7shifts
Mandatoryincurred Payable to third-party providers Services7 for quality review services. See footnote 7. POS/Software/ Toast: $750 As incurred. You must pay any and all Applications Fees 7Shifts: $40 regularl
From the filings
HQ-led decisions
375 Chicken ‘n Fries
Quick service restaurantSoftware purchasing at 375 Chicken 'n Fries is controlled at the HQ level by Managing Member Stephane Lemagnen and Member Kay Yiu Lau. The brand has already mandated the 7shifts scheduling platform. With only 9 total units (6 franchised, 3 company-owned), the immediate addressable market for vendors is small, but the brand’s early stage offers an opportunity to become a preferred supplier as it grows.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Total units
9
6 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$40K
per unit
Investment range
$324K–$522K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing
Ongoing fee load
What the operator pays every month
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
7%of gross sales (FY2025)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
1 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing, the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.
Facebook
asible, you may do cooperative advertising with other 375° Chicken ‘n Fries franchisees in your area, with our prior written approval. You may not maintain any business profile on Facebook, Twitter, L
Instagram
l establish on your behalf, you are not permitted to promote your Franchised Business or use any of the Marks in any manner on any social or networking websites, such as Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok,
LinkedIn
cooperative advertising with other 375° Chicken ‘n Fries franchisees in your area, with our prior written approval. You may not maintain any business profile on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube or
Snapchat
permitted to promote your Franchised Business or use any of the Marks in any manner on any social or networking websites, such as Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, LinkedIn, Twitter, Snapchat, personal bl
Twitter
u may do cooperative advertising with other 375° Chicken ‘n Fries franchisees in your area, with our prior written approval. You may not maintain any business profile on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Y
YouTube
e advertising with other 375° Chicken ‘n Fries franchisees in your area, with our prior written approval. You may not maintain any business profile on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube or any other
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
23 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's; 9 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee agrees to keep and maintain complete and accurate books and records of its transactions and business operations using the accounting procedures specified by Franchisor.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesFranchise agreement
require Franchisee, at Franchisee’s sole expense, to install and maintain systems and web-based payment processing accounts that permit Franchisor to independently and electronically access and retrieve any information stored in Franchisee’s POS System, other computer systems and web-based payment processing…
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Within five (5) days after the close of each calendar month, within thirty (30) days after the close of each calendar quarter and within ninety (90) days after the close of each fiscal year, Franchisee will furnish Franchisor a full and complete written statement of income and expense and a profit and loss statement…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Our affiliate, 375 Production LLC is the designated supplier for sauces and spices that you are required to purchase for the operation of your Franchised Business.
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 11
The Franchise Agreement gives us the right, in our discretion, to create a franchisee advisory council to communicate ideas, including proposed advertising policies.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We do not receive any other revenue, rebates, discounts or other material consideration from any other supplies based on your required purchases of products, supplies or equipment; however, we may do so in the future, and any rebates or discounts we receive may be kept by us in our sole discretion.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
50Item 8
approximately 50%-75% of your costs for ongoing operation
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
If you request that we approve a proposed item or supplier, we may charge for our actual costs of product testing and evaluation.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you would like us to consider another item or supplier, you must make such request in writing to us and have the supplier give us samples of its product or service and such other information that we may require.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Franchisor may exercise its authority, pursuant to such documents, to obtain any and all of Franchisee’s rights to the telephone numbers of the Franchised Business and all related telephone directory listings and other business listings, and all Internet listings…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
conduct inspections of your Franchised Business, at the frequency and duration that we deem advisable.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesFranchise agreement
No site may be used for the location of the Franchised Business unless it is consented to in writing by Franchisor.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
Except for the social media presence that we will establish on your behalf, you are not permitted to promote your Franchised Business or use any of the Marks in any manner on any social or networking websites, such as Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, LinkedIn, Twitter, Snapchat, personal blogs, virtual worlds, audio and…
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 7
During the opening of your Franchised Business, we require you to spend at least $10,000 on local advertising and promotional activities in your Territory at the time and in the manner we specify.
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 11
Thereafter, you are required to spend at least one percent (1%) of monthly Gross Revenue on local advertising to promote your Franchised Business.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If a cooperative is established during the term of your Franchise Agreement, you must sign all documents we request and become a member of the cooperative according to the terms of the documents.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all equipment, fixtures, furnishings, ingredients, supplies and services, including computer systems and certain software, from our designated suppliers and contractors or in accordance with our specifications.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all equipment, fixtures, furnishings, ingredients, supplies and services, including computer systems and certain software, from our designated suppliers and contractors or in accordance with our specifications.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
You are required to set up authorization at your bank to allow us to electronically transfer funds from your bank account to our bank account.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
Your 375° Chicken ‘n Fries outlet must be directly supervised by a general manager.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must purchase and use the point-of-sale system (“POS System”) we specify, and have the latest versions of hardware, software and computer platforms to operate the POS System.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We will have independent, unlimited electronic access to the information generated by and stored in your computer software, network camera monitoring system and applications.
Training
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
If we require it, you must attend mandatory additional training offered by us for up to two (2) days each year at a location we designate and attend an annual Page |24 375° Chicken ‘n Fries FDD 2025 B business meeting or franchisee conference for up to two (2) days each year at a location we designate.
The filing answers no to 2 questions
- Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?Item 6
Who buys here
The buyer at this brand
The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.
The franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.
OwnerCEOPresidentPrincipal
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The vendor opportunity at 375 Chicken 'n Fries
375 Chicken ‘n Fries is a quick-service restaurant concept headquartered in New York. The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document shows a total system of 9 units—6 franchised and 3 company-owned—making the brand an early-stage target for technology vendors. No average unit volume is disclosed in the filing, and year-over-year growth figures are not available. For a software seller, the immediate addressable market is limited to those 9 locations. However, early-stage chains with standardized tech stacks often present a window to lock in multi-year relationships before that stack becomes entrenched across a larger footprint.
The brand’s franchise agreement carries a 6.0% royalty and a 10-year initial term, with renewal provisions allowing up to two additional 10-year terms. The filing contains no Item 8 procurement extract, so the formal purchasing model—designated supplier, approved supplier, or open market—is not public. Any vendor approaching this account should be prepared to ask directly how the brand intends to manage supplier relationships as it scales.
Who controls software purchasing
Item 1 of the 2025 FDD names two individuals: Managing Member Stephane Lemagnen and Member Kay Yiu Lau. No additional executives, IT leadership, or operations directors appear in the filing. Given the chain’s size, these two individuals likely hold full authority over technology-vendor selection, from scheduling and point-of-sale to marketing and back-office systems. A vendor’s first call should map to Lemagnen, who holds the managing-member title and presumably carries primary operational control. There is no parent company on file; the brand appears to be independently owned and operated.
Mandated and current tech stack
The FDD’s Item 11 disclosures name exactly one mandated technology system: 7shifts, a scheduling and labor-management platform. No other operational or point-of-sale systems are listed as required for franchisees. The filing also identifies a corporate social media footprint that includes Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Twitter, and YouTube. While these platforms are not mandated franchisee tools, they signal a corporate-level awareness of digital marketing that may extend to martech or reputation-management needs in the future.
For vendors selling POS, kitchen display systems, inventory management, online ordering, or loyalty platforms, the lack of an existing mandate means the stack is likely still open to influence—but the small unit count means any deployment would have to be attractive at low volume.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 17 of the FDD describes a franchise-renewal framework that allows a franchisee in good standing to renew for up to two additional 10-year terms, unless the franchisor has determined, in its sole discretion, to withdraw from the territory. This is a franchisor-friendly renewal clause, and it does not by itself create a predictable software-replacement cycle. With no unit-growth figures reported, vendors cannot model expansion-driven buying windows. The absence of an Item 8 procurement policy further clouds the picture. Any vendor engagement should begin with discovery aimed at uncovering how purchasing decisions are made today and whether the brand plans to codify supplier relationships in its next FDD update.
How to read the 375 Chicken 'n Fries FDD
The full 2025 FDD is embedded below. It remains the only reliable source for technology mandates, executive names, and the legal framework governing franchisee-supplier relationships. For a prioritized view of the brands most likely to buy your software and the decision-makers you need to know, reach out to FranCloud.
Questions vendors ask
375 Chicken ‘n Fries, answered from the filing
The 2025 FDD lists Stephane Lemagnen (Managing Member) and Kay Yiu Lau (Member) as the sole executives. In a 9-unit chain of this size, both individuals likely constitute the full software buying center.
The FDD identifies 7shifts as a mandated system for the franchise system. No mandated POS or other operational platforms are disclosed in the filing.
The brand operates 9 total US units according to the 2025 FDD. This includes 6 franchised locations and 3 company-owned stores, classifying it as a very small quick-service chain.
The 2025 FDD does not contain an Item 8 extract detailing a procurement model. It remains unclear whether the chain uses designated suppliers, an approved-supplier program, or an open purchasing environment.
Franchise agreements run for an initial 10-year term. The FDD allows renewal for up to two additional 10-year terms, but no current unit-growth figures are available to indicate near-term expansion-driven purchasing cycles.
The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document was filed with state franchise regulators. You can review the embedded PDF viewer below for the full legal text and technology disclosures.
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