Baya Bar

The vendor opportunity at Baya Bar

Baya Bar is a quick-service restaurant concept headquartered in New York with 28 total units, 25 of which are franchised. The brand grew unit count by 8.7% year-over-year, adding a handful of new locations. For a software vendor, the total addressable market is small—just 28 locations—but the franchisor’s tight control over technology creates a single point of sale for your pitch. If you can demonstrate value against the incumbents, you are selling into one decision-making center, not 25 individual franchisees.

The brand does not disclose an average unit volume in its 2025 FDD. Royalties run at 6.0% of gross sales, and the initial franchise term is 10 years. There is no parent company on file; Baya Bar appears to be independently owned.

Who controls software purchasing

The 2025 FDD names William Loesch as the agent for service of process, but no chief information officer, chief technology officer, or dedicated technology buyer is listed. In a system this size, software purchasing authority almost certainly sits with the founder or senior operations leadership at the New York headquarters. The fact that the brand mandates specific platforms—rather than leaving tech choices to franchisees—confirms that purchasing is centralized at the franchisor level. When you reach out, you are looking for the person who owns the relationship with Square and Intuit.

Mandated and current tech stack

Baya Bar’s Item 11 disclosures mandate two core systems. For point-of-sale, the brand requires Square POS by Block, Inc. For accounting, it requires QuickBooks Enterprise Version by Intuit Inc. Both are named as mandatory, meaning franchisees cannot substitute alternatives without franchisor approval. This is a classic two-vendor stack for a small QSR chain: cloud POS for front-of-house transactions and a desktop-grade accounting platform for back-office financials.

No other operational systems—such as inventory management, scheduling, loyalty, or online ordering—are disclosed as mandated or recommended in the FDD. That gap represents your opening. If you sell a tool that integrates with Square or QuickBooks, you can position it as a complement rather than a replacement.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

The FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement extract, so we cannot confirm whether Baya Bar uses designated suppliers, an approved supplier program, or an open procurement model for non-mandated technology. In practice, a chain of this size often relies on the franchisor’s direct relationships with a small number of vendors.

Franchise agreements run for 10 years. Item 17 outlines a renewal process: a franchisee in good standing can sign a successor agreement for an additional 10-year term, provided they pay a $3,500 successor agreement fee, execute a general release, and meet current training and qualification standards. The franchisor reserves the right to withdraw from a geographical area. Critically, the renewal agreement may contain materially different terms than the original, which could include updated technology requirements. These renewal windows—every 10 years—are natural moments when the franchisor might revisit its tech stack and consider new vendors.

How to read the Baya Bar FDD

The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document is the definitive source for understanding Baya Bar’s technology mandates, procurement rules, and contractual timelines. Item 11 lists the mandated POS and accounting platforms. Item 17 governs renewals and the conditions under which a franchisee can extend the relationship. The absence of an Item 8 extract means you will need to ask the franchisor directly about supplier qualification processes. For software vendors, the FDD is a prospecting document: it tells you exactly which incumbents you need to unseat and who at the franchisor level controls that decision. If you need a ranked target list of franchise brands matched to your software category, FranCloud can help.