The vendor opportunity at 375 Chicken ‘n Fries
375 Chicken ‘n Fries is a quick-service restaurant concept headquartered in New York. According to its 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the system consists of just 9 total units — 3 company-owned and 6 franchised. For software vendors, this represents a small, concentrated addressable market. The brand’s early-stage footprint means that every location matters, and landing the corporate account could lock in a vendor across the entire system. Average unit volume is not disclosed in the most recent FDD, so vendors cannot benchmark per-unit software spend against AUV. The royalty rate is 6.0%, and the initial franchise term runs 10 years.
Who controls software purchasing
Software purchasing at 375 Chicken ‘n Fries is controlled at the headquarters level. The FDD does not name specific executives with purchasing authority, but the centralized mandate of Toast* as the point-of-sale system signals that technology decisions are made corporately, not by individual franchisees. For a vendor, this means the sales motion is a single-threaded HQ pitch rather than a multi-owner field-sales effort. The absence of named decision-makers in the FDD means vendors will need to identify the operations or IT lead through direct outreach or third-party data enrichment.
Mandated and current tech stack
The 2025 FDD mandates Toast as the point-of-sale system. No other technology mandates — for back-of-house, inventory, labor scheduling, or loyalty — are disclosed. This creates a landscape where Toast is the anchor system, and any complementary software must integrate with or sit alongside it. Vendors selling adjacent tools (online ordering, delivery management, HR, accounting) should assume a Toast*-centric environment and prepare integration narratives accordingly. The lack of additional mandates also means the remaining tech stack is likely chosen at the franchisee level or not yet standardized, though the small unit count makes standardization less complex than in larger systems.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The 2025 FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement extract, so the formal procurement model — whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or open — is not publicly disclosed. On renewals, Item 17 states that franchisees in good standing can renew for up to two additional terms of 10 years each, unless the franchisor has determined, in its sole discretion, to withdraw from the territory. These renewal windows, tied to the initial 10-year term, may create natural inflection points where the franchisor or franchisees re-evaluate technology contracts. With only 6 franchised units, however, the volume of renewal-driven software evaluations will be low.
How to read the 375 Chicken ‘n Fries FDD
The full 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document for 375 Chicken ‘n Fries is embedded below. Key sections for software vendors include Item 11 (franchisor’s obligations) for technology mandates, Item 8 (restrictions on sources of products and services) for procurement rules, and Item 17 (renewal, termination, transfer) for contract cycle signals. Because the system is small and centralized, the FDD is the single best source of truth for understanding how technology decisions are made and when they might open up. For a ranked target list of franchise systems matched to your software category, talk to FranCloud.