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Software purchasing authority at Bubba's Shrimp Shack sits with David B. Wood, President and CEO, according to the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The brand has not disclosed any mandated or recommended technology systems in its FDD, and the total number of franchised and company-owned units is not reported. Vendors evaluating this account should treat the addressable market as unconfirmed and prepare for a centralized, executive-led buying process.
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Franchisor behaviours
20 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 4 explicit no's; 10 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?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall maintain during the term of this Agreement and shall preserve for a minimum of seven (7) years, full, complete accurate records of sales, payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable in accordance with the standard accounting system described by us in the Operations Manual or otherwise…
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesFranchise agreement
We reserve the right to have independent access to all information that Franchisee stores in any POS system, computer, tablet, software or phone recordings related to the Restaurant.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
D. Submission of Financial Statements Franchisee will provide us with a copy of Franchisee's year-end annual financial statements including a profit and loss statement and a balance sheet and containing complete notes and disclosures.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesFranchise agreement
We will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that authorized vendors and suppliers, which may include or be limited to us and our affiliates, maintain a reasonable supply of products, supplies, and kitchen equipment (as described in Section XII.I) for purchase by Franchisee.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
We reserve the right to receive rebates, commissions, or other forms of consideration from designated or approved vendors and suppliers involved in the construction of Franchisee’s Restaurant or supplying kitchen equipment, furniture, fixtures, technology items, décor, and signage for the Restaurant and to use such…
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee may be responsible for the product, vendor, and equipment assessment fee as described in Section X.I of this Agreement.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesFranchise agreement
If Franchisee desires to lease or purchase unapproved equipment, products, supplies, or services from unapproved vendors, Franchisee shall submit to us a written request for such approval.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
As stated above, all telephone numbers, URL addresses, web pages, Websites, Internet or similar connections, directory, and listings used in the Franchised Business are our property and upon termination will revert to us.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must be at all times in compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (“PCI Compliant”).
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall permit us and our agents or representatives to enter the Restaurant at any time during normal business hours without notice for the purpose of conducting inspections to inspect the operations of the Restaurant, review restaurant operations (which includes photographing and taking video of the…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
We may change or add to the Operations Manual to reflect changes in our image, specifications, procedures, and methods of operation, and will lend Franchisee copies of any changes or additions.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 6
We must approve the site where Franchisee intends to operate the Restaurant within its Territory or within the parameters of the Non-Traditional Location before opening for operation, especially prior to Franchisee becoming obligated on a lease.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
(i) Franchisee may neither establish nor use any Website without our prior written approval;
Operations
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must purchase such items from us and/or our affiliates or approved vendors as specified in the Operations Manual and Section XII.T of this Agreement.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
We reserve the right to require Franchisee to remit fees and other amounts due to us hereunder via electronic funds transfer or other similar means utilizing our approved computer system or otherwise.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall also offer for sale, and will honor any incentive, coupon, or gift cards or Loyalty Programs (as described above), which we may institute from time to time, and Franchisee shall do so in compliance with our standards and procedures for such programs to the extent permitted by the laws of the…
People
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
3-24-25 Franchisee will require its Employees to wear uniform dress bearing one or more of the Marks while working at the Restaurant and shall be of such design and color as we may prescribe from time to time, as set forth in the Operations Manual.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
E. Technology and Software Fees Franchisee will be required to use specific point of sale “POS” system and software for the operation of the Restaurant and must use our approved vendors for such system and software.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesFranchise agreement
the amount due based on information retrieved from our approved POS or computer system
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
We may reasonably require Franchisee, its Owners, or General Manager to receive or attend and complete to our satisfaction additional or advanced training from time to time.
Bubba's Shrimp Shack operates in the quick-service restaurant segment and is headquartered in Virginia. The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document does not report total unit counts, franchised versus company-owned splits, or year-over-year unit growth. For software vendors, this means the addressable location count is unconfirmed. The brand appears independently owned; no parent company is on file in our corpus.
Despite the thin public data, the account may still be worth qualifying. Franchises like this often run lean on corporate-mandated technology, which can create greenfield opportunities for vendors who can demonstrate operational impact at the unit level. Because the FDD is silent on technology mandates, the current stack—if any—must be uncovered through outbound conversations.
The sole executive named in Item 1 of the 2025 FDD is David B. Wood, President and Chief Executive Officer. No CIO, CTO, VP of IT, or procurement lead is listed. In a franchise system of this profile, the CEO typically holds final sign-off on enterprise software decisions, especially when no dedicated technology leadership is disclosed. Vendors should prepare a concise, business-case-driven pitch aimed at the president’s office. Multi-unit operators are not mapped in our corpus, so there is no known franchisee buying center to complement the HQ route.
The FDD contains no extract naming mandated or recommended technology systems. No POS provider, scheduling platform, CRM, or back-office tool is cited. This absence does not necessarily mean the brand operates without technology; it means the franchisor has not formalized tech requirements in its disclosure document. For a vendor, that signals either a wide-open environment where franchisees choose their own tools, or a system that has not yet standardized. Either scenario presents a conversation starter around compliance, reporting, and operational consistency.
Item 8 procurement signals were not captured in our extract, so the brand’s purchasing model—designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—remains unknown. Similarly, Item 17 renewal terms and the initial franchise agreement length are not disclosed in the 2025 FDD. Without these data points, vendors cannot map contract expiration cycles or anticipate RFP windows. The practical takeaway: timing must be driven by outbound intelligence rather than FDD-derived triggers.
The full 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document is embedded below. It was filed with state franchise regulators and represents the most current public disclosure for the brand. When reviewing the PDF, pay close attention to Item 1 (executives), Item 8 (procurement restrictions), and Item 11 (franchisor assistance, where tech obligations sometimes appear). Because our extract returned no data in these sections, a manual read may surface details not captured in structured fields.
For software vendors building a target account list, Bubba's Shrimp Shack is a thin-file opportunity: centralized decision-making under a known CEO, no disclosed tech mandates, and an unconfirmed unit count. If you need a ranked list of franchise systems with richer technology signals, FranCloud can help you prioritize accounts where the data supports a stronger initial business case.
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Read the original filing for definitions, conditions, and qualifications.