How much does a WINGERS ALEHOUSE franchise cost?
Opening a WINGERS ALEHOUSE franchise takes a total initial investment of $419,800 to $1,709,000, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median annual gross sales of $2,671,116 across 5 outlets.
Wingers Alehouse franchises restaurants offering bar and grill dining services, restaurant products, services, food, beverages, and other related products and services. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a WINGERS ALEHOUSE franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $419,800 to $1,709,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Real estate improvements ($50,000 to $1,095,000), Equipment, furniture, fixtures, and smallware supplies ($275,000 to $355,000), and Signs ($10,000 to $40,000). Together they make up about 87% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $40,000, about 9.5% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $40,000 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Travel, lodging, food and other expenses while training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $10,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Real estate improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $50,000 | $1,095,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Premises Lease2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $0 | $24,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Equipment, furniture, fixtures, and smallware supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $275,000 | $355,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| POS system, computer hardware, and software, security system2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $5,800 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Signs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $10,000 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Misc. opening costs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $10,000 | $35,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Opening inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $8,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Advertising - 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $1,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Additional funds - 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $10,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $419,800 | $1,709,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
Source WINGERS ALEHOUSE, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 16, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 19
What WINGERS ALEHOUSE franchisees actually report earning
Median annual gross sales
$2,671,116
WINGERS ALEHOUSE's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. Basis: 5 Wingers Alehouse franchise locations operating with a full bar.
Sample size: 5 outlets. The FDD also reports average annual gross sales of $3,035,676. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- The Brigham City, Utah location was not included because it is in a smaller market and is used as a test unit to determine the viability of a smaller restaurant and menu.
- Restaurants in an early generation diner format that is no longer part of the system offered under the disclosure document, restaurants that are not full Restaurant & Alehouse locations, and restaurants that do not have a full bar were not included.
- The 9 other franchised restaurants and 3 other company/affiliate-owned restaurants in the Wingers system were not included because they do not operate restaurants identical to the business offered through the Wingers Alehouse franchise.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new WINGERS ALEHOUSE outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source WINGERS ALEHOUSE, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41-42, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Item 20
How many WINGERS ALEHOUSE outlets there are, and how many closed
WINGERS ALEHOUSE ended 2024 with 14 franchised outlets and 7 company-owned outlets. In that year 1 franchised outlet opened and 1 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, WINGERS ALEHOUSE opened 2 franchised outlets and 3 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 1, from 15 to 14 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 1 was terminated, 1 was bought back by the franchisor, and 1 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 7.0% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 14.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 44 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 44 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 44 |
Source WINGERS ALEHOUSE, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 44, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27.
Compare
How WINGERS ALEHOUSE compares with other Food & Beverage franchises
Measured against the 256 Food & Beverage franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of WINGERS ALEHOUSE's estimated range is $1,064,400. It costs more to open than 71% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 7.0% for WINGERS ALEHOUSE. That is higher than 59% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. WINGERS ALEHOUSE's franchised system shrank 6.7%. The typical Food & Beverage franchise here grew 5.0%.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. WINGERS ALEHOUSE is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Food & Beverage franchise side by side.
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