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+3.704% units YoYHQ-led decisions

Wings, Etc.

Quick service restaurant

Software purchasing at Wings, Etc. is controlled at the corporate level, with a tightly mandated tech stack covering POS, online ordering, loyalty, back-office, and payments. The system includes 82 total units—56 franchised and 26 company-owned—generating an average unit volume of $1,515,197. Vendors evaluating this 82-location quick-service chain should understand the existing vendor relationships and the renewal-driven timing windows built into the 10-year franchise agreement.

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Total units
82
56 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+3.704%
vs prior filing
AUV
$1.52M
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
4%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$40K
per unit
Investment range
$374K–$2.90M
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing

Ongoing fee load

What the operator pays every month

The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.

6%of gross sales (FY2026)

Ongoing fees: 6% of gross sales (FY2026)Royalty 4%, Ad fund 2%. Total 6% of gross sales. Drawn against a 15% reference scale.

15% reference

Royalty 4%Ad fund 2%

Mandated & recommended tech

The systems vendors compete with

4 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing, the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.

OloOlo
Mandatory
DeliveryItem 11

u and other WINGS ETC.® restaurant owners. Program Approved Supplier Startup Costs Ongoing Costs Gift Card Program Vantiv Inc. (N/A) Currently $25 per month Mobo Systems Inc. (dba Olo) Online Ordering

Restaurant365Restaurant365
Mandatory
AccountingItem 8

s in Warsaw, Indiana. We have the right to designate different Approved Suppliers at any time. We require that you use the most up-to-date, Microsoft Windows compatible version of Restaurant365 accoun

RevelRevel Systems
Mandatory
POSItem 11

, internet email account and all additional hardware and software needed to implement and maintain these services is at your cost. The current approved cash register/POS system is Revel. Revel is an i

VantivWorldpay
Mandatory
PaymentsItem 11

able fee to the third-party supplier collectively on behalf of you and other WINGS ETC.® restaurant owners. Program Approved Supplier Startup Costs Ongoing Costs Gift Card Program Vantiv Inc. (N/A) Cu

PunchhPAR Technology
LoyaltyItem 11

ntly additional $50 per month POS System and KDS Revel (N/A) for each additional POS terminal and $29 per month for each additional KDS Currently paid for by the Brand Loyalty App Punchh $0 Fund Site

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

28 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's; 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?

Yes

Item 8

We require that you use the most up-to-date, Microsoft Windows compatible version of Restaurant365 accounting software in connection with your business.

Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?

Yes

Item 11

We have the right to independently access the information system and retrieve, analyze, download and use all software, data and files stored or used on the information system.

Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Within ten (10) days after the end of each month, you must submit to us a report in the form and content as we periodically prescribe.

How the franchisor buys

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?

Yes

Franchise agreement

You acknowledge and agree that certain approved supplies may only be available from 1 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?

Yes

Item 8

We also have the right substitute different Approved Suppliers for the current ones and to update and modify the technology programs for the System and you must comply with the modifications we make.

How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?

1132248

Item 8

During our 2025 fiscal year, we received revenues of $1,132,248 from all required purchases and leases of products, supplies, equipment and services by WINGS ETC. franchisees through the form of rebates.

Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

We and our affiliates reserve the right to, and currently do, receive marketing credits in the form of revenue or other consideration from suppliers in connection with your purchase of goods, products and services as described in this Item 8.

Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?

40

Item 8

You can expect items purchased or leased in accordance with our specifications will represent approximately 80% to 90% of total purchases you will make to begin operations of the business and over 40% to 50% of the ongoing costs to operate the business.

Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?

Yes

Item 8

You must pay the reasonable cost of the inspection and evaluation and the actual cost of the test.

Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?

Yes

Item 8

must notify us in writing prior to use 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 that is not then approved by us, or to purchase any product from a supplier that is not then designated by us as…

Communications

Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?

Yes

Franchise agreement

assign all right, title and interest in the telephone numbers for the Restaurant

Data and IT

Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

You must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (“PCI DSS”) as they may be revised and modified by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (see www.pcisecuritystandards.org), or such successor or replacement organization and/or in accordance with other standards as we may specify…

Franchise management

Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?

Yes

Franchise agreement

We or our authorized representative have the right to enter your Restaurant at all reasonable times during the business day for the purpose of making periodic evaluations and to ascertain if the provisions of this Agreement are being observed by you, to inspect and evaluate your building, land and equipment, and to…

Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?

Yes

Franchise agreement

We may from time to time revise the contents of the manuals and you expressly agree to comply with each new or changed requirement.

Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?

Yes

Item 11

You may not proceed to develop a restaurant on the site unless we have consented to the site.

Marketing

Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?

Yes

Item 7

Within 14 days of you opening and commencing operations, you must pay us or an Approved Supplier that we designate at least $15,000, which we or our designee will use to conduct a grand opening marketing campaign on your behalf in the manner and method that we or they determine in our or their discretion.

Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?

Yes

Item 11

You must also spend at least 1% of your Gross Sales on local advertising and promotion.

Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?

Yes

Franchise agreement

We have the right to form, organize, maintain and otherwise make use of local marketing cooperatives and, if formed or organized for the market that includes your Restaurant, you must direct your local marketing expenditures to the cooperative advertising and marketing programs in your designated local marketing…

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Item 8

We have designated GFC and SGC as the only Approved Suppliers of soft drink products for franchisees located within GFC and SGC’s distribution areas.

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

You also must use equipment (including hardware and software for a restaurant point-of-sale system and audio/video equipment), signage, fixtures, furnishings, products, ingredients, supplies and advertising materials that meet our specifications and standards.

Payments

Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?

Yes

Franchise agreement

You must sign an electronic transfer of funds authorization, attached as Appendix D, to authorize and direct your bank or financial institution to transfer electronically, on a weekly basis, directly to our account or our affiliates’ and to charge to your account all amounts due to us or our affiliates.

Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?

Yes

Item 8

You must participate in any mandatory technology programs that we designate for the WINGS ETC.® System.

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Franchise agreement

In addition to the Certified Manager, you must have at least two (2) assistant managers at all times during the term of this Agreement.

Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

You must require all your employees to work in clean uniforms approved by us, but furnished at your cost or the employees’ cost as you may determine.

Point of sale

Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

We currently require you to purchase the Revel system (both software and hardware) sufficient for a minimum of 3 POS terminals.

Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?

Yes

Item 11

We have the right to independently access the information system and retrieve, analyze, download and use all software, data and files stored or used on the information system.

Training

Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?

Yes

Item 11

We may require you to attend refresher training programs.

Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?

Yes

Franchise agreement

The Principal Owner must attend, at your expense, all annual franchise conventions we may hold or sponsor and all meetings relating to new products or product preparation procedures, new operational procedures or programs, training, restaurant management, sales or sales promotion, or similar topics.

The filing answers no to 2 questions
  • Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
  • Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Franchise agreement

Who buys here

The buyer at this brand

The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.

Sales LeaderEmerging 20 99

The franchisor's owner/CEO decides; an ops or franchise-development lead may evaluate.

VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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The vendor opportunity at Wings, Etc.

Wings, Etc. is a quick-service restaurant chain headquartered in Indiana with 82 total units—56 franchised and 26 company-owned—and an average unit volume of $1,515,197. Year-over-year unit growth sits at 3.704%, indicating modest but steady expansion. For software vendors, the addressable market is small and concentrated: all mapped operators are in Indiana, and the operator footprint shows only two operators, neither of which is a multi-unit franchisee. The system is overwhelmingly single-unit, which means any software sale must align with a corporate mandate rather than a large franchisee-led buying coalition.

The chain operates on a 10-year initial franchise term with a 4.0% royalty. Renewals are also for 10 years, contingent on good standing, timely notice, signing a general release, paying a renewal fee, renovating to then-current standards, completing current training, and signing the then-current form of Franchise Agreement—which may contain materially different terms. This renewal structure creates natural inflection points where franchisees must upgrade technology to comply with updated standards, opening windows for vendors whose solutions align with corporate mandates.

Who controls software purchasing

Software purchasing authority at Wings, Etc. sits at headquarters. The FDD’s Item 1 lists the executive team: James H. Weaver Jr. (Chairman), Robert Hensmann (President & Chief Executive Officer), Eric Stuczynski (Chief Procurement and Development Officer), George Pasick (Senior Director of Franchise Development), and Charles Moore (Chief Operating Officer). For a vendor making an initial pitch, the most relevant contacts are Robert Hensmann as CEO and Eric Stuczynski, whose title explicitly includes procurement and development. Charles Moore, as COO, likely holds operational veto power over any technology that touches store-level workflows.

There is no parent company on file; Wings, Etc. appears independently owned. The operator footprint confirms the centralized dynamic: only two mapped operators exist across approximately two located units, with zero multi-unit operators in the 2–9, 10–24, or 25+ unit bands. This is not a system where a large franchisee group can drive adoption from below. Vendors must sell into HQ.

Mandated and current tech stack

The 2026 FDD mandates five named systems. For back-office and inventory management, the chain requires COMPEAT/Restaurant 365. Online ordering is handled through Olo by Olo Inc. The loyalty program runs on Punchh. Point-of-sale is locked to Revel by Revel Systems, Inc. Payment processing is mandated through Vantiv Inc. This is a fully prescribed stack with no optionality disclosed in the FDD, meaning any vendor attempting to displace an incumbent must make a compelling case for switching at the corporate level and must account for the integration dependencies across all five systems.

For vendors selling adjacent or complementary software—such as labor scheduling, catering, delivery aggregation beyond Olo, or advanced analytics—the opportunity lies in layering on top of the mandated stack rather than replacing it. The presence of Restaurant 365 suggests the chain values operational visibility, and the Olo-Punchh combination indicates a digital-ordering-and-loyalty flywheel that a vendor could augment with CDP, marketing automation, or AI-driven upsell tools.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Item 8 of the FDD does not include a procurement extract in the data on file, so the designated-supplier versus approved-supplier distinction is not publicly available. In practice, the mandated-tech list functions as a de facto designated-supplier program for those categories. For categories not covered by the mandate, vendors should assume a corporate approval process led by the Chief Procurement and Development Officer.

The renewal provisions in Item 17 are the clearest timing signal. Franchisees must renovate their restaurants to comply with then-current standards at each 10-year renewal. If the franchisor updates its tech standards as part of those renovation requirements, each renewal cycle becomes a forced technology refresh moment. With 56 franchised units and a 10-year term, a rough average of five to six units come up for renewal each year, though actual clustering depends on when the system began franchising. Vendors should monitor FDD updates for changes to the mandated-tech list, as those changes signal an active evaluation cycle at HQ.

How to read the Wings, Etc. FDD

The 2026 Wings, Etc. Franchise Disclosure Document is the definitive source for the data points that matter to software vendors: Item 1 identifies the executives who control purchasing, Item 11 details the mandated technology systems, Item 8 (when present) describes procurement restrictions, and Item 17 lays out the renewal conditions that drive technology refresh cycles. The embedded PDF viewer below contains the full document. For vendors building a ranked target list of franchise systems, FranCloud normalizes these FDD signals across hundreds of brands so you can prioritize accounts by decision-maker concentration, tech-stack openness, and renewal-driven timing.

Questions vendors ask

Wings, Etc., answered from the filing

The buying center includes Robert Hensmann (President & CEO), Eric Stuczynski (Chief Procurement and Development Officer), and Charles Moore (COO). Procurement and technology decisions are centralized.
The 2026 FDD mandates Revel by Revel Systems, Inc. for POS, Olo for online ordering, Punchh for loyalty, COMPEAT/Restaurant 365 for back-office, and Vantiv Inc. for payment processing.
82 total units: 56 franchised and 26 company-owned. The system is small and concentrated, with all mapped operators located in Indiana.
The most recent FDD does not disclose a specific Item 8 procurement extract, so designated vs. approved supplier status is not publicly confirmed.
Franchisees sign 10-year agreements and must renovate to current standards at renewal. With 56 franchised units and 3.7% unit growth, renewal-triggered tech evaluations may create periodic openings.
The 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can review it directly in the embedded PDF viewer below.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

2 operators run 2 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit2

Top states by locations

IN2

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