You must have and maintain adequate hardware and software in order to access the Internet at the bit speed we require from time to time. We may, but are not obligated to, establish an Internet website that provides information about the System and the products and services offered by Restaurants. In the event we exercise our right to create such a website, we have sole discretion and control over the website (including timing, design, contents and continuation). We may, but are not obligated to, create interior pages on our website(s) that contain information about your Restaurant and other Restaurants. If we do create these pages, we may require you to prepare all or a portion of the page for your Restaurants, at your expense, using a template that we provide. All such information will be subject to our approval prior to posting. (Franchise Agreement - Paragraph 14.8(E)). Except as approved in advance in writing by us, you may not establish or maintain a separate website, splash page, profile or other presence on the Internet, or otherwise advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with the Restaurants, including any profile on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat or any other social media and/or networking site. If such approval is granted by us, you must: (i) establish and operate such Internet site in accordance with System Currito® 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document 25 standards and any other policies we designate in the Operating Manual or otherwise in writing from time to time; and (ii) utilize any templates that we provide to you to create and/or modify such site(s). (Franchise Agreement - Paragraph 14.8(E)).
From the filings
Airport & College Services
Quick service restaurantIt sits under Thunderdome Restaurant Group alongside CityBird, and the FDD lists a Director of Training and Technology on its leadership team — a direct signal of who touches operational software.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Ordinary royalty terms
6% component; full terms unconfirmed
Complete royalty terms are not confirmed for the selected filing.
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.
You must have and maintain adequate hardware and software in order to access the Internet at the bit speed we require from time to time. We may, but are not obligated to, establish an Internet website that provides information about the System and the products and services offered by Restaurants. In the event we exercise our right to create such a website, we have sole discretion and control over the website (including timing, design, contents and continuation). We may, but are not obligated to, create interior pages on our website(s) that contain information about your Restaurant and other Restaurants. If we do create these pages, we may require you to prepare all or a portion of the page for your Restaurants, at your expense, using a template that we provide. All such information will be subject to our approval prior to posting. (Franchise Agreement - Paragraph 14.8(E)). Except as approved in advance in writing by us, you may not establish or maintain a separate website, splash page, profile or other presence on the Internet, or otherwise advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with the Restaurants, including any profile on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat or any other social media and/or networking site. If such approval is granted by us, you must: (i) establish and operate such Internet site in accordance with System Currito® 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document 25 standards and any other policies we designate in the Operating Manual or otherwise in writing from time to time; and (ii) utilize any templates that we provide to you to create and/or modify such site(s). (Franchise Agreement - Paragraph 14.8(E)).
You must have and maintain adequate hardware and software in order to access the Internet at the bit speed we require from time to time. We may, but are not obligated to, establish an Internet website that provides information about the System and the products and services offered by Restaurants. In the event we exercise our right to create such a website, we have sole discretion and control over the website (including timing, design, contents and continuation). We may, but are not obligated to, create interior pages on our website(s) that contain information about your Restaurant and other Restaurants. If we do create these pages, we may require you to prepare all or a portion of the page for your Restaurants, at your expense, using a template that we provide. All such information will be subject to our approval prior to posting. (Franchise Agreement - Paragraph 14.8(E)). Except as approved in advance in writing by us, you may not establish or maintain a separate website, splash page, profile or other presence on the Internet, or otherwise advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with the Restaurants, including any profile on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat or any other social media and/or networking site. If such approval is granted by us, you must: (i) establish and operate such Internet site in accordance with System Currito® 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document 25 standards and any other policies we designate in the Operating Manual or otherwise in writing from time to time; and (ii) utilize any templates that we provide to you to create and/or modify such site(s). (Franchise Agreement - Paragraph 14.8(E)).
You must have and maintain adequate hardware and software in order to access the Internet at the bit speed we require from time to time. We may, but are not obligated to, establish an Internet website that provides information about the System and the products and services offered by Restaurants. In the event we exercise our right to create such a website, we have sole discretion and control over the website (including timing, design, contents and continuation). We may, but are not obligated to, create interior pages on our website(s) that contain information about your Restaurant and other Restaurants. If we do create these pages, we may require you to prepare all or a portion of the page for your Restaurants, at your expense, using a template that we provide. All such information will be subject to our approval prior to posting. (Franchise Agreement - Paragraph 14.8(E)). Except as approved in advance in writing by us, you may not establish or maintain a separate website, splash page, profile or other presence on the Internet, or otherwise advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with the Restaurants, including any profile on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat or any other social media and/or networking site. If such approval is granted by us, you must: (i) establish and operate such Internet site in accordance with System Currito® 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document 25 standards and any other policies we designate in the Operating Manual or otherwise in writing from time to time; and (ii) utilize any templates that we provide to you to create and/or modify such site(s). (Franchise Agreement - Paragraph 14.8(E)).
You must have and maintain adequate hardware and software in order to access the Internet at the bit speed we require from time to time. We may, but are not obligated to, establish an Internet website that provides information about the System and the products and services offered by Restaurants. In the event we exercise our right to create such a website, we have sole discretion and control over the website (including timing, design, contents and continuation). We may, but are not obligated to, create interior pages on our website(s) that contain information about your Restaurant and other Restaurants. If we do create these pages, we may require you to prepare all or a portion of the page for your Restaurants, at your expense, using a template that we provide. All such information will be subject to our approval prior to posting. (Franchise Agreement - Paragraph 14.8(E)). Except as approved in advance in writing by us, you may not establish or maintain a separate website, splash page, profile or other presence on the Internet, or otherwise advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with the Restaurants, including any profile on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat or any other social media and/or networking site. If such approval is granted by us, you must: (i) establish and operate such Internet site in accordance with System Currito® 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document 25 standards and any other policies we designate in the Operating Manual or otherwise in writing from time to time; and (ii) utilize any templates that we provide to you to create and/or modify such site(s). (Franchise Agreement - Paragraph 14.8(E)).
You must have and maintain adequate hardware and software in order to access the Internet at the bit speed we require from time to time. We may, but are not obligated to, establish an Internet website that provides information about the System and the products and services offered by Restaurants. In the event we exercise our right to create such a website, we have sole discretion and control over the website (including timing, design, contents and continuation). We may, but are not obligated to, create interior pages on our website(s) that contain information about your Restaurant and other Restaurants. If we do create these pages, we may require you to prepare all or a portion of the page for your Restaurants, at your expense, using a template that we provide. All such information will be subject to our approval prior to posting. (Franchise Agreement - Paragraph 14.8(E)). Except as approved in advance in writing by us, you may not establish or maintain a separate website, splash page, profile or other presence on the Internet, or otherwise advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with the Restaurants, including any profile on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat or any other social media and/or networking site. If such approval is granted by us, you must: (i) establish and operate such Internet site in accordance with System Currito® 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document 25 standards and any other policies we designate in the Operating Manual or otherwise in writing from time to time; and (ii) utilize any templates that we provide to you to create and/or modify such site(s). (Franchise Agreement - Paragraph 14.8(E)).
You must have and maintain adequate hardware and software in order to access the Internet at the bit speed we require from time to time. We may, but are not obligated to, establish an Internet website that provides information about the System and the products and services offered by Restaurants. In the event we exercise our right to create such a website, we have sole discretion and control over the website (including timing, design, contents and continuation). We may, but are not obligated to, create interior pages on our website(s) that contain information about your Restaurant and other Restaurants. If we do create these pages, we may require you to prepare all or a portion of the page for your Restaurants, at your expense, using a template that we provide. All such information will be subject to our approval prior to posting. (Franchise Agreement - Paragraph 14.8(E)). Except as approved in advance in writing by us, you may not establish or maintain a separate website, splash page, profile or other presence on the Internet, or otherwise advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with the Restaurants, including any profile on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat or any other social media and/or networking site. If such approval is granted by us, you must: (i) establish and operate such Internet site in accordance with System Currito® 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document 25 standards and any other policies we designate in the Operating Manual or otherwise in writing from time to time; and (ii) utilize any templates that we provide to you to create and/or modify such site(s). (Franchise Agreement - Paragraph 14.8(E)).
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
29 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 2 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 reserve the right to have independent access to any data you collect electronically.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to submit to us, in accordance with requirements prescribed by us from time to time (initially in thirteen four-week reporting periods per year) and in a format which we may designate from time to time: (a) at the same time the Royalty Fee is due, a monthly report of the sales of the Restaurant and all…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We or our affiliates intend to earn revenue from your purchase of equipment, food products, packaging supplies and other items that we may specify from time to time.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
We reserve the right to supplement, change, alter, modify or make substitutions for the Currito System menu items, product and service offerings, trademarks, business methods, advertising methods and marketing methods in efforts to improve the System and its competitiveness as we see fit in our business judgment…
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
Neither we nor our affiliates have received any prior income from required franchisee purchases as of the date of this disclosure, but we reserve the right to 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 have the right to receive payments from suppliers on account of their dealings with you and other franchisees and to use all amounts we receive without restriction (unless instructed otherwise by the supplier) for any purposes we deem appropriate.
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% to 75% of your annual costs to operate your Restaurant on an ongoing basis.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesFranchise agreement
We reserve the right to charge you for our reasonable expenses in testing and/or evaluating any proposed item or vendor submitted by you and will require a $500.00 application fee.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
In the event you wish to purchase any unapproved item, including inventory, and/or acquire approved items from an unapproved supplier, you must provide us the name, address and telephone number of the proposed supplier, a description of the item you wish to purchase, and the purchase price of the item, if known.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
You acknowledge that we have the sole rights to and interest in all telephone numbers, post office boxes, and directory listings relating to any Mark, and you authorize us to direct the telephone company, the postal service, and all listing agencies to transfer all telephone numbers, post office boxes, and directory…
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to abide by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards enacted by the applicable Card Associations, as applicable to your business.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 6
Once per quarter, we perform unannounced (“QSC Fees”) quality, service, and cleanliness (“QSC”) inspections of all Restaurants to ensure compliance with the System standards.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
We will have the right to add to and otherwise modify the Operating Manual from time to time, if deemed necessary or advisable to improve the standards of service or product quality or the efficient operation of the Restaurant, to protect or maintain the goodwill associated with the Marks, to take advantage of…
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You must obtain a location that is acceptable to use within six (6) months of signing the Franchise Agreement.
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 as approved in advance in writing by us, you may not establish or maintain a separate website, splash page, profile or other presence on the Internet, or otherwise advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with the Restaurants, including any profile on Facebook, Pinterest…
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesFranchise agreement
Contemporaneous with your execution of the Lease for your Restaurant, you must pay us $10,000 for the management and implementation of your grand opening marketing plan (the “Grand Opening Marketing Fund”).
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 spend a minimum of 2% of your Gross Sales on local advertising and promotion implemented in a format and using materials and designs approved by us as your “Local Advertising, Marketing, and Promotional Expenditure”.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesItem 8
You must fully participate in all guest loyalty or frequent customer programs now or in the future adopted or approved by us.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
All franchisees in the designated geographical area must participate in the Cooperative.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must buy Currito Proprietary Products only from us or our Approved Suppliers.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
We require you to participate in an electronic funds transfer program under which Royalty Fees, Technology Fees, and Advertising and Marketing Fund Contribution payments are deducted or paid electronically from your bank account.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 8
You must participate in all gift certificate and/or gift card administration programs as we may designated from time to time.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
At all times that your Restaurant is open for business, it must be under the personal, on-premises supervision of either you, your Operating Principal, your Key Manager, or a General Manager who has completed our Initial Training Program.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
We will give to you and you must comply with our standards and specifications for the services and products offered at your Restaurant regarding food and beverages, menu, food type and quality, dry goods, sauces, raw ingredients, packaging material, promotional items, uniforms, smallwares, computer software and…
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must obtain, maintain, and use the certain brands, types, makes, and/or models of communications, computer systems, and hardware we specify for use in the operation of your Restaurant.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right to have independent access to any data you collect electronically.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
In addition, you must purchase, enroll in or subscribe to, as applicable, all CRM, social media analytics and online and mobile ordering software or programs that we designate.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We may also, at our option, require you, your Operating Principal, or your Key Manager to attend supplemental or additional training programs which may be offered from time to time by us or our affiliates during the term of the franchise.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
We may establish and hold a convention for franchisees and if we do so, you will be required to attend.
The filing answers no to 3 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
- Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?Franchise agreement
The vendor opportunity at Airport & College Services The FDD makes a financial performance representation. Unit count is down about 6.7% year over year, worth factoring into how a pitch is timed.
Who controls software purchasing Item 2 names five officers: Chief Operations Officer Johnathan Lanni, President of Development Joseph Lanni, VP of Franchise Development Scotty Geiger, VP of Operations Kyle Gardner, and — notably for a software vendor — Mike Burton, Director of Training and Technology. Burton's role is the most direct buying-center signal in this filing. The brand is part of Thunderdome Restaurant Group alongside sibling brand CityBird, so a multi-brand pitch may also be worth exploring.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required Item 11 names Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, Twitter/X, and YouTube, but requires none of the systems it names — these are marketing channels the brand may use, not contractual obligations.
Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list: franchisees buy from franchisor-approved sources, must purchase Currito Proprietary Products from the franchisor or its affiliate, and may propose a new supplier for approval. Item 17 in the filing below carries the renewal, transfer, and termination terms for this system.
How to read the Airport & College Services FDD The filing was filed with state franchise regulators in 2025. The embedded PDF viewer below carries the full text of Items 2, 8, 11, and 19.
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Ordinary royalty terms
Complete royalty terms are not confirmed.
Questions vendors ask
Airport & College Services, answered from the filing
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
13 operators run 14 mapped locations. 1 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| IL | 5 |
|---|---|
| FL | 3 |
| MA | 2 |
| PA | 1 |
| OH | 1 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Airport & College Services
Ownership: Thunderdome Restaurant Group.
Sibling brands
Related Quick service restaurant brands
Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Read the original filing for definitions, conditions, and qualifications.