From the filings
Software purchasing at Burrito Parrilla Mexicana is controlled at the headquarters level by Co-Founder and President Manuel Favela and Founder and Vice President Martin Hernandez. The brand currently mandates several core technology systems including a designated POS, online ordering, payment processing, gift card programs, and third-party delivery. With 11 company-owned locations and an average unit volume of $1,606,676, the addressable market is small but concentrated, making a direct pitch to leadership feasible.
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Live signals
Ongoing fee load
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing. It is a floor, not a total — the filing discloses one of the two headline fees.
5%+of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Franchisor behaviours
24 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 4 explicit no's; 6 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 have the right to independently access your electronic information through the cloud and 21 Burrito Parrilla Mexicana FDD 2026 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?
YesFranchise agreement
During the Term, Franchisee shall, at its expense, submit to Franchisor within ten (10) days following the end of each month, a statement providing certain sales and other financial data in a form and format as Franchisor may reasonably require (“Monthly Statement”) together with a certificate executed by Franchisee…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Our affiliate M&G Management and Logistics, Inc. is currently the only approved supplier of proprietary food products.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise 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, play equipment, and other equipment, materials and supplies
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
In the year ending December 31, 2025, neither we nor any of our affiliates derived any revenue from franchisees’ leases or purchases of products or services.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
Currently, 2 approved suppliers, Coca Cola and Gordon Food Service, pay rebates to us based on purchases by franchisees, which we share with franchisees based on the volume purchased.
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?
75Item 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 75% to 85% of your total initial cost and between 25% to 35% of the total ongoing costs to operate…
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 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?
YesFranchise 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?
YesItem 11
You must comply with all payment card industry (PCI) data security standards.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
Periodically as we deem advisable, conduct directly or through third parties, inspections of your Burrito Parrilla Mexicana Business and evaluate its operations (Franchise Agreement, Sections 5.11, 9.4, and 10.13).
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise 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?
YesItem 11
You must submit a proposed site that we approve within 12 months of signing the franchise agreement.
Marketing
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 11
beginning on the date of opening of your Burrito Parrilla Mexicana Business, you must spend a minimum of 1% of the Gross Sales during each calendar month on local advertising, marketing and promotion.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise 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;
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all proprietary food products and proprietary spice mixes, and other ingredients and food products, beverages, packaging, containers, disposables, equipment, signs, furniture, fixtures, point- of-sale system, software, gift card program services, and other materials and supplies required in the…
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise 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 and architectural services, from distributors and suppliers that Franchisor has designated or approved (which may include Franchisor or…
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall make arrangements for and accept payments systems which Franchisee designates from time to time, as part of the operation of the Franchised Business, including but not limited to credit card payments through Visa, MasterCard, and other credit card and debit card issuers and sponsors, check…
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 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?
YesFranchise 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;
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
We require you to purchase a POS system that we designate along with various web-based platforms, software and/or applications, including but not limited to online ordering, third party delivery, gift card programs, payment processing.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We have the right to independently access your electronic information through the cloud and 21 Burrito Parrilla Mexicana FDD 2026 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.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
We require you to purchase a POS system that we designate along with various web-based platforms, software and/or applications, including but not limited to online ordering, third party delivery, gift card programs, payment processing.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee may request and Franchisor may, in its sole discretion, provide additional initial or ongoing training beyond the amount normally provided to franchisees (“Additional Training”).
Who buys here
The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.
The franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.
Burrito Parrilla Mexicana operates 11 quick-service restaurant locations, all company-owned, with headquarters in Illinois. The brand reports an average unit volume of $1,606,676 and charges a 5.0% royalty on a 10-year initial term. For software vendors, the opportunity is narrow but direct: a single decision-making node at HQ controls technology selection for every unit. There is no parent company—the brand appears independently owned—and no franchised operator footprint to navigate. If you sell restaurant operations software, your path runs through the two named executives.
The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document names Manuel Favela, Co-Founder and President, and Martin Hernandez, Founder and Vice President, as the brand’s leadership. In a chain of this size, with no franchisee layer, these individuals are the de facto technology buyers. There is no CIO or VP of IT listed, so a pitch should assume that operational and financial software decisions rest with the founders. The absence of a franchised unit count means there are no multi-unit operator groups to influence procurement separately.
Burrito Parrilla Mexicana mandates several technology systems across its locations. The FDD requires a point-of-sale system designated by the franchisor, online ordering, payment processing, gift card programs, and third-party delivery integration. These are not optional—any unit must use the systems the franchisor specifies. Additionally, the brand recommends accounting and bookkeeping software and inventory management tools, though these are not mandated. Vendors offering POS, delivery integration, or payment processing should note that the incumbent is already embedded by mandate; a replacement would need to win over HQ directly. The specific POS vendor is not named in the available extract, but the franchisor retains the right to designate it.
The FDD does not include an Item 8 extract, so the procurement model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier list, or open—is not disclosed. The franchise agreement runs for an initial 10-year term, with one additional 10-year renewal available to franchisees in good standing who meet defined requirements and pay a renewal fee. However, because the brand currently reports no franchised units, renewal-driven technology evaluation cycles are not a near-term factor. Any software sales motion will be a direct, out-of-cycle pitch to HQ rather than a response to a franchisee-driven RFP.
The 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators and embedded below for your review. It contains the legal and operational disclosures that govern the franchise system, including Item 11 (franchisor’s obligations) where technology mandates are detailed, and Item 1 (the franchisor and its parents, predecessors, and affiliates) where the named executives appear. For software vendors, the FDD is the most reliable source of truth on what systems are required, who controls them, and how the franchise relationship is structured. If you need a ranked target list of franchise brands aligned to your software category, FranCloud can help.
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Operator footprint
2 operators run 2 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.