QuickBooks
; one Microsoft Windows XP Professional Operating System, one Microsoft Office Professional 2003 (or newer); one Microsoft Outlook; Internet Explorer (version 5.0 or greater); one QuickBooks Pro 2010;
From the filings
HQ-led decisions
Apna Bazar
Retail foodSoftware purchasing at Apna Bazar is controlled at the HQ level by its Member and Managers, Jaswinder Singh and Deepak Bhardwaj. The franchise currently mandates a specific set of operational tools including All Island POS Systems, QuickBooks, and SelloRama. With 17 total units—8 franchised and 9 company-owned—the addressable market is small but tightly standardized, making a successful vendor pitch a potential wall-to-wall deployment.
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Live signals
Total units
17
8 franchised
Unit growth YoY
0%
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2022
Royalty
2.5%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$100K
per unit
Investment range
$1.50M–$3.14M
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Item 19
No 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.
4.5%of gross sales (FY2022)
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.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
19 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 7 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 must have independent, direct, real-time access to your computer and Point of Sale systems (including information and data that is electronically collected) and we may retrieve from your computer and Point of Sale systems, at any time, all information that we consider necessary, desirable or appropriate.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
No later than 30 days following the end of each calendar quarter during the Term of this Agreement, you agree to furnish to us, in a form we approve, a statement of the franchised Business's profit and loss for the quarter and a balance sheet as of the end of the quarter.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesFranchise agreement
We, our affiliate or our designee may be an approved source of supply for any such non-proprietary program, product, supply, equipment, material or service that you are required to purchase.
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?
25Item 8
We estimate that the required purchases described above are approximately between 25% and 75% of the cost to establish and operate a franchised Apna Bazar Business.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
We may test, at your expense, the product or service of any supplier you propose, whether or not the supplier is then approved by us.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If we name a supplier for a product or service, you may “contract with an alternative supplier if you meet our criteria.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
At our option, either change the telephone numbers utilized by your franchised Business or, upon our written demand, direct the telephone company to transfer the telephone numbers (and associated listings) listed for the franchised Business to us or to any other person or location that we direct.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
meet or exceed industry standards regarding Safeguards, including payment card industry (“PCI”) standards, norms, requirements and protocols to the extent applicable
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
We (and any of our authorized agents or representatives, including outside accountants, auditors and/or inspectors) may enter your Store and any premises of your franchised Business, and/or visit any locations at which you have provided or are providing products, programs, or services to customers or at which you…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We have the right to prescribe additions to, deletions from or revisions of the Brand Standards (the "Supplements to the Brand Standards"), all of which will be considered a part of the Brand Standards.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesFranchise agreement
The Location will be subject to our advance written approval, and our determination will be final.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all other services, food, beverages, inventory, signs, furnishings, supplies, fixtures and equipment from our designated or approved suppliers and in accordance with our specifications and standards, as we may update, modify, add to or delete from, in our sole judgment from time to time.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all other services, food, beverages, inventory, signs, furnishings, supplies, fixtures and equipment from our designated or approved suppliers and in accordance with our specifications and standards, as we may update, modify, add to or delete from, in our sole judgment from time to time.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to become and remain a merchant for any credit cards and/or debit cards, and any credit and/or debit card processor(s), which we may specify in our Brand Standards or otherwise.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee affirms, warrants and understands that it may staff its Store with as many employees as it desires at any time so long as Franchisor’s minimal staffing levels are achieved.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
The point of sale systems that are currently approved for use by Apna Bazar franchisees are: SelloRama and All Island POS Systems.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We must have independent, direct, real-time access to your computer and Point of Sale systems (including information and data that is electronically collected) and we may retrieve from your computer and Point of Sale systems, at any time, all information that we consider necessary, desirable or appropriate.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
We reserve the right to charge our then-current training fees for such programs.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
You (if an individual) and your Business Manager must attend each annual conference, convention or training session.
The filing answers no to 7 questions
- Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?Franchise agreement
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
- Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Franchise agreement
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
- Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?Franchise agreement
The vendor opportunity at Apna Bazar
Apna Bazar is a small retail food franchise based in New York with 17 total units, split between 8 franchised and 9 company-owned locations. For a software vendor, the immediate addressable market is limited to these 17 units. However, the franchise’s centralized control and mandated technology stack mean that a single HQ-level sale could cover the entire system. The most recent Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) on file is from 2022, and it reveals a tightly prescribed set of operational tools that every location must use.
Average unit volume (AUV) is not disclosed in the 2022 FDD, so vendors cannot benchmark potential wallet size per location from public data alone. The royalty rate is 2.5% of gross sales, and the initial franchise term runs 20 years. Year-over-year unit growth is not reported, which suggests either a stable footprint or a lack of recent expansion data. Vendors should approach this as a replacement or upsell opportunity within an existing, static estate rather than a greenfield growth play.
Who controls software purchasing
Software purchasing authority at Apna Bazar sits with HQ. The 2022 FDD lists Jaswinder Singh and Deepak Bhardwaj as Member and Manager, respectively. These are the individuals who evaluate, approve, and mandate technology for both company-owned and franchised locations. There is no indication of a multi-unit operator layer or franchisee advisory council with independent purchasing power. Any vendor pitch should be directed to these two decision-makers, framed around compliance with the existing Brand Standards and the operational efficiencies that a new tool can deliver across a small, uniform network.
Mandated and current tech stack
Apna Bazar’s 2022 FDD mandates four specific systems. The point-of-sale environment is locked to All Island POS Systems. Accounting runs on QuickBooks by Intuit Inc., with a specific version—QuickBooks Pro 2010—also named as a requirement. Additionally, SelloRama is mandated, though the FDD does not detail its exact function within the operation. This stack leaves little room for franchisee-level experimentation. A vendor selling into this brand must either displace an incumbent mandate or integrate tightly with the existing tools, particularly the POS and accounting backbone.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The 2022 FDD does not include an Item 8 extract, so the formal procurement model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier list, or open market—is not publicly known. In practice, the existence of mandated systems strongly suggests a designated-supplier approach, at least for the named technologies. Vendors should be prepared for a direct HQ negotiation with no franchisee-level purchasing detours.
Timing a pitch around contract renewals is difficult. The initial franchise term is 20 years, and the FDD allows for two consecutive 10-year renewal terms. Franchisees must notify HQ between six and nine months before expiration, provided they are in full compliance with the Franchise Agreement and Brand Standards. With no year-over-year unit growth data and a small base, the most realistic near-term opportunities are system-wide upgrades or replacements initiated by HQ, not unit-level churn.
How to read the Apna Bazar FDD
The full 2022 Apna Bazar FDD is embedded below for your review. It contains the complete Item 1 (executives), Item 11 (mandated systems), and Item 17 (renewal conditions) referenced throughout this page. Reading the source document is the best way to validate the tech stack, identify any additional required vendors, and understand the legal constraints that shape software purchasing at this brand. For a ranked target list of franchise systems matched to your software category, FranCloud can help.
Questions vendors ask
Apna Bazar, answered from the filing
Jaswinder Singh and Deepak Bhardwaj, listed as Member and Manager in the 2022 FDD, are the key decision-makers for technology procurement.
The 2022 FDD mandates All Island POS Systems, QuickBooks by Intuit Inc., QuickBooks Pro 2010, and SelloRama for franchisees.
There are 17 total units: 8 franchised and 9 company-owned, as disclosed in the 2022 FDD.
The 2022 FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement extract, so the designated vs. approved supplier model is not publicly disclosed.
Renewal windows open 6–9 months before a 20-year initial term expires. With no YoY growth data, new-unit-driven opportunities appear limited.
The 2022 FDD was filed with state franchise regulators. You can read it using the embedded PDF viewer below.
Source
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
9 operators run 9 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit9
Top states by locations
| CA | 2 |
|---|---|
| KY | 2 |
| NY | 2 |
| WI | 1 |
| DE | 1 |
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.