From the filings
The 2023 Bean Bastard Coffee Franchise Disclosure Document does not name a specific software decision-maker at headquarters, nor does it mandate any particular technology stack. For software vendors, this means the addressable market size and purchasing process remain opaque from the FDD alone. The brand operates in the quick-service restaurant segment, but total units, franchised vs. company-owned splits, and average unit volume are not disclosed in the most recent filing.
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Franchisor behaviours
20 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's; 12 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
permit Franchisor to access Franchisee’s Computer Systems at all times via modem or other means specified by Franchisor from time to time.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Submit to Franchisor monthly, quarterly, and/or annual financial reports, including balance sheets, cash flow statements, profit and loss statements, and other reports as required by Franchisor.
How the franchisor buys
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall participate, at Franchisee’s sole expense, in local, regional, and national franchise advisory committees or councils if established or sanctioned by Franchisor.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may charge a reasonable fee for inspection, review, and approval of suppliers.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesFranchise agreement
If Franchisee desires to purchase any items from an unapproved supplier, Franchisee shall submit to Franchisor a written request for such approval or shall request the supplier itself to do so.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee acknowledges that, at all time, The Franchised Business telephone number(s), electronic mail, text, and messaging account(s), and listing(s) will remain in the name, and sole property, of Franchisor
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
To ensure compliance with this Agreement and System Standards, Franchisor or its designated agents have the right, at any reasonable time and without prior notice, to (i) inspect the Franchised Business;
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor shall have the right to add, delete, or otherwise modify the Operations Manual from time to time to reflect changes in any of the System Standards, provided that no such addition or modification shall alter Franchisee’s fundamental status and rights under this Agreement.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesFranchise agreement
The Site must be approved by and meets Franchisor’s then-current site requirements and is identified in Exhibit 2 to this Agreement.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall not establish a separate Website or Social Media account without Franchisor’s prior written approval.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall fully participate, honor, and comply with any and all System, local, regional, seasonal, promotional, and other programs, initiatives, and campaigns adopted by Franchisor that Franchisor requires Franchisee to participate in, including but not limited to gift certificates, specials, discounts…
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall take appropriate steps to establish and participate in a Cooperative if required to do so by Franchisor.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee authorizes Franchisor to initiate debit entries and/or correction entries to a designated checking account for payment of royalties or any other fees and amounts payable to Franchisor, including, but not limited to, attorney fees and interest.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall fully participate, honor, and comply with any and all System, local, regional, seasonal, promotional, and other programs, initiatives, and campaigns adopted by Franchisor that Franchisor requires Franchisee to participate in, including but not limited to gift certificates, specials, discounts…
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall maintain a competent, conscientious, trained staff (who shall have been adequately trained per Franchisor Standards) in numbers sufficient to service customers promptly and properly, including at least a trained manager (or other trained supervisory employees in accordance with the Operating Manual)…
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall lease and/or purchase its Computer Systems only from Franchisor Approved vendor or vendors or suppliers.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesFranchise agreement
permit Franchisor to access Franchisee’s Computer Systems at all times via modem or other means specified by Franchisor from time to time.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall fully participate, honor, and comply with any and all System, local, regional, seasonal, promotional, and other programs, initiatives, and campaigns adopted by Franchisor that Franchisor requires Franchisee to participate in, including but not limited to gift certificates, specials, discounts…
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor reserves the right to charge a fee for a refresher, remedial, and additional training it provides.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may require Franchisee (or if Franchisee is other than an individual, the Designated Manager) to attend a regional or national meeting of Bean Bastard Coffee franchisees at a location within the United States designated by Franchisor.
Who buys here
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.
Bean Bastard Coffee is a quick-service restaurant concept whose 2023 Franchise Disclosure Document leaves many traditional vendor-entry points unspecified. For software companies, the absence of a disclosed unit count, average unit volume, or royalty rate means the total addressable market cannot be sized from the FDD alone. The brand appears independently owned—no parent company is on file—and no operator footprint has been mapped in our corpus. This lack of public structure can cut both ways: it may signal a lean organization where a single decision-maker controls purchasing, or it may indicate a franchise system still formalizing its technology requirements.
The 2023 FDD does not list any headquarters executives in Item 1. Without named officers or a designated IT lead, the software buying center at Bean Bastard Coffee remains unknown. Vendors should not assume a traditional CIO or VP of Technology exists. In systems of this profile, purchasing authority often sits with the owner-operator or a general manager who doubles as the de facto technology evaluator. Direct outreach to the franchisor’s main office is the only reliable way to identify who evaluates and approves software.
No mandated or recommended technology systems are captured in the 2023 FDD. Unlike larger chains that specify a point-of-sale vendor, back-office platform, or online ordering system, Bean Bastard Coffee’s disclosure contains no Item 11 technology mandates. This does not mean the brand uses no technology—it simply means the franchisor has not codified any requirements in the FDD. For a vendor, this represents a blank slate: franchisees may be free to choose their own tools, or the franchisor may impose requirements outside the formal disclosure. Clarifying this during the sales process is essential.
The 2023 FDD does not include an Item 8 extract, so the procurement model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—is not disclosed. On renewals, Item 17 contains only a limited condition: the general release required as a condition of renewal, assignment, or transfer does not apply to claims arising under the Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law. No initial term length is stated, and no standard renewal cycle is provided. Without a term structure, software vendors cannot anticipate natural contract windows. Timing a pitch will depend on learning the franchise agreement’s duration and renewal cadence through direct inquiry.
The full 2023 FDD is embedded below. It is filed with state franchise regulators and contains the legal and operational disclosures that govern the franchise relationship. For software vendors, the FDD is a starting point—not the final word. Where this page notes that a fact is not disclosed, that absence itself is intelligence: it tells you the franchisor has not publicly committed to a tech stack, a procurement model, or a named buyer. Use that gap to shape your discovery questions when you engage the brand. For a ranked target list of franchise systems with clearer technology entry points, FranCloud can help.
Questions vendors ask
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FDD alert
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Operator footprint
No franchisee network yet. Bean Bastard Coffee’s latest FDD reports no franchised locations.
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.