Toast
Mandatorye of the Franchise Agreement, then the Franchise Agreement may, at our sole option, be terminated by us, upon the giving of written notice to you. We require that you buy or use a Toast POS system. Th
HQ-led decisions
Always Ice Cream
Quick service restaurantAlways Ice Cream is a small, company-owned quick-service restaurant concept headquartered in Maryland. Software purchasing decisions are controlled at the corporate level by the members and manager listed in the 2025 FDD, including Ross Cohen, Adam Cohen, Mark Cohen, and Mr. Cohen. The chain currently operates 5 total units, all company-owned, and mandates Toast POS by Toast, Inc., making it a tightly controlled but very small addressable market for software vendors.
Live signals
Total units
5
0 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
$667K
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$30K
per unit
Investment range
$249K–$608K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Standards based
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
unaudited
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
1 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing, the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.
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.
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Questions vendors ask
Always Ice Cream, answered from the filing
The 2025 FDD lists Ross Cohen, Adam Cohen, Mark Cohen, and Mr. Cohen as Members and Manager. As a small, company-owned chain, purchasing authority likely rests with this core leadership group.
The FDD mandates Toast POS by Toast, Inc. No other mandated or recommended systems are disclosed.
There are 5 total units, all company-owned. The number of franchised units is not disclosed in the 2025 FDD.
The FDD does not include an Item 8 extract, so the procurement model (designated supplier, approved supplier, or open) is not publicly disclosed.
The FDD does not provide an Item 17 renewal extract or initial term length, so contract cycle timing is unknown. Monitor corporate activity for signals.
The 2025 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can view the embedded PDF viewer below for the full document text.
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Operator footprint
No franchisee network yet. Always Ice Cream’s latest FDD reports no franchised locations.
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