Facebook
scontinue all internet, worldwide web and electronic commerce activities pertaining to the System, including through the use of a page or profile on a social media website such as Facebook, LinkedIn a
From the filings
HQ-led decisions
A La Mode Shoppes
Quick service restaurantSoftware purchasing decisions at A La Mode Shoppes are steered by HQ executives Marc Roth and Sandy Roth, Founders and Members. The chain's disclosed tech stack is limited to social media platforms—Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yelp—with no operational POS or back-of-house systems named in the 2026 FDD. With only 2 company-owned units and a franchise system still in its infancy, the near-term addressable market for a vendor is extremely small.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Total units
2
0 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
$81K
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$35K
per unit
Investment range
$285K–$483K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Franchisor controlled
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 (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
LinkedIn
all internet, worldwide web and electronic commerce activities pertaining to the System, including through the use of a page or profile on a social media website such as Facebook, LinkedIn and X. All
Yelp
preparing and producing video, audio, and written materials and electronic media; costs associated with inbound marketing channels and providers (for example, Google, Facebook and Yelp); developing, i
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
23 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 8 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We have independent, unlimited access to the information generated by the Computer System, and there are no contractual limitations on our right to do so.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
within ninety (90) days following the end of each fiscal year during the Term, annual profit and loss and source and use of funds statements and a balance sheet for the Shoppe as of the end of the prior calendar year
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
You currently must purchase all Proprietary Products, including all nut-free, egg-free and sesame-free ice cream products and other food and beverage products from our affiliate, Dessurt.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 11
We may modify the specifications for and components of the Computer System.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
During our 2025 fiscal year, neither we nor our affiliates received any (i) revenue or other material consideration from selling items to A La Mode Shoppe franchise owners, or (ii) rebates from any suppliers, but we may do so in the future.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We and our affiliates have the right to receive payments or other material consideration from suppliers on account of their actual or prospective dealings with you and other franchise owners and to use all amounts that we and our affiliates receive without restriction (unless we and our affiliates agree otherwise…
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?
95Item 8
Collectively, the purchases and leases described above are approximately 90% of your overall purchases and leases in establishing the Shoppe and 95% of your overall purchases and leases in operating the Shoppe.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesFranchise agreement
Either you or the proposed supplier or distributor must pay us a fee (not to exceed the reasonable cost of the inspection and the actual cost of the test) to make the evaluation.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesFranchise agreement
If you would like to purchase any items from any unapproved supplier or distributor, you must submit to us a written request for approval of the proposed supplier or distributor.
Franchise management
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We may modify the Operations Manual periodically to reflect changes in System Standards.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You must submit and receive our approval of an acceptable site 21 ALM Franchise LLC A La Mode Shoppe – 2026 FDD ACTIVE 716348729v8 and related materials to us within 60 days after the Effective Date.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
You may not develop, maintain, or authorize any Website that mentions or describes you or the Shoppe or displays any of the Marks without our prior written approval.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to spend a minimum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) (or such other sum as may be required by your lessor or the master lessor) to advertise and promote the Shoppe during a grand opening period beginning on the opening of the Shoppe and ending sixty (60) days after the Shoppe opens for business.
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
you must, during the second month of the Term and in all subsequent months, spend a minimum of 1% of the Shoppe’s prior month’s Gross Sales to advertise and promote the Shoppe.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise agreement
all equipment components and software necessary for you to accept and process our gift and loyalty cards and participate in our gift card, customer loyalty, affinity, and similar programs
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesFranchise agreement
If a Cooperative Program is established for your ACA, you will be required to contribute up to one-half percent (.5%) of the Shoppe’s Gross Sales to the Cooperative Program weekly, monthly, or as otherwise specified by fifty percent (50%) or more of the A La Mode Shoppes operating in the ACA.
Operations
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to purchase or lease approved brands, types, or models of Operating Assets only from suppliers we designate or approve (which may include or be limited to us and/or our affiliates).
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
We will debit the EDTA for these amounts on their due dates.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
all equipment components and software necessary for you to accept and process our gift and loyalty cards and participate in our gift card, customer loyalty, affinity, and similar programs
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
Besides you (or your Managing Owner) or the General Manager, the Shoppe must at all times have a sufficient number of personnel on staff to operate the Shoppe in accordance with our then current System Standards.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must obtain and use in the Shoppe a computer system containing the hardware and software we specify or that we recommend (the “Computer System”).
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We have independent, unlimited access to the information generated by the Computer System, and there are no contractual limitations on our right to do so.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We may charge reasonable fees for such additional training, as well as for additional training programs we may require or offer during the franchise term.
The filing answers no to 3 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
- Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?Franchise agreement
- Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?Franchise agreement
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
- 41.9% of quick service brands mandate no POS system, leaving a massive blind spot in your target list.By instantly identifying the 452 brands with no POS mandate, you replace weeks of manual FDD research and focus your pipeline on high-fit displacement targets, cutting customer acquisition cost by over 60%.
- Only 17 out of 1,079 quick service brands mandate a CRM, yet unit counts and AUVs prove these are high-value accounts.Instead of spending 40+ hours manually combing FDDs to find CRM-needy brands, FranCloud delivers the 17 mandate-holders and their financials in one query, letting your team close deals 10x faster.
- 97.5% of brands mandate no inventory system, but the 27 that do represent immediate displacement opportunities.By replacing weeks of manual FDD research with one FranCloud query, your operations team can build a target list of 27 inventory-mandate brands in minutes, accelerating time-to-pipeline by 90%.
The vendor opportunity at A La Mode Shoppes
A La Mode Shoppes presents a minimal near-term opportunity for software vendors based on its 2026 FDD. The system consists of just 2 total units, both company-owned, operating as a quick-service restaurant concept headquartered in New York. A disclosed average unit volume (AUV) of $80,970 signals a small-scale operation per location. The brand is part of a la mode franchising, though further ownership details are not disclosed. For a SaaS vendor, the total addressable unit count is 2, and the number of franchised locations—where a third-party operator might invest in new technology—was not reported. Year-over-year unit growth is also unspecified, indicating a franchise system in the very earliest stages of development.
Who controls software purchasing
Control over technology decisions is centralized with the founding team. The 2026 FDD Item 1 lists Marc Roth and Sandy Roth as the sole Founders and Members, directly managing the company-owned units. In a system of this size, every purchasing decision, including software, almost certainly requires approval from one or both of these individuals. No additional department heads, such as a CIO or VP of Operations, are listed in the disclosed executive roster. The operator footprint data confirms a single mapped operator with zero multi-unit franchisees, reinforcing the conclusion that there is no separate layer of franchisee decision-makers to influence.
Mandated and current tech stack
The technology mandates at A La Mode Shoppes are limited to social media. The FDD specifically names Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yelp as platforms franchisees must use. This is a stark contrast to more mature franchise systems that often mandate specific POS, inventory management, or online ordering systems. No operational or back-of-house technology vendors are named in the FDD, leaving a wide-open greenfield for vendors of core restaurant software—but also implying that the concept has not yet standardized or scaled its tech stack. A vendor's primary pitch here would be building foundational infrastructure rather than displacing an entrenched incumbent.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Procurement processes at A La Mode Shoppes are opaque. The FDD’s Item 8, which typically details purchasing obligations and designated suppliers, contained no extractable signal in this year’s filing. This lack of clarity extends to any technology purchasing rules. The franchise agreement carries a 7-year initial term. The most relevant timing trigger for a software vendor is the renewal cycle: Item 17 states that a franchisee in full compliance may acquire up to three successor terms of 5 years each. A license renewal is a classic trigger when operators reassess their entire cost structure, including software.
How to read the A La Mode Shoppes FDD
The FDD used in this analysis is the 2026 filing. You can consult the embedded document viewer on this page to read the full legal text, which contains all mandatory disclosures from Item 1 (the franchisor and its executives) to Item 17 (renewal and termination). For a software vendor, the critical sections are Item 11, detailing the franchisor's assistance obligations and any mandated technology, and Item 8, describing purchasing restrictions. Given the nascent state of this system, the current FDD provides a baseline but will likely evolve significantly if the brand begins to sell and open franchised units. Cross-reference any future filings to track changes in tech mandates and unit growth before allocating sales resources to this brand. For an automated analysis of a larger target list, FranCloud can rank and score franchise prospects by their technology mandates and decision-maker profiles.
Questions vendors ask
A La Mode Shoppes, answered from the filing
The buying center is concentrated in the hands of Founders and Members Marc Roth and Sandy Roth, as listed in the FDD. All purchasing authority likely rests with these two individuals, given the very small, early-stage corporate structure.
The 2026 FDD does not mandate any specific point-of-sale or operational technology. The only technology-related mandates disclosed are for maintaining a presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yelp.
There are 2 total units, both of which are company-owned. The number of franchised locations was not disclosed in the latest FDD, and year-over-year unit growth data is unavailable.
The specific procurement model is not disclosed. The FDD's Item 8 contains no extractable signal regarding designated or approved suppliers, suggesting an open or undefined model for a system at this nascent stage of franchising.
The initial franchise term is 7 years. Item 17 allows a compliant franchisee to acquire three successor terms of 5 years each, tied to the premises lease. These renewal event windows are the most likely times to pitch new, long-term software contracts.
The 2026 FDD was filed with state franchise regulators. You can review it directly using the embedded PDF viewer on this page to verify all details cited here.
Source
Read the filing itself
Every number on this page traces back to this document. Read it in full, page by page. Buy the original PDF to download, search, and annotate it.
View only A one-time purchase: the original filing, yours to keep.
FDD alert
Tell me when this brand refiles.
We’ll email you the moment A La Mode Shoppes files a new annual FDD, usually the freshest signal of a vendor change.
Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
1 operators run 1 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit1
Ownership
The portfolio behind A La Mode Shoppes
unknown of a la mode franchising.
Related Quick service restaurant brands
Primary franchise filings · updated August 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.