Wing Machine is an Ontario-based, GTA-concentrated chicken-wing chain affiliated with Gino's Pizza under shared ownership, and some locations run both brands side by side under one operator group. That affiliation is the first thing a resale needs to sort out: whether the deal covers Wing Machine alone, or both brands moving together as one sale.
Wing Machine resales follow the franchisor's own approval process on top of the usual purchase mechanics — here's how the two run together.
Getting approved
The offer sets price and structure, conditioned on franchisor consent and — where the operator also runs an affiliated Gino's Pizza — confirming whether both brands are included in the sale.
1–2 weeks†Wing Machine's head office reviews the proposed buyer and deal terms, and may exercise a right of first refusal before the sale can proceed.
several weeks, typically†A franchise disclosure document may still be required for this resale — Ontario courts read the resale-disclosure exemption narrowly, so franchisor involvement in the sale can trigger it even where it's framed as a private deal.
assessed early†Getting to closing
The landlord's written consent to assign the lease is pursued alongside confirming whether an affiliated Gino's Pizza operation sharing the site or ownership group needs its own separate consent addressed in parallel.
2–6 weeks†The incoming owner typically completes Wing Machine's fryer-operations and food-safety training before or shortly after taking over.
1–3 weeks†Funds and keys change hands, kitchen inventory is counted and settled at cost, and the franchisor confirms the transfer is complete.
1 day, once conditions are met†CFA Look For A Franchise listing confirms an active Canadian franchise network, CFA member since 2021, operating since 1987
Ontario-based chicken wing QSR chain (affiliated with Gino's Pizza) with GTA-concentrated locations
This is the first real decision in a Wing Machine resale — and it changes what you're buying, what you're taking on, and how the franchise agreement moves.
| Question | Asset purchase | Share purchase |
|---|---|---|
| What you buy | The unit's kitchen equipment, leasehold improvements, inventory, and the franchise agreement's benefit, subject to franchisor consent. | The shares of the operating company — everything it owns, and everything it owes. |
| Franchisor consent & ROFR | Required for the specific unit, often paired with a current-form agreement. | Required for the change of control itself. |
| Affiliated Gino's Pizza operations | Where a location or operator group also runs an affiliated Gino's Pizza, confirming whether that brand's agreement is included in the sale or held separately. | A share sale can carry both brands' agreements together where the same corporation holds each. |
| The lease | Needs the landlord's written consent to assign. | Usually stays in place, unless the lease has its own change-of-control clause. |
| Tax angle | Buyer gets a stepped-up cost base on the assets purchased. | Seller may access the lifetime capital gains exemption on qualifying shares. |
| Typical use | The default for most single-unit resales. | Less common — occasionally used where an operator holds several units, sometimes across both affiliated brands, under one company. |
The unit's kitchen equipment, leasehold improvements, inventory, and the franchise agreement's benefit, subject to franchisor consent.
The shares of the operating company — everything it owns, and everything it owes.
Required for the specific unit, often paired with a current-form agreement.
Required for the change of control itself.
Where a location or operator group also runs an affiliated Gino's Pizza, confirming whether that brand's agreement is included in the sale or held separately.
A share sale can carry both brands' agreements together where the same corporation holds each.
Needs the landlord's written consent to assign.
Usually stays in place, unless the lease has its own change-of-control clause.
Buyer gets a stepped-up cost base on the assets purchased.
Seller may access the lifetime capital gains exemption on qualifying shares.
The default for most single-unit resales.
Less common — occasionally used where an operator holds several units, sometimes across both affiliated brands, under one company.
We tell you which structure fits — before you sign anything.
No open-ended hourly surprises — the cost is confirmed in writing before any work begins.
| Type of work | Fee | How it's confirmed |
|---|---|---|
| Straightforward purchase or sale | Starting from $3,388.87 Our charges · taxes included | Confirmed in writing once we see the agreement. |
| Larger or more complex deal | Quoted to scope | Short call → fixed written quote before any work begins. |
| Searches, filings & third-party fees | At cost | Itemized on your invoice, not marked up. |
A single, standalone Wing Machine location changing hands between one buyer and one seller, with no affiliated Gino's Pizza operation to coordinate.
Start my file →A co-located Wing Machine and Gino's Pizza operation where both brands' consents need coordinating, or a multi-unit operator adding a Wing Machine location to an existing portfolio.
Book a consultation →Not sure which you are? That's our job to figure out, not yours. As a rough guide, most deals under a couple of million dollars are the first kind — above that, you're usually in Mergers & Acquisitions territory.
Not automatically — that's assessed and addressed directly in the purchase agreement and franchisor consent process. Whether both brands' agreements move together or Wing Machine is sold on its own is a negotiated point, not an assumption.
A wing-focused fryer line does draw attention to exhaust and fire-suppression maintenance records as part of a general lease and premises review, though it's typically folded into the standard diligence list rather than treated as a separate track.
The underlying mechanics stay the same — franchisor review of the buyer and terms, and a right-of-first-refusal window — but buyers sometimes find the process runs through a more direct relationship with a regional head office.
Possibly. Ontario courts have read the resale-disclosure exemption narrowly, and franchisor involvement in matching a buyer to a seller can be enough to trigger a full disclosure requirement even where the deal is framed as a private resale.
That's confirmed against the lease's permitted-use clause during diligence — a combined-use site needs the assignment and any franchisor consents to line up with what the lease actually allows, rather than assuming both brands are automatically covered.
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