Agape

The vendor opportunity at Agape

Agape is a quick-service restaurant concept headquartered in Ohio with a total of 5 units, all company-owned. The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document reports no franchised locations, and year-over-year unit growth is not disclosed. For software vendors, the immediate addressable market is confined to these 5 locations and a single headquarters. There is no parent company on file, suggesting Agape is independently owned. While the unit count is small, the absence of franchised locations means the entire system is under direct corporate control, which can simplify a pilot or enterprise sale if the executive team is receptive.

Who controls software purchasing

Software purchasing decisions at Agape are centralized at the headquarters level. The FDD lists four executives in Item 1: Douglas Morrison, Chief Executive Officer; Amanda Morrison, Director of Marketing; Nickolas Morrison, Director of Operations; and Johnny Baransi, Director of Culinary Development. In a system this small, the CEO likely holds final authority on technology investments, with operational and marketing leaders influencing tools that touch their domains. Vendors should expect a direct, relationship-driven sales process rather than a formal RFP-driven procurement cycle.

Mandated and current tech stack

The 2025 FDD does not capture any mandated or recommended technology systems. No POS provider, back-office platform, or digital ordering vendor is named. This does not necessarily mean Agape uses no technology—only that the franchisor has not disclosed mandates or preferred vendors in the franchise disclosure document. For a vendor, this lack of mandated tech means there is no incumbent with a contractual lock-in, but it also means you will need to discover the current stack through direct outreach.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Agape’s FDD does not include an Item 8 extract, so the procurement model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—is not publicly known. The franchise agreement carries a 10-year initial term with a 5.0% royalty rate. Renewal conditions, detailed in Item 17, require franchisees to be in compliance, provide 180 to 360 days’ written notice, sign the then-current form of agreement, execute a general release, pay a renewal fee, and have owners personally guarantee the new contract. However, because Agape currently has no franchised units, renewal-driven sales cycles do not apply. Any software sale would be a net-new corporate decision rather than a replacement triggered by a franchisee renewal window.

How to read the Agape FDD

The full Agape 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document is available below. Key sections for software vendors include Item 1 (executives and ownership), Item 8 (procurement restrictions, though not extracted here), Item 11 (mandated technology, none captured), and Item 17 (renewal and contract term). Because the FDD discloses limited operational detail, direct conversations with the executive team will be essential to understand the current tech environment and purchasing process. For a ranked target list of franchise systems that match your software category, FranCloud can help you prioritize based on unit counts, tech mandates, and decision-maker access.