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HQ-led decisions

Bonita Bowls

Quick service restaurant

Who controls software purchasing at Bonita Bowls? The 6-unit company-owned chain is led by President and Owner Kyle Kissane, who likely makes tech decisions. The chain currently mandates Gusto and Ovation, and uses Indeed for hiring, making the addressable market 6 company-owned locations.

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FDD key facts2026

FDD year	2026
Franchise term	10 years
AUV (Item 19)	$561K
Royalty	4%–6% component; full terms unconfirmed
Ad fund	1.5%
Addressable units	6
Decision level	HQ
Tech landscape	—
Investment range	$165K–$476K
Procurement	Approved supplier
Company-owned units	6

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Total units

0 franchised

Franchised outlet growth

—

Item 20, last two year-ends

AUV

$561K

Item 19, 2025

Royalty

4%–6% component; full terms unconfirmed

percentage component

Ad fund

1.5%

percentage component

Initial fee

$35K

per unit

Investment range

$165K–$476K

all-in, Item 7

Procurement

Approved supplier

from the filing

Non-compete

2 years

from the filing

Item 19

Claims

from the filing

Ordinary royalty terms

4% 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 1.5%

Mandated & recommended tech

The systems vendors compete with

3 technology requirements are recorded in this filing. A required choice lists alternatives for one obligation. Read each cited clause for its conditions.

GustoGusto

Mandatory

PayrollItem 7

5. The insurance you must maintain is described in Item 8. Our estimate does not include other insurance policies you may have to maintain under the terms of your lease or as may be required by other third parties. The unearned portions of the insurance premiums are generally refundable depending on your carrier. 6. You must purchase the computer equipment, hardware and software necessary for opening your Bonita Bowls Business. We currently require you to purchase and use: Toast for POS; Gusto for payroll; Indeed for hiring; Choco for supplier ordering, Sortly for inventory; Tap Mango for customer loyalty; Dave for Sales Tax; Ovation for Customer Satisfaction; Home Base for scheduling.

IndeedIndeed

Mandatory

HrItem 7

ToastToast

Mandatory

POSItem 11

You must purchase and use a computer for use in your business operations and point-of-sale (POS) system and applications for the operation and marketing of the Bonita Bowls Business. We require you to purchase a POS system that we designate along with various web-based platforms, software and/or applications. We currently require you to purchase and use the Toast POS system along with software and applications for payroll, supplier ordering, inventory, gift cards, customer loyalty, customer satisfaction, sales tax, scheduling and time management.

OvationOvation

CrmItem 7

6. You must purchase the computer equipment, hardware and software necessary for opening your Bonita Bowls Business. We currently require you to purchase and use: Toast for POS; Gusto for payroll; Indeed for hiring; Choco for supplier ordering, Sortly for inventory; Tap Mango for customer loyalty; Dave for Sales Tax; Ovation for Customer Satisfaction; Home Base for scheduling. 7. You must purchase and/or lease and install furniture, fixtures and equipment and décor necessary to operate your Bonita Bowls Business from an approved supplier. The cost of the furniture, fixtures and equipment will vary according to local market conditions, the size of the facility, suppliers and other related factors. We reserve the right to require that you purchase your furniture, fixtures and equipment from us or our affiliate.

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

28 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 4 explicit no's; 2 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.

Accounting

Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

During the first twelve (12) months of operation, Franchisee is required to engage and use the services of an accounting service designated by Franchisor for preparation of financial statements and financial reporting.

Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?

Yes

Item 11

We have the right to independently access your electronic information through the cloud and to retrieve and use your electronic information and data in any manner we deem necessary or desirable to promote or develop the System and the sale of franchises.

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee shall, at its expense, submit to Franchisor during the Term of this Agreement, unaudited financial statements for the preceding quarterly period and for the preceding fiscal year (“Financial Statements”), together with a certificate executed by Franchisee certifying that such financial statement, as…

How the franchisor buys

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?

Yes

Item 8

which suppliers may include us or our affiliates.

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor may from time to time modify the list of designated suppliers, list of approved suppliers and list of approved products, furniture, fixtures, signs, and other equipment, materials and supplies

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

188173

Item 8

In our fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, we derived $188,173 from the purchase of goods and services by our Franchisees, or 46.25% of our total revenues of $406,848.

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 the purchase of supplies, equipment, inventory, fixtures, goods, services and products from us or our designated or Approved Suppliers, or those meeting our standards and specifications, will be between 80% to 90% of your total initial cost and between 80% to 90% of the total ongoing costs to operate…

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor reserves the right to charge Franchisee for supplier approval, not to exceed the actual costs or inspection and actual costs of testing.

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

Yes

Item 8

If you desire to purchase any such items from an unapproved supplier, you or the supplier must submit to us a written request for approval.

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, telephone directory listings, e-mail addresses, social media accounts, websites, internet addresses, listings or other presence on the Internet (collectively “Identifiers”) used in the operation of the Franchised Business constitute Franchisor’s…

Data and IT

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

Yes

Item 11

You must comply with all laws related to the operation of your Bonita Bowls Business, including those related to data security and privacy and you must comply with all payment card industry (PCI) data security standards.

Franchise management

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

Yes

Item 11

We currently require you to purchase and use the Toast POS system along with software and applications for payroll, supplier ordering, inventory, gift cards, customer loyalty, customer satisfaction, sales tax, scheduling and time management.

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

Yes

Item 11

May periodically as we deem advisable, conduct directly or through third parties, inspections of your Bonita Bowls Business and evaluate its operations (Franchise Agreement, Sections 5.11 and 10.14).

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor retains the right to modify, change, add to, delete, or supplement the Manual and to specify other systems, procedures or forms in any manner it deems necessary, in its sole discretion, and shall notify Franchisee about changes in writing by mail, electronic mail or postings on Franchisor’s intranet system…

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee must obtain Franchisee’s written approval of a proposed site before entering into a lease.

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 is strictly prohibited from establishing or maintaining any Websites, Social Media accounts or domain names which incorporate any of the Marks, name or initials into its web address.

Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?

Yes

Item 11

You must spend a minimum of $2,000 on grand opening advertising and marketing.

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

beginning on the date of opening of the Bonita Bowls Business, you must spend a minimum of $1,500 per month on local advertising, marketing and promotion.

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee agrees: (a) to offer for sale gift cards and/or the loyalty program, which must be in the form and version designated by Franchisor ("Official Gift Card/Loyalty Program"), as it may be amended from time to time;

Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?

Yes

Item 11

If a local advertising co-operative exists or is formed in your area or region consisting of Bonita Bowls franchisee and/or affiliate-owned businesses, you agreed to join and participate in the co-operative.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Item 8

You must purchase all fruit and other ingredients and food products, beverages, branded plastics, paper products, equipment, signage, fixtures, point-of-sale system and online/gift card/loyalty program services, software, printing services, contractor services, bookkeeping services, and other materials and supplies…

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee must purchase all fixtures, furniture, signs, equipment, and other equipment, materials, products and supplies, and certain services, including but not limited to design services, architectural services, courier and distribution services from distributors and suppliers that Franchisor has designated or…

Payments

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

Yes

Item 6

Unless otherwise designated by us, we currently require you to pay fees and other amounts due to us or our affiliates through electronic funds transfer via Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) or similar means.

Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?

Yes

Franchise agreement

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Franchise agreement

10.7 Staffing. Franchisee agrees to staff the Franchised Business with the number of managers, assistant managers and employees sufficient to operate the Franchised Business in compliance with this Agreement and the standards and specifications in the Manual and to provide proper customer service 24 Bonita Bowls…

Point of sale

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

Yes

Item 11

We require you to purchase a POS system that we designate along with various web-based platforms, software and/or applications.

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

Yes

Item 11

Training

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

Yes

Item 11

You may request and we may provide additional initial or ongoing training beyond the amount normally provided to franchisees for our then-current training fees, plus any travel and living expenses incurred by our representative if travel to your Bonita Bowls Business is necessary to conduct the additional training.

The filing answers no to 4 questions

Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?Franchise agreement
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?Franchise agreement

The vendor opportunity at Bonita Bowls

Bonita Bowls is a quick-service restaurant brand with 6 company-owned locations, all under one corporate umbrella. The brand reported average unit volume of $561,114.50 in its 2026 FDD. No franchise units exist, and year-over-year growth is not disclosed. The two current operating units are in Florida and Illinois, each run by a single operator. Because the entire system is corporate-owned, the addressable market for software is a tight 6 locations, but the decision-making path is extremely concentrated.

Who controls software purchasing

President and Owner Kyle Kissane is the only executive named in Item 1 of the FDD. With no other officers listed and a fleet of just six company-owned restaurants, software purchasing authority almost certainly resides with Kissane. There is no evidence of a separate IT or procurement lead. For a vendor, this means a single point of contact for all technology decisions, from back-office systems to guest-facing platforms.

Mandated and current tech stack

Bonita Bowls explicitly mandates two systems: Gusto and Ovation. Gusto handles payroll, benefits, and HR, while Ovation is a guest feedback and reputation management tool. Indeed is mentioned as a hiring platform, though it is not labeled as mandated. The FDD does not disclose a point-of-sale system, inventory management, scheduling, or kitchen display technology. This leaves clear gaps where a vendor could introduce complementary solutions—especially in POS, labor scheduling, or supply chain—provided they can meet the brand's operational style and budget.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Item 8 of the FDD contains no extract, meaning there is no published designated or approved supplier list. Vendors are not locked out by a formal procurement program; they can approach HQ directly. The franchise agreement (if and when franchising begins) carries an initial term of 10 years with the option to renew for two additional terms of 5 years each, subject to good standing and a renewal fee. Since there are currently no franchisees, these renewal windows do not create natural sales cycles. For corporate-owned units, technology buying is likely driven by annual budget cycles, operational pain points, or new store openings. The absence of multi-unit franchisees and the concentration of ownership make it a straightforward, relationship-based sale.

How to read the Bonita Bowls FDD

The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is filed with state franchise regulators, and the full document is embedded for your review below. Key sections for software vendors include Item 1 (officers), Item 7 (investment totals), Item 8 (supplier restrictions), Item 11 (franchisor assistance, including any technology support), and Item 17 (renewal and contract terms). These sections will tell you whether the franchisor mandates specific systems, how they approve new vendors, and when agreements come up for renewal. For a ranked target list of franchise systems, talk to FranCloud.

Ordinary royalty terms

Complete royalty terms are not confirmed.

Questions vendors ask

Bonita Bowls, answered from the filing

President and Owner Kyle Kissane is the named executive. With all 6 units company-owned, purchasing decisions likely flow through him.

The FDD lists Gusto and Ovation as mandated systems. Indeed is also used for hiring. No POS system is disclosed.

6 total units, all company-owned, according to the 2026 FDD. No franchised locations. The brand is in early growth with 2 operators, 1 unit each in FL and IL.

The FDD does not disclose a designated or approved supplier list (Item 8). Vendors likely work directly with HQ for company-owned units.

The initial franchise term is 10 years; renewal terms are 5 years. With 6 company-owned units and no franchisees, renewal cycles don't drive software buying windows. Vendors should pitch directly to HQ for ongoing needs.

The 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can view the embedded PDF below for full details on tech, fees, and operations.

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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

2 operators run 2 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit2

Top states by locations

FL	1
IL	1

Ownership

The portfolio behind Bonita Bowls

Parent company: BB Holdings LLC.

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