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East Coast Wings + Grill vs WINGS ETC.

Side-by-side figures from each brand's latest FDD Item 20 as we extracted them; verdicts are our opinion under the published methodology, and the source filing and year are on each brand's profile. Green marks the more favorable metric (lower for distress), not a recommendation to buy.

East Coast Wings + Grill
Too little disclosed history
WINGS ETC.
Proven & steady
Verdict
Units · latest run
+3.0% (2021–2023)
Net unit change
+2.5% (2023–2025)
Too little history
Exit quality
Weak
Too little history
Transfer / churn
Strong
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
0.7× expected (5 of 45)
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Distress
—
$40,000
Franchise fee
$39,500
$368K–$1.2M
Investment range
$374K–$2.9M
5%
Royalty
5%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed

East Coast Wings + Grill

WINGS ETC.

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