controls software purchasing
Item 11 shows Buffalo Wild Wings GO's headquarters specifies the Computer System and POS system directly and may designate a single source for the Computer System, which may be an Inspire Brands affiliate. Yasir Anwar, Chief Technology & AI Acceleration Officer of Inspire Brands, and Haddon Bennett, Chief Information Security Officer of Inspire Brands, sit closest to that technology stack. Paul Brown serves as Inspire Brands' CEO, with Scott Catlett as Chief Legal & Administrative Officer and Joel Blanchard as Chief Supply Officer of the parent.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
Buffalo Wild Wings GO requires franchisees to purchase and use the Computer System the franchisor develops or selects, install updates on the schedule it specifies, and use the POS system it specifies, purchasing the designated POS hardware and software along with ongoing maintenance from a designated supplier. Franchisees must also participate in the integrated online ordering solution the franchisor designates and acquire the required equipment and software from its designated supplier. They must report Gross Sales daily through the Franchise Sales Automation (FSA) electronic data interface and participate in the Cornerstone Learning Management System. Separately, the filing names Facebook by Meta, Instagram by Meta, Pinterest, TikTok, and Twitter by X under Item 11.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Buffalo Wild Wings GO's Item 8 restricts franchisees to designated suppliers for equipment including the POS system and related services and the online ordering solution, and requires participation in a technology-based learning management system an affiliate arranged with a technology provider. Construction-related services, signage, smallwares, food and beverage products, uniforms, and gift and stored value cards are similarly restricted to designated suppliers and distributors. Franchisees may propose an unapproved product or supplier for review. The initial franchise term is 10 or 20 years, and after a 10-year term Item 17 allows one successor 10-year franchise term for franchisees who meet the agreement's stated renewal requirements.
How to read the Buffalo Wild Wings GO FDD
The embedded PDF viewer below carries Buffalo Wild Wings GO's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document in full, including the Item 11 technology clauses and Item 8 supplier terms referenced above. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked target list of franchise systems that match your product's fit.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
113 operators run 114 mapped locations. 1 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| NY | 15 |
|---|---|
| CA | 14 |
| FL | 9 |
| TX | 9 |
| PA | 7 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Buffalo Wild Wings GO
Parent company: Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc..
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