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Baya Bar

Quick service restaurant

Baya Bar's 2026 FDD shows a 40-unit quick-service chain with franchised outlets growing 32% year over year. The franchisor controls technology decisions from its New York HQ, with Square by Block mandated as the point-of-sale system. Software vendors targeting Baya Bar are selling into a small but expanding system where the franchisor sets the tech stack.

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Total units
40
33 franchised
Franchised outlet growth
+32%
Item 20, last two year-ends
AUV
—
Item 19
Royalty
2%–6% component; full terms unconfirmed
percentage component
Ad fund
—
percentage component
Initial fee
$35K
per unit
Investment range
$167K–$353K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Franchisor controlled
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
No claims
from the filing

Ordinary royalty terms

6% component; full terms unconfirmed

Complete royalty terms are not confirmed for the selected filing.

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.

SquareBlock
Mandatory
POSItem 8

4. Signage – The signage for your Shop must meet our standards and specifications and must be purchased from our designated suppliers. 5. Point of Sale System and Computer Equipment – Square, Inc. is the designated supplier for Square POS which is the designated point of sale system and you must use Square POS for your point of sale system. Additionally, you must purchase and maintain a computer system on-site at your Shop Location. In general, you will be required to obtain a computer system that will consist of certain hardware, software, and peripheral devices such as printers. You will be required to meet our requirements

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

22 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 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?

Yes

Item 11

You are required to provide us with independent access to all of the information and data that is transacted, collected, and stored by the Franchised Business on the Business Management Systems, your computer systems, and otherwise.

How the franchisor buys

Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?

Yes

Item 8

We will notify you of any changes to our specifications or list of approved or designated suppliers.

Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

Our Right to Receive Compensation and Our Revenue from Source Restricted Purchases We and our affiliates may receive rebates, payments and other material benefits from suppliers based on your purchases and we reserve the right to institute and expand rebate programs in the future.

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?

60

Item 8

We estimate that your purchase of goods and services from us or our approved suppliers, or that must conform to our specifications, will represent approximately 54% to 60% of your total purchases in establishing your Shop and approximately 60% to 80% of your total purchases in the continuing operations of your Shop.

Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?

Yes

Item 6

6 Baya Bar FDD April 29, 2026 Supplier Evaluation Actual fees, costs, and Within 14 days of You must pay us the costs incurred by us expenses but not more invoice to review and evaluate a potential than $1,000 supplier, product, or service that you submit to us for approval.

Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?

Yes

Item 8

If you want to purchase or lease a source restricted item from a supplier that has not been previously approved or designated by us in writing, you must send us a written request for approval and submit 13 Baya Bar FDD April 29, 2026 additional information, samples, and testing data that we may request.

Communications

Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?

Yes

Item 17

Franchise Agreement and all other agreements with us; cease owning and operating the Franchised Business; cease representing yourself as a franchisee of ours; permanently cease using and/or accessing the System, the Licensed Marks, our confidential information, the Operations Manual, the Business Management System…

Franchise management

Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?

Yes

Item 11

At all times, we reserve the right to supplement, modify and update the Operations Manual.

Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?

Yes

Item 11

Site Selection Although you are responsible for selecting a site for your Shop Location you must obtain our approval of your Shop Location.

Marketing

Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?

Yes

Item 11

We strictly control how you may or may not use websites and digital media and you must assign all website media and digital media accounts to us.

Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?

Yes

Item 11

3. Grand Opening Marketing – You must conduct a marketing campaign announcing the grand opening of your Franchised Business, and you must spend at least $2,500 for this campaign.

Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?

Yes

Item 11

On an on-going and monthly basis, you must spend not less than 1% of your monthly Gross Sales on the local marketing of your Shop.

Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?

Yes

Item 11

If we elect to form a local or regional cooperative or if a cooperative already exists as to the area of your Shop, you will be required to participate in the cooperative in accordance with the provisions of our Operations Manual which we may supplement and modify from time to time.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Item 8

You must purchase the System Supplies, as designated by us, from us, our affiliates, and/or our designated suppliers.

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

You may only use those products, supplies, equipment, technology systems, and services that we authorize and designate in writing.

Payments

Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 8

6. Credit Card Processing – You must use our designated supplier and vendor for credit card processing which may be integrated with the point of sale system that we designate.

Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?

Yes

Item 6

ITEM 6 OTHER FEES Type of Fee (Note 1) Amount Due Date Remarks Royalty (Notes 2 and 3) 6% of Gross Sales Monthly as Will be debited automatically from your designated by us bank account by ACH or other means designated by us.

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Item 15

At all times, your Shop must be managed and supervised on-site by either a Managing Owner or Operating Manager.

Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

For the protection of the System, you must ensure that all employees wear and maintain the proper uniforms with our approved System branded apparel and uniforms including, but not limited to, the apparel and uniforms comprising System Supplies.

Point of sale

Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 8

5. Point of Sale System and Computer Equipment – Square, Inc. is the designated supplier for Square POS which is the designated point of sale system and you must use Square POS for your point of sale system.

Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?

Yes

Item 11

You are required to provide us with independent access to all of the information and data that is transacted, collected, and stored by the Franchised Business on the Business Management Systems, your computer systems, and otherwise.

Training

Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?

Yes

Item 11

You will be required to pay our then current supplemental training fee, currently $600 per on-site trainer per day, plus travel expenses, meals and accommodation expenses incurred by us.

The filing answers no to 2 questions
  • Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?Item 8
  • Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?Item 11

The vendor opportunity at Baya Bar

Baya Bar operates 40 locations — 33 franchised and 7 company-owned — according to its 2026 FDD. Franchised outlets grew 32% year over year, signaling an expanding franchise base. The FDD makes no financial performance representation under Item 19, so vendors cannot benchmark average unit volume from the filing.

For software vendors, the addressable market is modest but growing. Each new franchised location must adopt the franchisor's designated technology stack, creating a recurring implementation pipeline as the system expands.

Who controls software purchasing

Technology decisions are centralized at Baya Bar's New York headquarters. Item 2 of the FDD names William Loesch (Owner) and Matthew Zarrello (Head of Operations) as officers. The franchisor sets technology requirements that franchisees must follow, making HQ the primary buying center for software. Vendors should target these executives rather than individual franchisees, who have limited discretion over tech choices.

Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required

Item 11 of the FDD obliges franchisees to purchase, license, and use the computer, point-of-sale, business management, and ordering systems that the franchisor designates. Square by Block is the designated POS system that franchisees must license and use. The filing also requires one configured and licensed POS hardware terminal and two Square POS printers per location, plus an on-site computer system.

Credit card processing must go through the franchisor's designated supplier, which may be integrated with the designated POS system. The FDD states that franchisees must meet requirements involving back office and point-of-sale systems, security systems, printers, back-up systems, and high-speed internet access. Square is the only named technology vendor in the filing.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Item 8 establishes a designated-suppliers-only model. Franchisees may only offer and sell approved products and services, and must use products, supplies, equipment, technology systems, and services that the franchisor authorizes in writing. The franchisor may designate itself or affiliates as exclusive suppliers, though currently no officer owns an interest in any designated supplier.

Franchisees must purchase System Supplies from the franchisor, its affiliates, or designated suppliers. For proprietary acai, pitaya, and coconut blends, the designated supplier is Happy Fruit. Branded furniture, fixtures, and signage must come from designated exclusive suppliers. Franchisees may propose a supplier for approval, but the franchisor retains final authority.

Renewal terms under Item 17 require franchisees to sign the then-current Franchise Agreement, remodel and upgrade to meet current standards, and pay a renewal fee. This creates natural technology refresh points every 10 years, when franchisees must align with the franchisor's current tech stack.

How to read the Baya Bar FDD

The embedded PDF below is Baya Bar's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. Item 8 covers supplier restrictions and designated suppliers. Item 11 sets technology and training requirements. Item 17 governs renewal, transfer, and termination. Item 19 addresses financial performance representations — in this case, none are made. Item 20 lists franchised and company-owned outlet counts. For a ranked target list of franchise systems matched to your software category, talk to FranCloud.

Ordinary royalty terms

Complete royalty terms are not confirmed.

Questions vendors ask

Baya Bar, answered from the filing

The FDD names William Loesch (Owner) and Matthew Zarrello (Head of Operations). Technology requirements are set by the franchisor, so pitch these HQ decision-makers, not individual franchisees.
Square by Block is the designated POS system that franchisees must license and use. The FDD also requires one configured POS hardware terminal, two Square POS printers, and an on-site computer system.
The 2026 FDD reports 40 total units: 33 franchised and 7 company-owned. Franchised outlets grew 32% year over year.
Item 8 uses a designated-suppliers-only model. Franchisees must buy from franchisor-approved or designated suppliers, including Happy Fruit for proprietary acai, pitaya, and coconut blends. Franchisees may propose suppliers for approval.
Franchise agreements run 10 years with one additional 10-year renewal term. Renewal requires 180 days' written notice and compliance with current standards, creating periodic tech review windows.
The embedded PDF viewer below shows Baya Bar's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. Use the table of contents to jump to Items 8, 11, 17, and 19 for supplier, technology, renewal, and financial performance details.
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