Bobapop Tea Bar

The vendor opportunity at Bobapop Tea Bar

Bobapop Tea Bar is a small, independently owned franchise system headquartered in Maryland. As of the 2025 FDD, the brand operates 6 total units—5 franchised and 1 company-owned—across Maryland (3 units) and Virginia (1 unit). The remaining units are not mapped to a specific state in the disclosure. Year-over-year unit growth stands at 25%, signaling early-stage expansion. For software vendors, the immediate addressable market is limited to these 6 locations, but the growth rate and the presence of a mandated technology stack suggest a centralized purchasing model that could streamline vendor adoption if the system continues to scale.

Who controls software purchasing

The 2025 FDD lists two individuals in Item 1: Sam Lin, Managing Member and General Manager, and Susan Hsu, Member. No additional executives, IT leadership, or procurement officers are named. In a system of this size, software purchasing decisions almost certainly rest with these two individuals at the headquarters level. Vendors should direct outreach to Sam Lin as the likely operational decision-maker, with Susan Hsu as a secondary stakeholder. There is no parent company or private equity influence noted in the disclosure; Bobapop Tea Bar appears to be independently owned.

Mandated and current tech stack

Bobapop Tea Bar mandates Toast by Toast, Inc. as its point-of-sale system. This is the only technology vendor explicitly named in the 2025 FDD. No other operational, accounting, payroll, inventory, or marketing platforms are disclosed as mandated or recommended. The absence of additional named systems does not necessarily mean none are in use, but vendors should assume Toast is the sole mandated anchor in the tech stack. Any software pitch should address integration or co-existence with Toast POS.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

The FDD does not include an Item 8 extract, so the procurement model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—is not publicly known. The initial franchise term is 5 years, and Item 17 outlines renewal conditions: upon expiration, a franchisee may renew for a term equal to the renewal lease, up to 5 years. A third 5-year term is available if the franchisor is still offering franchises. These 5-year cycles may create natural windows for software evaluation and switching, though the small unit count means any single franchisee renewal represents a modest opportunity. The royalty rate is 2.5% of gross sales, and average unit volume is not disclosed in the 2025 FDD.

How to read the Bobapop Tea Bar FDD

The full 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document is available below. It contains the legal and operational disclosures that govern the franchise relationship, including Item 1 (executives), Item 11 (mandated technology), Item 17 (renewal terms), and Item 20 (unit counts and operator footprint). Reviewing the FDD directly is the most reliable way to understand the compliance and purchasing environment before engaging the brand. For a ranked target list of franchise systems aligned with your software category, reach out to FranCloud.