SpeedLine
Mandatorynspection and estimate that our costs will be When billed. information about supplier Testing between $500 and $2,000. restrictions and our supplier approval process. You must pay Speedline Solutions,
From the filings
HQ-led decisions
Beggars Pizza
Quick service restaurantSoftware purchasing at Beggars Pizza is controlled from its Illinois headquarters, where President Laurance H. Garetto and VP Raymond P. Cantelo sit atop a lean 28-unit system. The chain already mandates Speedline’s point-of-sale and operational software across all locations, giving vendors a clear picture of the incumbent tech. With 21 franchised restaurants and a 10-year initial term, the addressable market is small but concentrated, and renewal cycles create predictable windows for replacement or add-on sales.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Total units
28
21 franchised
Unit growth YoY
0%
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
5%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$25K
per unit
Investment range
$343K–$1.08M
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
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.
6%of gross sales (FY2025)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
1 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.
LinkedIn
bsite” means an interactive electronic document on the Internet including any account, page, or other presence on a social or business networking media site such as Meta, Twitter, LinkedIn, and on-lin
Twitter
term “Website” means an interactive electronic document on the Internet including any account, page, or other presence on a social or business networking media site such as Meta, Twitter, LinkedIn, an
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
26 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 5 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
We will have independent access to the business data only (customer database, sales, inventory, COGS, etc.) that is stored in your computer/point of sale system.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must, at Franchisee’s expense, submit to Franchisor in the form prescribed by Franchisor, within fifteen (15) days after the close of each month, unaudited financial statements showing the results of operations of the Restaurant during the preceding calendar month including, without limitation, a complete…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We sell these products through Begcom or other designated suppliers.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 11
We may change the computer/point of sale system at any time.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
We derived no revenues during our fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, from required franchisee purchases.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
Beg Adv, Inc. derived approximately $252,148 in rebates or commissions from required franchisee purchases and affiliate-owned Beggars Pizza® Restaurant Beggars Pizza FDD (2025) 4904-1793-5408.1 11 purchases from our designated and approved suppliers;
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?
95Item 8
We estimate that 95% of your expenditures for leases and purchases in establishing the Restaurant and on an ongoing basis will be for goods and services that are subject to sourcing restrictions (that is, for which suppliers must be approved by us or which must meet our standards or specifications).
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 6
Payable if you ask us to evaluate or approve a proposed Product Cost of inspection or testing.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you desire to purchase products from a party other than an approved supplier, you must submit a written request to us to approve the proposed supplier with evidence of conformity with our specifications as we may require.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must assign to Franchisor all rights to such telephone numbers and directory and other business listings, and must sign all forms and documents required by Franchisor and any telephone company to effect such transfer.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor and its designated agents examine and copy at all reasonable times the books, records, accounts, and tax returns of Franchisee at Franchisor’s expense.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may from time to time revise the contents of the Manual, and Franchisee expressly agrees to comply with each new or changed standard.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You must operate the Restaurant only at the location we approve (the “Approved Location”).
Marketing
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must expend at least Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) on such grand opening advertising and promotion within thirty (30) days after the opening of the Restaurant.
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
During the first three months the Restaurant is open, you must spend at least $3,000 per month on local marketing, advertising, and promotion in addition to the grand opening marketing program.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise agreement
To participate in all promotional programs developed by Franchisor for the System including, without limitation, gift card programs, gift certificate programs, loyalty programs, and coupon or discount programs (except as prohibited by applicable law), as prescribed by Franchisor in the Manual or otherwise in writing…
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If a Cooperative has been established in your area before you open the Restaurant, you must become a member of the Cooperative no later than 30 days after opening the Restaurant.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all spaghetti sauces, pizza sauce spices, cheeses, sausages, pizza dough, spice blends, and paper products used at the Restaurant from us, an affiliate, or a supplier we designate or approve.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all spaghetti sauces, pizza sauce spices, cheeses, sausages, pizza dough, spice blends, and paper products used at the Restaurant from us, an affiliate, or a supplier we designate or approve.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
each Monday Franchisor will automatically withdraw from Franchisee’s designated bank account described in this Section 4.7 all amounts due to Franchisor for the previous Monday through Sunday via EFT.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 11
You must participate in all promotional programs we develop for the System including the issuance and acceptance of gift cards,
People
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must take such steps as are necessary to ensure that its employees preserve good customer relations; render competent, prompt, courteous, and knowledgeable service; wear uniforms of the color, design, and other specifications that Franchisor requires; present a neat and clean appearance during all hours of…
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 a computer/point of sale system that we specify.
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 the business data only (customer database, sales, inventory, COGS, etc.) that is stored in your computer/point of sale system.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
You, your managers, and other employees must attend such additional courses, seminars, and other training programs as we may reasonably require from time to time.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee, Franchisee’s managers, and other employees must also attend such additional courses, seminars, conferences, monthly or annual meetings, and other training programs as Franchisor may reasonably require from time to time, and for which Franchisor may charge a fee.
The filing answers no to 3 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?Franchise agreement
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Franchise agreement
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.
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The vendor opportunity at Beggars Pizza
Beggars Pizza operates 28 restaurants in the United States, 21 of which are franchised and 7 company-owned. The brand is classified as a quick-service restaurant and is headquartered in Illinois. No parent company is on file; the system appears independently owned. For a software vendor, the immediate addressable market is the 21 franchised locations, though the 7 corporate units may also be in play depending on your product’s relevance to company-run operations.
Average unit volume is not disclosed in the most recent FDD. The royalty rate is 5.0% of gross sales, and the initial franchise term runs 10 years. Year-over-year unit growth is not reported, which means expansion-driven software needs are difficult to forecast. The opportunity here is less about new-unit velocity and more about displacing or augmenting the mandated tech inside an established, stable footprint.
Who controls software purchasing
Item 1 of the 2025 FDD names three executives: Laurance H. Garetto (President, Treasurer, and Director), Raymond P. Cantelo (Vice President and Director), and Cheryl Garetto (Secretary, Director of Human Resources, and Director). In a system this small, the buying center is almost certainly these individuals. Laurance Garetto holds the top financial and operational roles, making him the most likely approver for core operational software. Raymond Cantelo, as VP, may own day-to-day vendor evaluation. Cheryl Garetto’s HR remit suggests she would be the entry point for workforce management, payroll, or training platforms.
No multi-unit operators are mapped in our corpus, which reinforces the HQ-centric purchasing model. Franchisees in a 21-unit system of this size rarely have autonomous technology budgets; decisions flow from the top.
Mandated and current tech stack
Beggars Pizza mandates Speedline’s point-of-sale and operational software across all locations. Speedline is a well-known POS vendor in the pizza and delivery segment, offering modules for order management, kitchen display, delivery dispatch, and back-office reporting. Any vendor pitching a POS replacement faces a deeply embedded incumbent. However, add-on tools that integrate with Speedline — such as loyalty, online ordering optimization, labor scheduling, or advanced analytics — may find a warmer reception.
No other mandated technology vendors are named in the FDD. This absence is itself a signal: areas like accounting, inventory management, HRIS, and marketing automation are likely either handled manually, through the franchisor’s internal processes, or left to franchisee discretion. Vendors in those categories should approach with a discovery mindset, prepared to map the current state during initial conversations.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 of the FDD contains no extract, meaning the franchisor does not disclose a designated supplier program, approved vendor list, or purchasing cooperative structure. This suggests an open procurement model, but in practice, the Speedline mandate indicates the franchisor is willing to dictate technology choices when it sees fit. Vendors should assume that any system touching core operations will require HQ approval.
Renewal terms, detailed in Item 17, offer a clear timing signal. Franchise agreements run 10 years, and renewal requires written notice, full refurbishment to current brand standards, compliance with the existing agreement, satisfaction of all monetary obligations, and execution of the then-current Franchise Agreement — which may contain materially different terms. This refurbishment requirement is notable: it includes all equipment, fixtures, furnishings, and signage. A franchisee approaching renewal is likely making capital investments, which creates a natural window for technology upgrades or replacements. Vendors who can align their sales cycle with these 10-year renewal waves — and who can demonstrate how their software supports the “then-current image” requirement — will have a stronger case.
A renewal fee is also required, though the amount is not specified in the extract. The franchisor also demands a general release from the franchisee and its owners, plus compliance with current qualification and training requirements.
How to read the Beggars Pizza FDD
The full 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document is embedded below. Key sections for software vendors include Item 1 (executives and ownership), Item 8 (procurement restrictions), Item 11 (franchisor assistance and mandated systems), and Item 17 (renewal and transfer conditions). The Speedline mandate appears in Item 11. The absence of Item 8 language means you will need to ask directly about any approval processes during your discovery call. The executive roster in Item 1 gives you a clear target list for outreach.
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Questions vendors ask
Beggars Pizza, answered from the filing
President and Treasurer Laurance H. Garetto and VP Raymond P. Cantelo are the named executives in the FDD. Cheryl Garetto, as Secretary and HR Director, may also influence people-related tools.
The 2025 FDD mandates Speedline’s point-of-sale and operational software. No other named systems or vendors appear in the disclosure.
28 total units: 21 franchised and 7 company-owned. The brand operates as a quick-service restaurant chain headquartered in Illinois.
The FDD does not disclose a designated or approved supplier structure in Item 8. Procurement signals are absent, suggesting an open or unspecified model.
Renewal terms run 10 years and require written notice, full refurbishment to current image, and execution of the then-current Franchise Agreement. No recent unit growth data is available to signal expansion-driven openings.
The 2025 FDD was filed with state franchise regulators. You can read it directly in the embedded PDF viewer below.
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