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HQ-led decisions
Baba Saj Restaurant Group
Quick service restaurantSoftware purchasing at Baba Saj Restaurant Group is controlled by CEO Ahmad Ali Alzoubi and Branch Manager & CEO Assistant Yazeed Odeh at its Illinois headquarters. The franchisor mandates social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Twitter, YouTube) but does not disclose any operational technology in its 2025 FDD. The addressable market consists of 2 company-owned units, with no franchisees reported.
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Total units
2
0 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
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Item 19, 2025
Royalty
5%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$55K
per unit
Investment range
$352K–$556K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Franchisor controlled
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
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.
7%of gross sales (FY2025)
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.
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LinkedIn
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Snapchat
permitted to promote your Franchised Business or use any of the Marks in any manner on any social or networking websites, such as Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, LinkedIn, Twitter, Snapchat, personal bl
Twitter
feasible, you may do cooperative advertising with other Baba Saj franchisees in your area, with our prior written approval. You may not maintain any business profile on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, L
YouTube
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Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
21 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 10 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
The CLOVER POS software allows us to independently and remotely access all of your sales data, including your Gross Revenue, through the Internet.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Within thirty (30) days after the close of each calendar quarter and within ninety (90) days after the close of each fiscal year, Franchisee will furnish Franchisor a full and complete written statement of income and expense and a profit and loss statement for the operation of the Franchised Business during said…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Our affiliate, Cicero Saj Inc., is the designated supplier for proprietary spice blends, hummus, falafel mix, toppings, marinades, and sauces.
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 11
The Franchise Agreement gives us the right, in our discretion, to create a franchisee advisory council to communicate ideas, including proposed advertising policies.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
Our affiliate reserves the right to earn revenue from the required purchase of these proprietary products to our franchisees.
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%-70% of your costs for ongoing operation.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
If you request that we approve a proposed item or supplier, we will charge for our actual costs of product testing and evaluation.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Franchisor may exercise its authority, pursuant to such documents, to obtain any and all of Franchisee’s rights to the telephone numbers of the Franchised Business and all related telephone directory listings and other business listings, and all Internet listings…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
conduct inspections of your Franchised Business, at the frequency and duration that we deem advisable.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesFranchise agreement
No site may be used for the location of the Franchised Business unless it is consented to in writing by Franchisor.
Marketing
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 11
We require you to spend at least $1,500 in Grand Opening Advertising and promotional activities, at the time and in the manner we specify, in the Territory.
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
Thereafter, you are required to spend at least 1% of the Franchised Business’s Gross Revenue per month on local advertising to promote your Franchised Business.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If a cooperative is established during the term of your Franchise Agreement, you must sign all documents we request and become a member of the cooperative according to the terms of the documents.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all equipment, fixtures, furnishings, ingredients, supplies and services, including computer systems and certain software, from our designated suppliers and contractors or in accordance with our specifications.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all equipment, fixtures, furnishings, ingredients, supplies and services, including computer systems and certain software, from our designated suppliers and contractors or in accordance with our specifications.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
At Franchisor’s request, Franchisee must execute documents that allow Franchisor to automatically take the Royalty Fee and Brand Fund Contribution due as well as other sums due Franchisor, from business bank accounts via electronic funds transfers.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
Your Baba Saj outlet must be directly supervised by a general manager.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must purchase and use the point-of-sale system (“POS System”) we specify, and have the latest versions of hardware, software, and computer platforms to operate the POS System.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
The CLOVER POS software allows us to independently and remotely access all of your sales data, including your Gross Revenue, through the Internet.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
We reserve the right to impose a fee for all additional training programs.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee’s failure to attend and/or complete mandatory additional training or failure to attend Franchisor’s national business meeting or annual convention is a default of this Agreement.
The filing answers no to 3 questions
- Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 11
- Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?Franchise agreement
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Item 11
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.
The franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.
OwnerCEOPresidentPrincipal
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The vendor opportunity at Baba Saj Restaurant Group
Baba Saj Restaurant Group operates 2 company-owned quick-service restaurants, with no franchised units reported in its 2025 franchise disclosure document. The brand does not disclose an average unit volume, so per-unit software spend potential is unknown. Any vendor targeting this chain must engage with a two-person leadership team and work within a tech stack that currently mandates only social media platforms.
Who controls software purchasing
Software purchasing is handled by the two executives listed in the FDD: CEO Ahmad Ali Alzoubi and Branch Manager & CEO Assistant Yazeed Odeh. Both are based at the company’s Illinois headquarters. With no multi-unit operators or franchisees, all buying decisions are centralized with this small leadership group.
Mandated and current tech stack
The 2025 FDD mandates specific social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Twitter, and YouTube. No point-of-sale, operational, or back-office systems are mentioned in Item 11 or elsewhere in the disclosure. This suggests a very light tech footprint, but vendors should verify directly with the identified executives whether any unlisted systems are in use.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The FDD provides no Item 8 supplier or procurement information, so the franchisor’s designated-supplier practices are unknown. Franchise agreements run for an initial term of 10 years. In good standing, the franchisee can sign a successor agreement for up to two additional 5-year terms, unless the franchisor decides to withdraw from the geographic area. These renewal windows may be the most likely times for software contract evaluations, but the absence of franchisees and recent activity makes timing uncertain.
How to read the Baba Saj FDD
The full 2025 franchise disclosure document is embedded below. It was filed with state franchise regulators in 2025 and contains the legal and operational details that software vendors need to assess this opportunity. For a ranked target list of franchise systems that match your software, talk to FranCloud.
Questions vendors ask
Baba Saj Restaurant Group, answered from the filing
Software purchasing is overseen by CEO Ahmad Ali Alzoubi and Branch Manager & CEO Assistant Yazeed Odeh at the Illinois headquarters.
The 2025 FDD does not list any mandated POS or operational systems; it only mandates social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Twitter, YouTube).
Baba Saj Restaurant Group has 2 company-owned locations, with no franchised units disclosed in the 2025 FDD.
The FDD does not include an Item 8 supplier list, so procurement processes are not publicly known.
With a 10-year initial term and renewal options for two 5-year terms, contract windows may align with renewal cycles, but no recent activity data is available.
The FDD is filed with state franchise regulators in 2025. You can view it using the embedded PDF viewer below.
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Operator footprint
No franchisee network yet. Baba Saj Restaurant Group’s latest FDD reports no franchised locations.
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