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Blaze Pizza

Quick service restaurant

Blaze Pizza specifies nearly the entire in-store technology stack — POS, digital menu boards, training tablets, and online ordering — and names a Chief Technology Officer in Item 2. That mandate covers 230 U.S. restaurants, all franchised, under parent Blaze Pizza Holdings.

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FDD key facts2026

FDD year	2026
Franchise term	10 years
AUV (Item 19)	$1.34M
Royalty	5% component; full terms unconfirmed
Ad fund	2%
Addressable units	230
Decision level	HQ
Tech landscape	Mandated tech stack
Investment range	$757K–$1.30M
Procurement	Franchisor controlled
Tech fee	$300/mo
Company-owned units	0

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Total units

230

230 franchised

Franchised outlet growth

-9.804%

Item 20, last two year-ends

AUV

$1.34M

Item 19, 2025

Royalty

5% component; full terms unconfirmed

percentage component

Ad fund

percentage component

Initial fee

$30K

per unit

Investment range

$757K–$1.30M

all-in, Item 7

Procurement

Franchisor controlled

from the filing

Non-compete

2 years

from the filing

Item 19

Claims

from the filing

Ordinary royalty terms

5% component; full terms unconfirmed

Complete royalty terms are not confirmed for the selected filing.

Recorded percentage components

These are recorded percentage components. Each has its own base and conditions; the chart does not state the total payment or confirm ad-fund completeness.

1recorded components (FY2026)

15% reference

Ad fund 2%

Mandated & recommended tech

The systems vendors compete with

Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.

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POSItem 2

John Owen has been our Chief Executive Officer in Atlanta, Georgia since December 2025. Prior to joining us, Mr. Owen served as Chief Operating Officer for Scooter’s Coffee in Omaha, Nebraska from January 2024 to December 2025. Previously, Mr. Owen served as Principal at Owen & Associates in Chicago, Illinois from January 2023 to December 2023. Prior to that, Mr. Owen served as President, Americas for ACRELEC Americas in Chicago, Illinois from November 2021 to January 2023. From January 2017 to October 2021, Mr. Owen served as Principal at Owen & Associates in Chicago, Illinois.

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PaymentsItem 11

In addition to offering and accepting Blaze Pizza gift cards and loyalty cards, you must use any credit card vendors and accept all credit cards and debit cards that we determine. The term “credit card vendors” includes, among other things, companies that provide services for electronic payment, such as near field communication vendors (for example, “Apple Pay” and “Google Wallet”). We are not required to provide you with any ongoing maintenance, repairs, upgrades, updates or support for the Computer System. We currently provide certain technology support services in exchange for your payment of a technology fee of up to $300 per month to cover our costs for these services. We will not increase this fee by more than 3% in any given year. You must arrange for installation, maintenance and support of the Computer System at your cost. You must maintain your monthly lease for all services (lease of hardware POS system, help desk support, kitchen display system, online ordering system, training tablets) which is approximately $500 to $1,200. There are no limitations in the Franchise Agreement regarding the costs of such required support, maintenance repairs or upgrades relating to the Computer System. The cost of maintaining, updating or upgrading the Computer System will depend on your repair history, local costs of computer maintenance services in your area and technological advances which we cannot predict at this time. We may revise our specifications for the Computer System periodically. You

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DeliveryItem 8

Third-Party Delivery Vendors. You must follow our delivery and catering policies and procedures in our Blaze Standards Guidelines, which may require you to provide catering and delivery services and/or utilize third-party delivery services (e.g. Uber Eats, Grubhub, DoorDash, EZCater, etc.). You may be required to use the third-party delivery service(s) with which we have a national contract, and you may not contract with any other delivery platform without our written approval.

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DeliveryItem 8

FacebookMeta

MarketingItem 11

Item 11. Each franchisee will be required to contribute to the Creative Fund, but certain franchisees may contribute on a different basis depending on when they signed their Franchise Agreement or where their Restaurant is located (such as Non-Traditional Venues). We, or our affiliates, will direct all creative programs and control the creative concepts, materials and media used, media placement and allocation. We have complete discretion on how the Creative Fund will be utilized. We may use the Creative Fund for local, regional or national marketing, advertising, producing video, audio, and written materials and electronic media or any other sales promotion and promotional materials, new product development and testing and other market research, public and consumer relations such as consumer research and surveying culinary and guest experiences, web, app, and/or other IT related expenses, implementation, and maintenance, search engine optimization strategies, rebate strategies, costs associated with inbound marketing channels and providers (for example, Google, Facebook and Yelp), the development of technology for the System, administering regional and multi-regional marketing and advertising programs, including purchasing trade journal, direct mail, and other media advertising, using advertising, promotion, and marketing agencies and other advisors to provide assistance, and any other purpose to promote the Blaze Pizza brand.

Google PayGoogle

PaymentsItem 11

GrubhubGrubhub

DeliveryItem 8

Uber EatsUber

DeliveryItem 8

YelpYelp

MarketingItem 11

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

30 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's; 2 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

We (or our designee) have the right to independently access the electronic information and data generated from the Computer System.

Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Within 60 days following the end of each calendar year, Franchisee shall submit to Franchisor an unaudited financial statement prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and in such form and manner prescribed by Franchisor, which shall be certified by Franchisee to be accurate and complete.

How the franchisor buys

Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?

Yes

Item 11

We formed an advisory council in February 2019 (“Council”) to advise us on System policies.

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor may also determine that certain Non- Proprietary Products (e.g. beverages) shall be limited to a designated brand or brands set by Franchisor which brand(s) it may change from time to time.

How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?

Item 8

During our 2025 fiscal year ended December 28, 2025, neither we nor our affiliates received any revenue from required purchases and leases of products and services by franchisees, although we and they may receive revenue from franchisees’ required purchases and leases in the future.

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

Yes

Item 8

We may retain any or all rebates, commissions, fees, and other economic benefits received from unaffiliated suppliers based on franchisees’ purchases.

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?

Item 8

We estimate that approximately 85%-95% of purchases required to open your Restaurant and 85%- 95% of purchases required to operate your Restaurant will be from us or from other approved suppliers or under our specifications.

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

Yes

Item 8

We may charge a fee to evaluate the proposed product, service, or supplier.

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

Yes

Item 8

If you want to use or sell a product or service that we have not yet evaluated, or if you want to purchase or lease a product or service from a supplier or provider that we have not yet approved (for services and products that require supplier approval), you must notify us and submit to us the information…

Communications

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee acknowledges that all telephone numbers, facsimile numbers, social media websites, Internet addresses and email addresses (collectively “Identifiers”) used in the operation of Franchisee’s Restaurant constitute Franchisor’s assets, and upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, Franchisee will take…

Data and IT

Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee shall adhere to all PCI (Payment Card Industry), CISP (Cardholder Information Security Program) and SDP (Site Data Protection) compliance specifications, as amended.

Franchise management

Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?

Yes

Item 16

Unless specifically directed by us in writing, you must participate in all advertising, marketing, secret shopper programs, promotions, research and public relations programs instituted by the Creative Fund.

Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor, its agents or representatives may, at any reasonable time during normal working hours, audit or review Franchisee’s books and records in accordance with generally accepted standards established by certified public accountants.

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor shall have the right to modify the Blaze Standards Guidelines at any time and from time to time; provided, that no such modification shall alter Franchisee’s fundamental status and rights under this Agreement.

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

Yes

Item 12

You may operate the Restaurant only at the accepted location.

Marketing

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee shall not develop, create, generate, own, license, lease, participate in or use in any manner any computer medium or electronic medium (including any Internet home page, email address, website, domain name, bulletin board, social media site, crowdfunding campaign, blog, PR publication, newsgroup or other…

Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?

Yes

Item 7

You must spend a minimum of $10,000 in connection with your grand opening advertising program.

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

You are required to spend 2% of your total Gross Sales on local advertising.

Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee is obligated to participate in Franchisor’s gift and loyalty card program.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Item 8

You must purchase the Proprietary Products we or our affiliates develop from time to time, pursuant to secret recipes or formulas, and purchase them only from us or a third party who we have approved to prepare and sell the products.

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

You must use the internet service, computer hardware and software, including the point-of-sale system, online ordering system, phone order system, reporting system, and payment system, and IT-related cabling relating to the computer hardware and software and other IT-related services and systems, that we either…

Payments

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

Yes

Item 8

You must use our designated merchant services provider for debit and credit cards.

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

Yes

Item 6

We currently require you to pay fees and other amounts due to us or our affiliates via EFT or other similar means.

Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?

Yes

Item 11

In addition to offering and accepting Blaze Pizza gift cards and loyalty cards, you must use any credit card vendors and accept all credit cards and debit cards that we determine.

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Item 15

You must have at least 3 Blaze Certified Managers in your first Restaurant in a new Development Area for at least the first 30 days of operation, and you must have a minimum of two Blaze Certified Managers for subsequent Restaurants in the same Development Area for at least the first 30 days of operation, and then a…

Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee shall cause all employees, while working in the Franchised Restaurant, to: (i) wear uniforms of such color, design, and other specifications as Franchisor may designate from time to time;

Point of sale

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

Yes

Item 8

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee shall at all times provide Franchisor with all passwords, access keys and other security devices or systems as necessary to permit Franchisor to access the Computer System and obtain the data Franchisor is permitted to obtain.

Training

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee must pay Franchisor’s then-current training fees and reimburse Franchisor for all Travel Expenses and Wages, and other expenses, incurred by Franchisor in connection with such additional training.

Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee, or if Franchisee is an Entity, its Operating Principal or a major Owner acceptable to Franchisor, must attend Franchisor’s annual convention, for which Franchisor may charge a reasonable registration fee, and Franchisee must bear all of its attendee’s Travel Expenses and Wages and other expenses.

The filing answers no to 2 questions

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?Item 8
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11

The vendor opportunity at Blaze Pizza Blaze Pizza runs 230 U.S. restaurants, all franchised, under parent Blaze Pizza Holdings. Franchised outlets fell 9.804% year over year, a contracting system with a heavily specified technology stack.

Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required Every restaurant must obtain a Computer System — a computer, POS hardware, software, and services Blaze designates — for an estimated $15,000 to $25,000, plus a Kitchen Display System, a Digital Menu Board Solution, training hardware and software, two Training Tablets (currently Samsung A8 or A9) from a designated vendor, and an Online Ordering Tablet; total monthly lease costs across these systems run about $500 to $1,200. Restaurants must use the internet service, hardware, software, POS, online-ordering, phone-order, reporting, and payment systems Blaze designates or that meet its specifications. Restaurants may be required to use the third-party delivery service with which Blaze has a national contract and may not sign with another platform without approval; Apple Pay, DoorDash, ezCater, Facebook, Google Wallet, Grubhub, and Uber Eats are named in the filing.

Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 covers essentially the whole store build-out — goods, services, supplies, fixtures, equipment, inventory, computer hardware and software, and real estate — which must meet Blaze's specifications and may have to come from Blaze's designees, approved suppliers, or Blaze itself, and franchisees may propose an alternate supplier for review. Franchised outlets fell 9.804% year over year, so renewal and remodel cycles are the likelier near-term trigger for a technology refresh over new-unit growth. Franchisees in good standing may sign up to two successor 10-year agreements, which may carry materially different terms.

How to read the Blaze Pizza FDD The embedded viewer below is Blaze Pizza's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. For a ranked list of quick-service targets like this one, talk to FranCloud.

Ordinary royalty terms

Complete royalty terms are not confirmed.

Questions vendors ask

Blaze Pizza, answered from the filing

Chief Technology Officer Chris Demery is the direct contact for Blaze Pizza's Computer System, digital menu boards, and online-ordering stack; CEO John Owen leads the brand named in Item 2 of the FDD.

Blaze Pizza requires a franchisor-specified Computer System (POS), a Kitchen Display System, a Digital Menu Board Solution, two Training Tablets (currently Samsung A8 or A9), and an Online Ordering Tablet. Apple Pay, DoorDash, ezCater, Facebook, Google Wallet, Grubhub, and Uber Eats are named in the filing.

230 restaurants nationwide, all franchised, concentrated in FL, CA, TX, GA, and PA.

Specification-driven: nearly the entire build-out — hardware, software, POS, fixtures, and real estate — must meet Blaze's specifications, which may mean buying from its designees, approved suppliers, or Blaze itself; franchisees may propose an alternate supplier.

Franchised outlets fell 9.804% year over year, so remodel and renewal cycles — not new-unit growth — are the likelier trigger for the next technology refresh. Two successor 10-year terms are available to franchisees in good standing.

The embedded PDF viewer below is Blaze Pizza's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document — open it there for the full Computer System and delivery-platform terms.

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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

42 operators run 108 mapped locations. 21 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit21

2–9 units20

10–24 units1

Top states by locations

FL	28
CA	18
TX	14
GA	6
PA	5

Ownership

The portfolio behind Blaze Pizza

Parent company: Blaze Pizza Holdings, LLC.

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