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Buy a Hurricane Grill & Wings Franchise

Hurricane Grill & Wings is a casual-dining restaurant franchise built around jumbo fresh wings served in more than 35 signature sauces and rubs, alongside tacos, burgers, seafood and a full bar. The brand opened in 1995 in Fort Pierce, Florida, and trades on a relaxed, beach-themed atmosphere aimed at families, sports fans and regulars. It operates as part of FAT Brands (NASDAQ: FAT), a multi-concept franchising company whose portfolio spans fast-casual, quick-service and casual-dining restaurants.

The model is a sit-down, full-service restaurant earning dine-in, bar and takeout revenue. Units typically run 2,000–4,500 square feet in high-visibility retail locations, and franchisees draw on FAT Brands’ shared in-house teams for operations, purchasing, design, training and marketing.

The network today covers 40-plus restaurants across roughly seven U.S. states, concentrated in Florida and the Southeast. The brand has more recently extended its reach through a smaller-footprint fast-casual format, Hurricane Wings, co-branded with sister brand Johnny Rockets to give operators an additional route to growth.

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Why buy a Hurricane Grill & Wings Franchise?

Wings are one of the more durable categories in American casual dining, anchored by sports viewing, group occasions and a menu that travels well to delivery and takeout. Hurricane Grill & Wings pairs that demand with an established, three-decade-old brand and a tropical, beach-bar identity that sets it apart from sports-bar-led competitors.

Buying a Hurricane Grill & Wings franchise also means joining the FAT Brands system. Franchisees tap shared infrastructure across operations, supply-chain purchasing, design, training and marketing, and the multi-brand platform gives experienced operators room to expand within a territory or add the newer fast-casual Hurricane Wings co-brand with Johnny Rockets. For multi-unit developers, that breadth can diversify a restaurant portfolio under one franchisor relationship.

Hurricane Grill & Wings Franchise Costs & Information

  • Minimum Qualifications

    • Initial Franchise Fee

      $50,000

    • Total Initial Investment

      $854,200 – $2,965,600

    • Cash Requirement (Liquid Capital)

      $30,000 – $60,000 working capital

  • Royalty

    • Royalty Fee

      6%

      of gross sales

  • Training & Support

    • 380 hours on the job training

    • 150 hours classroom training

    • Ongoing support

    • Marketing support

Hurricane Grill & Wings – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Incoming owners complete structured training before opening — 150 hours of classroom instruction and 380 hours of on-the-job training at a designated training restaurant. Through the FAT Brands platform, franchisees draw on shared in-house teams for ongoing operations, purchasing, menu and marketing support, with field guidance from the franchisor. Resale buyers should confirm with FAT Brands what transfer training and operating-system access carry over to a new owner, plus the training status of the unit's existing management and kitchen staff.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Hurricane Grill & Wings suits a hands-on, hospitality-minded operator comfortable running a full-service restaurant and bar. Day-to-day demands include managing and scheduling kitchen and front-of-house staff, controlling food and labor costs, maintaining service standards and building local regulars through community and sports-fan ties. Prior restaurant or multi-unit management experience is a strong advantage, and the FAT Brands platform particularly fits developers looking to scale across several locations or concepts rather than owner-operators seeking a single passive unit.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Hurricane Grill & Wings has built recognition over nearly three decades as a Florida-born wings concept, known for jumbo fresh wings, 35-plus signature sauces and its tropical, beach-bar identity. As part of FAT Brands (NASDAQ: FAT), one of the larger multi-brand restaurant franchisors, it carries the scale and credibility of a publicly traded parent with a broad concept portfolio. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific restaurant's local reputation, online reviews, repeat-customer base and community visibility.

  4. Industry / Market

    Wings sit within the large U.S. casual-dining and bar-and-grill sector and benefit from steady, occasion-driven demand. The U.S. chicken wings market was valued at roughly $4.2 billion in 2024 and is forecast to keep growing at a mid-single-digit annual rate, supported by sports viewing, group dining and strong delivery and takeout adoption. Wing menus carry recognizable pricing and travel well off-premise, though bone-in chicken costs can be volatile. For resale buyers, local competition, location traffic and off-premise sales strength are key factors shaping an individual restaurant's performance.

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