Not all franchise systems share their results publicly. Wild Birds Unlimited does. See how they scored.
Download ReportFranchise Opportunity Rating
Review completed: November 2021
0-49
Below Average
50-69
Average
70-100
Best
$40,000- $50,000
$300,000
$197,919 - $325,763
1983
356
11711 N. College Avenue #146
Carmel, IN 46032
Franchise Contact:
Paul Pickett
Phone: 888.730.7108
Email: [email protected]
Wild Birds Unlimited provides a comprehensive array of bird feeding products, as well as local nature information. Wild Birds Unlimited conducted their franchise review with US franchisees in October 2020, and collected feedback from 84% of the active franchisees (252).
Highlights include:
The Wild Birds Unlimited franchisees are satisfied across all areas of the system and support the receive- with the highest marks around the Core Values and culture they have established.
Franchise Business Review has worked with over 1,100 franchise systems. We independently contact all open and active franchisees and invite them to participate in our satisfaction survey. Only the brands that exceed our satisfaction benchmark are displayed on our website. Not all brands share their results publicly, but Wild Birds Unlimited shares their satisfaction scores to show their commitment to franchise relationships, their culture, and transparency.
Actual owner reviews from our third party, independent surveys.
"WBU Is the best of the best! They listen and take action and constantly move forward!"
Joline, Medium Market
"WBU is a high quality system. One of the best when we investigated the franchise, and we still feel the same way."
Phillip, Major Metro (500,000+ population)
"I believe that the training and support is getting better each year. I love that you have invited owners on selected committee's to get raw feedback and help address new initiatives for the future! Doing A Great Job!"
Michael, Very Small Market
Winning Culture
Wild Birds Unlimited has a team of more than 45 professionals at our Franchise Support Center in Carmel, Indiana where we are dedicated to helping you be as successful as possible. We encourage every franchise store owner to utilize our 35+ years of expertise in running their business. From the very first day of exploring the Wild Birds Unlimited franchise opportunity to your Grand Opening and beyond, we are here to give you comprehensive, step-by-step support in the critical areas of: Franchise Development, Purchasing, Marketing Inventory Management, Visual Merchandising, Training Retail Operations, and Communications Information Systems.
The 2018 average U.S. Owners Discretionary Cash Flow for stores open for more than a year was $95,546.
Each WBU store functions as a true community resource, providing valuable knowledge about the bird feeding hobby and an exceptional shopping experience. We’ll teach you how to help your customers turn their yards into a bird feeding habitat that not only brings song, color and joy into their lives, but also benefits the wild birds and the environment.
Our marketing support is designed to attract new customers and to keep existing customers coming back. We provide you with a yearly marketing plan, which incorporates direct mail, email marketing, a store website, educational outreach, public relations and other advertising to create a comprehensive strategy. We will guide you through the process of creating a marketing budget to maximize the resources within your local market, including a complete opening and grand opening plan.
A typical day for a franchisee is ensuring the retail store is providing an exceptional customer experience to all. This is done by managing the people, product, and presentation, whether you are an owner-operator or remote owner.
Start-up fees for your Wild Birds Unlimited franchise range between $170,382-$281,606, which includes our franchise fee of $40,000. Royalties remain at a modest 4% of sales. While Wild Birds Unlimited does not offer financing, we have built strong partnerships with 3rd party vendors to assist potential franchise store owners in securing a loan that best fits their needs.
Our step-by-step franchise development process takes between 45-60 days. Once your site has been selected and a lease is signed, the site preparation will take between 60-90 days, depending on how much work your landlord will do to the site and how much work you will have to do to the build out the space.
While most of our franchise store owners are bird and nature enthusiasts, their mission in life is to enlighten their community about backyard bird feeding and nature in general. Combine this mission with a great business sense, and your business will FLY!
Wild Birds Unlimited offers a 15% discount off the Initial Franchise Fee to all veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.