Facebook
Mandatoryy to our approved 500 cards. supplier of the Gift Card Program. Social Media $100 per month Monthly You will pay us this fee to manage Management Fee (10) the content on the local Facebook page for yo
From the filings
+13.793% units YoYHQ-led decisions
BB Franchise
Quick service restaurantSoftware purchasing at BB Franchise is controlled at the headquarters level, with Co-Founder and CEO Robert Robbins and Director of Operations Austin Green as likely decision-makers. The franchise mandates Square by Block, Inc. as its POS system across all 33 franchised locations. With 34 total units and 13.8% year-over-year unit growth, the addressable market is small but expanding, concentrated in Oklahoma, Texas, California, New Jersey, and Florida.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Total units
34
33 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+13.793%
vs prior filing
AUV
$868K
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1.5%
national + local
Initial fee
$35K
per unit
Investment range
$280K–$871K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
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.
7.5%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
3 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing, the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.
SOCi
Mandatorytion transaction approved supplier of the POS Processing Fee amount, System. plus 5 cents. Cloud Marketing $53 per month Monthly You will pay us this fee for the Platform Fee(12) “SOCi” comarketing cl
Square
Mandatoryuter System”). The Computer System must be equipped with a high-speed connection to the Internet and must include a local area network with a dedicated server. You must purchase a Square Register with
DoorDash
4) distribute or sell products and services under the Marks through the use of third- party national shipping platforms (e.g., Goldbelly) and third-party delivery platforms (e.g., DoorDash, UberEats,
Instagram
hen/if we establish one. (Franchise Agreement, Section 9.3) 8. We will manage the content on the local Facebook page for your Baked Bear Store and place regional advertisements on Instagram and TikTok
LinkedIn
code of conduct, and etiquette as set forth in the Manual regarding social media activities. Any use of “Social Media” (a network of services such as blogs, microblogs, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram,
Postmates
oducts and services under the Marks through the use of third- party national shipping platforms (e.g., Goldbelly) and third-party delivery platforms (e.g., DoorDash, UberEats, and Postmates), within a
TikTok
ent on the local Facebook page for your Baked Bear Store. Social Media Ad $250 per month Monthly You will pay us this fee, which we Budget(11) will spend on regional Instagram and TikTok ads. Non-comp
Uber Eats
ute or sell products and services under the Marks through the use of third- party national shipping platforms (e.g., Goldbelly) and third-party delivery platforms (e.g., DoorDash, UberEats, and Postma
YouTube
te as set forth in the Manual regarding social media activities. Any use of “Social Media” (a network of services such as blogs, microblogs, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Flickr, and
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
25 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 5 explicit no's; 4 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?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor will have independent access to information Franchisee generates and stores in the Computer System, including full and unrestricted administrative access to the business, tax, and accounting information.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall provide Franchisor with monthly and annual balance sheets and income statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We are currently the only Approved Supplier of the social media management services that you are required to use to manage the content on the Facebook page for your Baked Bear Store.
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right, if necessary and in our sole judgment, to establish a Franchisee Advertising Council.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may change this list from time to time, and upon notification to Franchisee, Franchisee shall only purchase items, products or services from Approved Suppliers as specified on the changed list.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
34500Item 8
During our fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, our revenues from required purchases by the Baked Bear franchisees of social media management services from us were $34,500, or 2.06% of our total revenue of $1,673,890.
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?
80Item 8
about 80% to 100% of your purchases to continue the operation of the Baked Bear Store.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
We may require you to pre-pay any reasonable charges connected with our review and evaluation of any proposal.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
You can request the approval of an item, product, service or supplier by notifying us in writing and submitting such information and/or materials we may request.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee irrevocably releases to Franchisor all rights to and use of all telephone numbers associated with the Marks then listed.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
you are required to maintain the security of cardholder data and adhere to the then-current credit card security standards which can be found at www.pcisecuritystandards.org for the protection of cardholder data throughout the term of your Franchise Agreement.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor reserves the right to supervise, determine and approve the standards of appearance, quality and service pertinent to the Baked Bear Store including, without limitation, the right at any reasonable time and without prior notice to Franchisee to: (1) inspect and examine the business premises, equipment…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We can change the Manual and you must comply with those changes when you receive them, but they will not materially change your rights and obligations under the Franchise Agreement.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You select the site for the Baked Bear Store that complies with the Franchise Agreement and must receive our approval of your proposed location.
Marketing
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 11
Within thirty (30) days of the opening of the Baked Bear Store, you will spend for Grand Opening advertising, marketing, and promotion (collectively, “Grand Opening Marketing”) a minimum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500).
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
You will spend at least one percent (1%) of your monthly Gross Sales on local advertising to support the Baked Bear Store.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor has the right to require that Franchisee obtain products/services specified by Franchisor from time to time exclusively from suppliers designated or approved by Franchisor (“Approved Suppliers”).
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
Equipment, furnishings, fixtures, decor and signs for the Baked Bear Store shall be purchased from Approved Suppliers.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
You must participate in our electronic funds transfer program if we require it.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 11
You must participate by offering Baked Bear gift cards to your customers and/or honoring all Baked Bear gift cards presented to you as payment for products and services, 2026 The Baked Bear FDD 30 regardless of whether the gift card was sold or issued by you or another Baked Bear Store.
People
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee agrees to staff the Baked Bear Store at all times with a sufficient number of qualified, competent personnel who have been trained in accordance with Franchisor’s standards and who shall wear Franchisor’s approved uniforms during working hours.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must purchase a Square Register with an iPad for your POS System, which is part of the Computer System.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We will have independent access to information you generate and store on your POS System.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee agrees to record all of its receipts, expenses, invoices, customer lists, and employee schedules and other business information promptly in the Computer System and use the software and POS system that Franchisor specifies or otherwise approves.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
If at any time after completion of the initial training, you request additional training for you or any of your supervisorial or managerial personnel or employ new supervisorial or managerial personnel requiring training, you are responsible for the costs you and your employees incur in attending such training at our…
The filing answers no to 5 questions
- Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?Franchise agreement
- Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?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 franchisor's owner/CEO decides; an ops or franchise-development lead may evaluate.
VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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The vendor opportunity at BB Franchise
BB Franchise is a quick-service restaurant concept headquartered in California with 34 total units—33 franchised and 1 company-owned—as disclosed in its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The brand generated an average unit volume of $868,397 and grew its unit count by 13.8% year-over-year. For software vendors, the immediate addressable market is 34 locations, concentrated in five states: Oklahoma (10 units), Texas (8), California (8), New Jersey (5), and Florida (5). The operator base is highly fragmented: of 42 mapped operators, 39 are single-unit owners and only 3 operate 2–9 units. No operator controls 10 or more locations. This structure means any enterprise software sale will likely require buy-in from headquarters rather than a large multi-unit operator.
Who controls software purchasing
The 2026 FDD lists four executives in Item 1. Robert Robbins serves as Co-Founder, Director, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Sales and Development—the most likely ultimate decision-maker for technology purchases. Shane Stanger is Co-Founder and Director. Katie Robbins holds the title of Vice President, and Austin Green is Director of Operations. Given the small executive team and the absence of a named CIO or CTO, software vendors should expect a direct, relationship-driven sales process. The franchisor mandates the core operational technology, which signals that HQ exerts strong control over the tech stack and will be the primary buyer for any system that touches store-level operations.
Mandated and current tech stack
BB Franchise mandates a specific POS system: Square by Block, Inc., deployed as Square Register on iPad. This is the only technology system named in the 2026 FDD. No other mandated or recommended software—for inventory, labor scheduling, loyalty, delivery integration, or back-office functions—is disclosed. For vendors selling complementary or adjacent software, this creates both an integration requirement (Square ecosystem compatibility) and a greenfield opportunity in categories the franchisor has not yet standardized. The absence of a named online ordering or delivery platform in the FDD is notable given the quick-service segment.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 of the 2026 FDD does not include a procurement extract, meaning the franchisor has not disclosed whether it designates specific suppliers, maintains an approved vendor list, or allows franchisees to source freely. In practice, the POS mandate suggests a top-down approach for core systems, but the procurement path for non-POS software remains unspecified. Item 17 outlines renewal conditions: franchisees in good standing can renew for an additional 5-year term, provided they meet renewal criteria, sign a new agreement (which may contain materially different terms), pay a renewal fee, and complete a remodel. These remodel-triggered renewals, combined with new unit openings at a 13.8% growth rate, create recurring windows when franchisees are already investing in their physical and operational infrastructure—a natural moment for software evaluation and adoption.
How to read the BB Franchise FDD
The full 2026 FDD is embedded below. For software vendors, the most relevant sections are Item 1 (executives and ownership), Item 8 (procurement obligations), Item 11 (franchisor assistance and mandated systems), and Item 17 (renewal and transfer conditions). Together, these items reveal who buys, what is already locked in, and when the next opportunity to compete for the stack will arise. If you need a ranked target list of franchise systems matched to your software category, FranCloud can help.
Questions vendors ask
BB Franchise, answered from the filing
Co-Founder/CEO Robert Robbins and Director of Operations Austin Green are the named executives most likely to evaluate and approve software, based on the 2026 FDD.
The 2026 FDD mandates Square by Block, Inc., specifically Square Register running on iPad, as the sole POS system for all franchised locations.
34 total units: 33 franchised and 1 company-owned, concentrated in OK (10), TX (8), CA (8), NJ (5), and FL (5).
The 2026 FDD does not disclose a designated or approved supplier list in Item 8, leaving the procurement model unspecified for non-POS software.
With a 5-year initial term and renewal cycle, plus 13.8% unit growth, new-unit openings and renewal-triggered remodels create natural evaluation windows.
The 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can view it directly in the embedded PDF viewer below.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
65 operators run 71 mapped locations. 3 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit62
2–9 units3
Top states by locations
| CA | 14 |
|---|---|
| TX | 13 |
| OK | 12 |
| FL | 10 |
| NJ | 6 |
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.