375 Chicken ‘n Fries

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 — 6 franchised locations and 3 company-owned stores. For a software vendor, this is a micro-cap target. The total addressable unit count is 9, and no year-over-year unit growth rate is disclosed in the FDD, suggesting either flat or nascent expansion. Average unit volume (AUV) is also not reported, so revenue-based sizing is unavailable.

The brand operates without a parent company on file, appearing independently owned. This structure means decisions are not filtered through a larger corporate hierarchy, which can simplify outreach but also concentrates risk in a single relationship. Vendors should approach this as a boutique, high-touch sale rather than a volume play.

Who controls software purchasing

The 2025 FDD lists two individuals in Item 1: Stephane Lemagnen, Managing Member, and Kay Yiu Lau, Member. In a system this small, these are almost certainly the people who evaluate, approve, and sign off on technology purchases. There is no separate IT or procurement executive named, and no operator footprint is mapped in our corpus, meaning no multi-unit franchisee influence is evident. The decision-making center is squarely at HQ.

For a vendor, this means the pitch must resonate with an owner-operator mindset. Lemagnen and Lau are likely focused on unit-level economics, operational simplicity, and vendor reliability. Any software proposal should speak directly to how it reduces friction in a 9-unit QSR environment, not how it scales to hundreds of locations.

Mandated and current tech stack

The FDD is explicit on one point: Toast POS by Toast, Inc. is mandated across the system. This is listed as both a mandated technology and the mandated point-of-sale system. No other recommended or mandated software vendors appear in the available Item 11 signals. That does not mean other tools are absent — it means the franchisor has chosen to require only Toast at the POS layer and has not disclosed additional stack components in the FDD.

For a vendor selling adjacent software — labor scheduling, inventory management, loyalty, delivery integration — the Toast mandate is a critical integration point. Any tool that does not integrate cleanly with Toast will face an uphill battle. Conversely, a vendor with a native Toast integration can position itself as a natural extension of the existing stack.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

The FDD provides no Item 8 procurement extract, so the brand’s supplier model — whether designated, approved, or open — is not disclosed. This absence means vendors cannot assume a formal procurement process or a preferred vendor list. Outreach should be exploratory, focused on understanding how the brand currently evaluates and onboards new technology.

Renewal terms offer a structural window into the franchise relationship. The initial franchise term is 10 years. 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. This long-term structure means franchisee churn is low, and new franchisee onboarding — a common trigger for software evaluation — is likely rare. Vendors should not expect frequent, calendar-driven RFP cycles. Instead, the trigger will be operational pain or a strategic initiative from HQ.

How to read the 375 Chicken ‘n Fries FDD

The 2025 FDD is the primary source for the data on this page. It is filed with state franchise regulators and contains the legal and operational disclosures that govern the franchise system. Key items for software vendors include Item 1 (the franchisor and its executives), Item 11 (the franchisor’s obligations, including mandated technology), Item 8 (procurement restrictions), and Item 17 (renewal and termination). The embedded PDF viewer below provides full access to the document. Review it to confirm the details here and to uncover any additional signals not captured in our extracts.

For a ranked target list of franchise systems that match your software category, FranCloud can help you prioritize based on tech mandates, unit counts, and decision-maker access.