You must utilize our approved mobile application (“App”) and online food ordering service and may not use any other store-specific App or online ordering service (including any third-party delivery order integration). Third party commerce sites are permitted, unless we require you to use a specific third-party(ies) and provided that if required and/or if you choose to participate in such third-party delivery services, you may be required to utilize a point-of-sale integration directed by us. Olo is a Franchisor-approved online ordering vendor, as of this Disclosure Document’s issuance date. You must complete a food safety manager training program at your cost. We will accept your local county or state required program or any other nationally recognized food safety program. You must provide us with a copy of your certificate prior to attending our Training Program.
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Blimpie
Quick service restaurantBlimpie is an 88-unit quick-service sandwich brand under parent MTY Food Group, with COO Jeff Smit and SVP of Restaurant Operations Anthony Crosby the likeliest operational-technology contacts. The FDD mandates Olo for online ordering, with several social platforms named but not required. Unit count fell 13.4% year over year across a system that is almost entirely single-unit franchisees.
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6. All advertising by you in any medium must be conducted in a professional manner, must conform to the standards and requirements in our Confidential Manual, and must display our Proprietary Marks only in those forms approved by us. We may make available to you, from time to time, approved advertising, promotional plans and materials for purchase. (See Exhibit E: Franchise Agreement — Sections 3.2 and 10.2). 7. You may not maintain a web site, software application, an App ( application ), social media account (including, but not limited to, an account, group or page on Facebook®, Flickr®, Foursquare®, Google+®, Instagram®, LinkedIn®, Pinterest®, Snapchat®, Tumblr®, X/Twitter®, Page 57 YouTube®, Vine®, VKontakte or Weibo®), or otherwise maintain a presence or advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with your restaurant without our prior written approval (See Exhibit E: Franchise Agreement – Section 3.4).
7. You may not maintain a web site, software application, an App ( application ), social media account (including, but not limited to, an account, group or page on Facebook®, Flickr®, Foursquare®, Google+®, Instagram®, LinkedIn®, Pinterest®, Snapchat®, Tumblr®, X/Twitter®, Page 57 YouTube®, Vine®, VKontakte or Weibo®), or otherwise maintain a presence or advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with your restaurant without our prior written approval (See Exhibit E: Franchise Agreement – Section 3.4).
7. You may not maintain a web site, software application, an App ( application ), social media account (including, but not limited to, an account, group or page on Facebook®, Flickr®, Foursquare®, Google+®, Instagram®, LinkedIn®, Pinterest®, Snapchat®, Tumblr®, X/Twitter®, Page 57 YouTube®, Vine®, VKontakte or Weibo®), or otherwise maintain a presence or advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with your restaurant without our prior written approval (See Exhibit E: Franchise Agreement – Section 3.4).
7. You may not maintain a web site, software application, an App ( application ), social media account (including, but not limited to, an account, group or page on Facebook®, Flickr®, Foursquare®, Google+®, Instagram®, LinkedIn®, Pinterest®, Snapchat®, Tumblr®, X/Twitter®, Page 57 YouTube®, Vine®, VKontakte or Weibo®), or otherwise maintain a presence or advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with your restaurant without our prior written approval (See Exhibit E: Franchise Agreement – Section 3.4).
7. You may not maintain a web site, software application, an App ( application ), social media account (including, but not limited to, an account, group or page on Facebook®, Flickr®, Foursquare®, Google+®, Instagram®, LinkedIn®, Pinterest®, Snapchat®, Tumblr®, X/Twitter®, Page 57 YouTube®, Vine®, VKontakte or Weibo®), or otherwise maintain a presence or advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with your restaurant without our prior written approval (See Exhibit E: Franchise Agreement – Section 3.4).
7. You may not maintain a web site, software application, an App ( application ), social media account (including, but not limited to, an account, group or page on Facebook®, Flickr®, Foursquare®, Google+®, Instagram®, LinkedIn®, Pinterest®, Snapchat®, Tumblr®, X/Twitter®, Page 57 YouTube®, Vine®, VKontakte or Weibo®), or otherwise maintain a presence or advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with your restaurant without our prior written approval (See Exhibit E: Franchise Agreement – Section 3.4).
7. You may not maintain a web site, software application, an App ( application ), social media account (including, but not limited to, an account, group or page on Facebook®, Flickr®, Foursquare®, Google+®, Instagram®, LinkedIn®, Pinterest®, Snapchat®, Tumblr®, X/Twitter®, Page 57 YouTube®, Vine®, VKontakte or Weibo®), or otherwise maintain a presence or advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with your restaurant without our prior written approval (See Exhibit E: Franchise Agreement – Section 3.4).
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
28 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 1 explicit no; 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
The POS System must be configured so that we have independent and remote access to the information and data stored in it.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
to submit to us, on or before the thirtieth (30th) day of each month, commencing with the opening of the Franchised Business, in a format and method approved by us (including through a third-party vendor that franchisee may be required to pay for), a profit and loss statement of the Franchised Business for the…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Neptune Equipment, an affiliate of Kahala Franchising, is currently one of the approved suppliers of certain equipment, interior and exterior signage menu boards, POS System, and smallwares.
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 11
The BBBF’s expenditures are controlled by the National Franchisee Advisory Council (“NFAC”), the Area Developer Advisory Council (“ADAC”), and us.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
At any time and from time to time, we may in our sole option engage in new product rollouts to add to or change the menu items offered for sale in the Franchised Business and the ingredients or supplier of ingredients utilized in the preparation of the menu items sold in the Franchised Business (“Rollout”).
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We or our affiliates may also receive rebates and/or allowances, usually ranging between 1% and 5%, from certain suppliers on purchases made by you and other franchisees.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
A charge not to exceed the reasonable cost of the inspection and the actual cost of the test not to exceed $5,000 must be paid to us either by you or by the proposed supplier.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
All requests for approving new or alternative suppliers must be submitted in writing by you and/or the supplier to the purchasing department at Kahala Brands.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
transfer to our designee or us all telephone numbers used by you in connection with the Franchised Business.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Therefore, as a franchisee who accepts credit cards, you are required to be PCI compliant by following and adhering to PCI DSS, which includes ensuring that your POS System, back office computer (if supplied), and any other device that is plugged into the network is only used for business purposes.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
We will continue our efforts to maintain high and uniform standards of quality, cleanliness, appearance and service at all restaurants in the System, including making periodic inspections and quality service checks of your restaurant
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We may modify the Operations Manual as and when we desire, but no modification will materially alter your status and rights under the Franchise Agreement
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You must select, and we must approve, an acceptable location within nine (9) months after the effective date of the Franchise 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
You may not maintain a website, software application, an App (application), social media account (including, but not limited to, an account, group or page on Facebook®, Flickr®, Foursquare®, Google+®, Instagram®, LinkedIn®, Pinterest®, Snapchat®, Tumblr®, X/Twitter®, YouTube®, Vine®, VKontakte or Weibo®), or…
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 7
Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) for a Traditional and Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) for a Non-Traditional restaurant (“Grand Opening Marketing”) is payable to us on the earlier of: (i) prior to you executing a lease for the premises where the Franchised Business will be located; or (ii) prior to construction…
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesItem 8
You are required to accept all approved debit and credit cards, along with Kahala Franchising or its affiliate’s Stored Value Gift Cards, Loyalty Cards, Frequency Cards, and any other similar Kahala Franchising or affiliate sponsored electronic card and/or payment program (collectively, the “Gift/Loyalty Card”) from…
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If a Cooperative is formed for your region, you must financially contribute to the Cooperative as required by us.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must purchase or otherwise acquire certain proprietary or required equipment and supplies utilized in the Franchised Business only from our designated approved distributors or suppliers.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
The Franchise Agreement requires that all food products, ingredients, equipment, computer hardware and software, furniture, fixtures, décor, signs, computer equipment, supplies and other products, services and materials which you will use in the operation of your restaurant meet our standards and be purchased only…
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
Additionally, you must utilize our approved third party payment card processor, as identified in the Confidential Manual, for processing all such debit, credit, rewards, and Gift/Loyalty card transactions.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
Payment of the Royalty Fee, Advertising Fee (as defined in Section 5.3), and all other fees due under this Agreement to us shall be made via electronic transfer of funds from the Depository Account.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
You are required to accept debit and credit cards and Gift/Loyalty Cards from consumers at the Franchised Business and participate in any online ordering programs which Franchisor may require.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
Additionally, you must employ on a full time basis at least one on-premises supervisor (the “Manager”) for the restaurant.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesItem 16
You may only use products, materials, ingredients, supplies, paper goods, uniforms, fixtures, furnishings, signs, equipment, POS System, debit and credit card and Gift/Loyalty Card processing service, and methods of product preparation and delivery that meet our requirements as specified in the Confidential Manual.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Prior to the opening of your Franchised Business, you will be required to acquire, to maintain, and to exclusively use an approved cash register/computer system (“POS System”) during the operation of the Franchised Business.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
The POS System must be configured so that we have independent and remote access to the information and data stored in it.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
If, after attending the Training Program, you desire to, or we require that you, receive additional training, we will provide additional training time to you for a fee of Three Hundred Dollars ($300) per person per day.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
Attendance at these additional training programs and conferences is mandatory.
The filing answers no to 1 question
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Franchise agreement
The vendor opportunity at Blimpie Blimpie is an Arizona-headquartered quick-service sandwich brand with 88 units — 84 franchised, 4 company-owned — under parent MTY Food Group, alongside sibling brands Cold Stone Creamery, Pinkberry, Mucho Burrito, Planet Smoothie and The Counter. Item 19 states that the FDD makes no financial performance representation, and unit count fell 13.4% year over year.
Who controls software purchasing Item 2 names CEO Eric Lefebvre, CFO Renee St-Onge, COO Jeff Smit, SVP of Restaurant Operations Anthony Crosby and VP of Restaurant Operations Blake Borwick. With Smit, Crosby and Borwick overseeing operations, they're the likeliest points of contact for restaurant-technology decisions. On the ground, Blimpie's footprint is overwhelmingly single-unit: 61 of 62 mapped operators run one location, with only one multi-unit operator identified, concentrated most heavily in New Jersey (15), Georgia (13) and New York (7) — a structure that keeps purchasing leverage close to HQ.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required The FDD requires Blimpie locations to run Olo for online ordering — the one mandated system in the filing. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, Twitter (X) and YouTube also appear in the filing, but none of them is required.
Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 sets an approved-supplier list: food products, ingredients, equipment, computer hardware and software, fixtures, décor, signage and other supplies must meet Blimpie's standards and be purchased only from approved distributors and suppliers, though franchisees can propose new suppliers for approval. Item 17 gives franchisees a single 5-year renewal option after the 10-year initial term, contingent on 210 days' notice and no more than three defaults.
How to read the Blimpie FDD The 2026 Blimpie FDD, filed with state franchise regulators, is embedded below via the PDF viewer, covering Items 2, 8, 11, 17 and 19. For a ranked list of franchise systems like this one worth pitching, talk to FranCloud.
Ordinary royalty terms
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Questions vendors ask
Blimpie, answered from the filing
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
62 operators run 66 mapped locations. 1 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| NJ | 15 |
|---|---|
| GA | 13 |
| NY | 7 |
| ID | 5 |
| IA | 3 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Blimpie
Ownership: MTY Food Group.
Sibling brands
Related Quick service restaurant brands
Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Read the original filing for definitions, conditions, and qualifications.