You must satisfy our minimum technology requirements including for the point of sale (“POS”) system, at the Restaurant. Our technology requirements, as we may periodically modify them, can be found in the Manual. Currently, the POS system you must use is the PAR Brink software platform, including our approved hardware, software, network and support platforms for the POS system, kitchen system, and other appropriately connected devices. In addition, you must use our designated credit card payment gateway software and our designated vendor for credit and debit card processing and related services. You must process all sales, regardless of payment type, through the POS system. You will also need a Windows-based personal computer with broadband internet connection, sound and graphics capabilities, and printer, located in the Restaurant to meet our functionality, performance and informational requirements, maintain and submit any other reports we require, receive communications from us (including those posted on the extranet at www.myarbys.com or its successor), remit royalty and advertising payments, and participate in guest recovery, customer 46 Arby’s | 2026 FDD 1625640323.4 loyalty and similar programs. If you choose to participate in the optional Arby’s Order Ahead Platform, you also must acquire the payment and other hardware, the merchant and processor contracts, and the related technology.
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Arby's
Quick service restaurantSoftware purchasing at Arby's is set at the parent-company level: Inspire Brands names a Chief Technology & AI Acceleration Officer in Item 2, and the PAR Brink POS platform is mandated across the system. Arby's runs 3,265 total units, 2,344 of them franchised.
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Ordinary royalty terms
4% component; full terms unconfirmed
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Recorded percentage components
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1recorded components (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
1 technology requirement is recorded in this filing. A required choice lists alternatives for one obligation. Read each cited clause for its conditions.
The following table identifies the subjects contained in the Manual’s written materials and the number of pages devoted to each subject. Manual Section Operations 306 Operating Systems & Tools 105 Cleaning & Sanitation/Ecolab 80 Safety 124 Business Practices 43 Total 658 Ongoing Obligations After you open your Restaurant, we will: (1) Manage certain advertising and marketing programs. We describe our and your advertising and marketing obligations below in this Item. (Sections 10 and 11 of FA)
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
24 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 7 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 unlimited, independent access to the information that your POS system and other internet- connected technology systems (such as drive-thru timers) generate and store.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Arby’s has the right to require that Franchisee, at Franchisee’s sole cost and expense, provide to Arby’s, in a format reasonably acceptable to Arby’s, the following: (i) Franchised Business unit level monthly unaudited statements of income within thirty (30) calendar days after the end of each month; and (ii)…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
IRB and its contractors currently are the only approved suppliers for the Arby’s Order Ahead Platform.
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 20
AFA, the franchisee-administered service organization responsible for advertising and marketing services to the Arby’s Restaurant system, is an Arby’s franchisee association associated with us.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
Arby’s shall have the right to designate a single source (who may be Arby’s or its affiliate) from whom Franchisee must purchase certain components or all of the computer system, related licenses and technology, and related support services.
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?
90Item 8
Collectively, the purchases and leases that you must make from us or our affiliates, from designated or approved suppliers, or under our standards and specifications represent about 90% of your purchases and leases to establish and operate the Restaurant.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
any request for a new or additional supplier or distributor, we may charge the proposed supplier or distributor all reasonable costs and expenses we incur in evaluating, investigating, and determining our response to the request.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesFranchise agreement
If Franchisee desires to purchase any of the items specified in Article 7:1 above, or components or ingredients thereof, and/or any equipment or signs for use in the Franchised Business, from a supplier who has not been approved by Arby’s, Franchisee may request in writing approval by Arby’s of such supplier.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee will at all times comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, as periodically updated.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
In order to determine Franchisee’s compliance with the Franchise Agreement (including this Addendum), Franchisor shall have the right to inspect the Other Restaurants and their operations, and audit the books and records associated with the Other Restaurants, in accordance with the terms of the Franchise Agreement to…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Arby’s has the right in its sole judgment to modify the Manual periodically to reflect changes in the operating standards, all of which will be considered a part of the Manual.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You may only locate the Restaurant at a site we have accepted.
Marketing
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
In addition to paying the Advertising and Marketing Service Fee/participating in the AFA and participating in your Local Cooperative Area Advertising Program (see below) you must spend at least a minimum percentage of Gross Sales on local market advertising.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
You must join and participate in a Local Cooperative Area Advertising program (“Co-op”) that we select.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
We currently require you to purchase all of your furniture, fixtures and equipment (excluding only the back office computer systems), food and beverage ingredients and components, cups and other paper goods, uniforms, professional cleaning services, hygiene and food safety program materials, restaurant auditing…
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We currently require you to purchase all of your furniture, fixtures and equipment (excluding only the back office computer systems), food and beverage ingredients and components, cups and other paper goods, uniforms, professional cleaning services, hygiene and food safety program materials, restaurant auditing…
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
In addition, you must use our designated credit card payment gateway software and our designated vendor for credit and debit card processing and related services.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
You must pay the Royalty Fee and Advertising and Marketing Services Fee by EFT withdrawals we initiate or other electronic means we approve using our fee payment internet portal.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 8
Additionally, you must sign contracts with approved suppliers and participate in our then-current gift card program operated by or through our approved suppliers (that may include us or our affiliates).
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 11
For each of your first and second Restaurants, you must at all times employ 2 managers (4 total) who have completed (to our satisfaction) the Arby’s Training Program, or a comparable training program we approve in our sole judgment, at the Arby’s Restaurant that we designate.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall use only those cups, containers, napkins, uniforms, paper goods, packaging, supplies or other items that are specified by Arby’s.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
Currently, the POS system you must use is the PAR Brink software platform, including our approved hardware, software, network and support platforms for the POS system, kitchen system, and other appropriately connected devices.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We have unlimited, independent access to the information that your POS system and other internet- connected technology systems (such as drive-thru timers) generate and store.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
We may in our sole judgment specify additional training requirements, including supplemental or refresher training programs for you, your managers and/or employees.
The filing answers no to 3 questions
- 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
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?Item 11
The vendor opportunity at Arby's
Item 19 sets a financial performance figure of $1,274,787 for the cohort of 2,182 franchised Traditional Restaurants that operated the full 2025 fiscal year. Franchised outlets grew 2.54% year over year while total U.S. outlets fell to 3,265 — a large quick-service system with a named technology executive at the parent-company level.
Who controls software purchasing
Item 2 names Paul Brown as a Board Member and Inspire Brands' Chief Executive Officer, David Graves as President and Board Member, Yasir Anwar as Chief Technology & AI Acceleration Officer of Inspire Brands, Jeff Baker as Chief Brand Marketing Officer, and Haddon Bennett as Chief Information Security Officer of Inspire Brands. Arby's is part of Arby's Restaurant Group. Below that layer, 49 mapped operators run 49 located units with no multi-unit operators, spread thinly across California, Texas, Michigan, Delaware, and Illinois (2 each) — a single-unit-dominated franchisee base that puts real weight on the corporate technology office.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
Currently, the POS system franchisees must use is the PAR Brink software platform, including Arby's approved hardware, network, and support platforms for the POS system, kitchen system, and other connected devices — all sales must process through it. Franchisees must also use a designated credit-card payment gateway and a designated processor for credit and debit card services, and they need a Windows-based PC with broadband, sound, graphics, and a printer for reporting, communications, and loyalty programs. Franchisees must participate in the Cornerstone Learning Management System and in the then-current gift card program run through approved suppliers. If a franchisee opts into the optional Arby's Order Ahead Platform, IRB, an Arby's affiliate, and its contractors are currently the only approved suppliers for it. Ecolab is named in the filing under Item 11.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 runs on an approved-supplier list: franchisees purchase most furniture, fixtures, equipment, food and paper goods, uniforms, cleaning services, and card-processing services only from approved suppliers and distributors, though they may request approval of an alternative. The point-of-sale and back-office computer systems must meet Arby's standards and specifications. A franchisee who completes a full remodel and signs a general release can receive a Successor Franchise Agreement — generally up to 20 years for a Traditional Restaurant.
How to read the Arby's FDD
The embedded PDF viewer below holds Arby's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, covering the Item 8, 11, 17, and 19 language cited above. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked list of franchise systems that fit your product better than a cold guess would.
Ordinary royalty terms
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Questions vendors ask
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
49 operators run 49 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| CA | 3 |
|---|---|
| TX | 2 |
| MI | 2 |
| DE | 2 |
| IL | 2 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Arby's
Parent company: Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc..
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