You must purchase/subscribe to these items directly from the vendor. The cost of purchasing or subscribing to computer hardware and software for the Bakery will vary depending upon the Bakery’s size, style, and the volume of products offered. For example, a Bakery with a drive-thru window will require an additional POS terminal. We currently estimate the cost of purchasing the required POS system, computer hardware, and Approved Software to range from $26,000 to $34,000 per Bakery, or estimated at $200 to $300 per month on a subscription based program for legacy contracts through NCR. For franchisees who migrate into our new POS subscription model, costs may vary from $500 to $1,100 per month. You must comply with the then-current Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI/DSS), as those standards may be revised by the PCI Security Standards Council, LLC (see www.pcisecuritystandards.org) or successor organization.
From the filings
Bruegger’s Franchise
Quick service restaurantBruegger's Franchise runs 169 quick-service units, and the majority — 124 of them — are company-owned, with 45 franchised. Item 11 mandates both NCR and NCR Menulink from NCR Voyix as the point-of-sale and menu management stack. Unit count is down 6.25% year over year, and mapped operators show 8 multi-unit franchisees running clusters as large as 9 locations, concentrated in California and Arizona. For a vendor, the mandated NCR stack is the incumbent to sell alongside or against.
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Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
2 technology requirements are recorded in this filing. A required choice lists alternatives for one obligation. Read each cited clause for its conditions.
• NCR/Aloha Point of Sale and Kitchen Display Systems • NCR Menulink/NBO Inventory Management System • MonkeyMedia Catering and Online Ordering System You may be required to purchase and install a new technology suite, or particular components, in the course of your franchise, regardless of the age or condition of your existing technology suite when the new requirement takes effect.
Online Sites. Online Sites (as defined below) are considered “marketing” under the Franchise Agreement and License Agreement, and are subject (among other things) to our review and prior written approval before they may be used. The term “Online Site” means one or more related documents, designs, pages, or other communications that can be accessed through electronic means, including, for example, the Internet, World Wide Web, webpages, microsites, social networking sites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, etc.), blogs, vlogs, applications to be installed on mobile devices (e.g., iOS or Android apps), and other applications, etc., and that refers to the Bakery, Proprietary Marks, us, or the System. In connection with any Online Site, the Franchise Agreement and License Agreement provide that you may not establish an Online Site, nor may you offer, promote, or sell any products or services, or make any use of the Proprietary Marks, through the Internet without our prior written approval. As a condition to granting consent, we will have the right to establish any requirement that we deem appropriate, including for example that you comply with our social media policy or that your only presence on the Internet be through one or more webpages that we establish on our website.
Online Sites. Online Sites (as defined below) are considered “marketing” under the Franchise Agreement and License Agreement, and are subject (among other things) to our review and prior written approval before they may be used. The term “Online Site” means one or more related documents, designs, pages, or other communications that can be accessed through electronic means, including, for example, the Internet, World Wide Web, webpages, microsites, social networking sites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, etc.), blogs, vlogs, applications to be installed on mobile devices (e.g., iOS or Android apps), and other applications, etc., and that refers to the Bakery, Proprietary Marks, us, or the System. In connection with any Online Site, the Franchise Agreement and License Agreement provide that you may not establish an Online Site, nor may you offer, promote, or sell any products or services, or make any use of the Proprietary Marks, through the Internet without our prior written approval. As a condition to granting consent, we will have the right to establish any requirement that we deem appropriate, including for example that you comply with our social media policy or that your only presence on the Internet be through one or more webpages that we establish on our website.
Bruegger’s Franchise Corporation Disclosure Document 2026 Page 34 ACTIVE 718221066v3 Technology Suite. Under the Franchise Agreement, you must purchase and install a technology suite for the Bakery. As of the date of this disclosure document, the approved Bakery solutions are the following systems: • NCR/Aloha Point of Sale and Kitchen Display Systems • NCR Menulink/NBO Inventory Management System • MonkeyMedia Catering and Online Ordering System You may be required to purchase and install a new technology suite, or particular components, in the course of your franchise, regardless of the age or condition of your existing technology suite when the new requirement takes effect.
Online Sites. Online Sites (as defined below) are considered “marketing” under the Franchise Agreement and License Agreement, and are subject (among other things) to our review and prior written approval before they may be used. The term “Online Site” means one or more related documents, designs, pages, or other communications that can be accessed through electronic means, including, for example, the Internet, World Wide Web, webpages, microsites, social networking sites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, etc.), blogs, vlogs, applications to be installed on mobile devices (e.g., iOS or Android apps), and other applications, etc., and that refers to the Bakery, Proprietary Marks, us, or the System. In connection with any Online Site, the Franchise Agreement and License Agreement provide that you may not establish an Online Site, nor may you offer, promote, or sell any products or services, or make any use of the Proprietary Marks, through the Internet without our prior written approval. As a condition to granting consent, we will have the right to establish any requirement that we deem appropriate, including for example that you comply with our social media policy or that your only presence on the Internet be through one or more webpages that we establish on our website.
Online Sites. Online Sites (as defined below) are considered “marketing” under the Franchise Agreement and License Agreement, and are subject (among other things) to our review and prior written approval before they may be used. The term “Online Site” means one or more related documents, designs, pages, or other communications that can be accessed through electronic means, including, for example, the Internet, World Wide Web, webpages, microsites, social networking sites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, etc.), blogs, vlogs, applications to be installed on mobile devices (e.g., iOS or Android apps), and other applications, etc., and that refers to the Bakery, Proprietary Marks, us, or the System. In connection with any Online Site, the Franchise Agreement and License Agreement provide that you may not establish an Online Site, nor may you offer, promote, or sell any products or services, or make any use of the Proprietary Marks, through the Internet without our prior written approval. As a condition to granting consent, we will have the right to establish any requirement that we deem appropriate, including for example that you comply with our social media policy or that your only presence on the Internet be through one or more webpages that we establish on our website.
Online Sites. Online Sites (as defined below) are considered “marketing” under the Franchise Agreement and License Agreement, and are subject (among other things) to our review and prior written approval before they may be used. The term “Online Site” means one or more related documents, designs, pages, or other communications that can be accessed through electronic means, including, for example, the Internet, World Wide Web, webpages, microsites, social networking sites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, etc.), blogs, vlogs, applications to be installed on mobile devices (e.g., iOS or Android apps), and other applications, etc., and that refers to the Bakery, Proprietary Marks, us, or the System. In connection with any Online Site, the Franchise Agreement and License Agreement provide that you may not establish an Online Site, nor may you offer, promote, or sell any products or services, or make any use of the Proprietary Marks, through the Internet without our prior written approval. As a condition to granting consent, we will have the right to establish any requirement that we deem appropriate, including for example that you comply with our social media policy or that your only presence on the Internet be through one or more webpages that we establish on our website.
Online Sites. Online Sites (as defined below) are considered “marketing” under the Franchise Agreement and License Agreement, and are subject (among other things) to our review and prior written approval before they may be used. The term “Online Site” means one or more related documents, designs, pages, or other communications that can be accessed through electronic means, including, for example, the Internet, World Wide Web, webpages, microsites, social networking sites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, Pinterest, etc.), blogs, vlogs, applications to be installed on mobile devices (e.g., iOS or Android apps), and other applications, etc., and that refers to the Bakery, Proprietary Marks, us, or the System. In connection with any Online Site, the Franchise Agreement and License Agreement provide that you may not establish an Online Site, nor may you offer, promote, or sell any products or services, or make any use of the Proprietary Marks, through the Internet without our prior written approval. As a condition to granting consent, we will have the right to establish any requirement that we deem appropriate, including for example that you comply with our social media policy or that your only presence on the Internet be through one or more webpages that we establish on our website.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
29 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 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 reserve the right to have independent access to your computer for the purpose of downloading sales and other data.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Interim unaudited income statements and balance sheets not less often than quarterly, within forty-five (45) days after the end of the period to which the statements relate.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We and our affiliates may earn a profit on products and services sold to you and other Bakery franchisees or receive rebates or other consideration from unaffiliated suppliers with respect to their sales of products or services to you or other Bakery franchisees, whether or not the product or service is presently…
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 11
We have established an Advisory Board to provide input on the administration of the SMF.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
We may unilaterally supplement, improve, and modify the System from time to time.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
1249000Item 8
In the fiscal year ended December 30, 2025, ENRG had revenue of $1,249,000 from the sale of bagels to these Bruegger’s franchisees, which represented less than one percent of ENRG’s revenue of $680 million.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We and our affiliates may earn a profit on products and services sold to you and other Bakery franchisees or receive rebates or other consideration from unaffiliated suppliers with respect to their sales of products or services to you or other Bakery franchisees, whether or not the product or service is presently…
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?
65Item 8
We estimate that 90% to 100% of your total purchases and leases in establishing a Bakery and 65% to 80% of your total purchases and leases in operating a Bakery will be subject to at least one of the restrictions described in this item.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
We may require you to pay a fee to cover our costs of reviewing a proposed supplier, which you must pay whether or not we approve the supplier.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If we require you to use an approved supplier or distributor for a particular item, but you wish to purchase the item from a source that we have not approved, you may submit a written request for approval of the supplier or distributor, unless it is an item for which we have designated a specific vendor.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree that we may designate, and own, the telephone numbers for your Bakery.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must comply with the then-current Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI/DSS), as those standards may be revised by the PCI Security Standards Council, LLC (see www.pcisecuritystandards.org) or successor organization.
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise agreement
The program may include, among other things, customer satisfaction surveys, mystery shopper reports, employee satisfaction and perception surveys, health and safety reviews, product and ingredient testing, and observation of food preparation areas and processes.
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 8
We and our third party auditors may, at any time, access your Bakeries for the purpose of assessing compliance with our standards, specifications, requirements and instructions or for any other reason.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 1
We have the right to change the Manuals and the elements of the System at any time without consultation with you.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
Before acquiring a site for the Bakery, you must submit any information that we reasonably request to evaluate the proposed site.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
In connection with any Online Site, the Franchise Agreement and License Agreement provide that you may not establish an Online Site, nor may you offer, promote, or sell any products or services, or make any use of the Proprietary Marks, through the Internet without our prior written approval.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesFranchise agreement
You must expend a minimum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) to conduct grand opening marketing activities pursuant to a grand opening marketing plan developed by us.
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesFranchise agreement
You must expend a minimum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) to conduct grand opening marketing activities pursuant to a grand opening marketing plan developed by us.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesItem 16
You must participate in any customer loyalty programs we prescribe.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If a Marketing Co-op is applicable to your Bakery, you must become a member and begin contributing.
Operations
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must use and/or offer for sale only food products, beverages, ingredients, packaging materials, menus, forms, labels and other supplies and other products and services that conform to our specifications and quality standards and/or are purchased from vendors we have approved.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to maintain, at all times, credit-card relationships with the credit- and debit-card issuers or sponsors, check or credit verification services, financial-center services, merchant service providers, and electronic-fund-transfer systems (together, “Payment Vendors”) that we may periodically designate as…
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
We will obtain payment by electronic debit to your account each week, and you must sign and return to us the forms we periodically require in order to authorize such debits.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 16
You must also participate in programs we establish relating to gift cards, gift certificates, stored value cards, online or mobile coupons or credits, online or mobile ordering systems, and other electronic money programs.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
The Bakery must at all times be under the active, full-time management of your Operating Partner (as defined in Item 11) or a Certified Manager who has passed operations and proficiency tests and successfully completed the applicable training program.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must utilize POS Systems that are fully compatible with any program, software program, and/or system which we, in our discretion, may employ
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right to have independent access to your computer for the purpose of downloading sales and other data.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
If you ask that we provide additional on–site training, and we are able to do so, then you will pay us $350 per person to be trained per day plus our then–current per diem charges and out–of–pocket expenses.
The vendor opportunity at Bruegger's Franchise Bruegger's Franchise runs 169 quick-service units, and the majority — 124 — are company-owned, with 45 franchised. Unit count is down 6.25% year over year, and the franchised base includes 8 multi-unit operators, some running as many as 9 locations, concentrated in California, Arizona, and North Carolina.
Who controls software purchasing Item 2 names Jessica DePetro as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, Will Evans as Chief Financial Officer, and Markus Lonnquist as Chief Information Officer — a named technology contact. With NCR and NCR Menulink mandated at the franchisor level and the majority of units company-owned, purchasing authority for the core stack sits at headquarters, though the larger multi-unit franchisees are a secondary buying center worth knowing.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required Item 11 mandates NCR and NCR Menulink, both from NCR Voyix, for point-of-sale and menu management. Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, Twitter, and NCR Aloha are also named in Item 11, but none of them is required.
Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 designates suppliers only: purchases must meet Bruegger's specifications and come from designated or approved sources, with distribution of food products and soft drinks sometimes limited to a single supplier. Proprietary items — dough and cream cheese — must come only from the franchisor, its affiliate, its parent company, or its designees. The 10-year initial term renews under Item 17 for a 10-year successor agreement, or under separate License Agreement paths of two 5-year terms or, for airport locations, one additional 10-year term.
How to read the Bruegger's Franchise FDD The 2026 FDD makes no financial performance representation and was filed with state franchise regulators that year; it's embedded in the PDF viewer below. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked target list of comparable quick-service systems.
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Who runs the locations
21 operators run 47 mapped locations. 8 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| CA | 17 |
|---|---|
| AZ | 9 |
| NC | 6 |
| OH | 3 |
| MN | 3 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Bruegger’s Franchise
Parent company: Bruegger's Enterprises, Inc..
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