The vendor opportunity at CHOP5 Salad Kitchen
CHOP5 Salad Kitchen is a quick-service restaurant concept headquartered in Kentucky. According to its 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the system comprises exactly 3 units, all of which are company-owned. The number of franchised locations is not disclosed in the most recent FDD, indicating the brand is in a very early stage of development. For software vendors, this represents a tightly controlled, single-entity sales target rather than a distributed network of franchisees. The total addressable market is limited to these 3 corporate locations and the central HQ.
Average unit volume (AUV) is not disclosed in the available data, and year-over-year unit growth is similarly unavailable. The royalty rate is set at 6.0% of gross sales, and the initial franchise term runs for 10 years. These metrics suggest a traditional franchising economic model, but the lack of scale means any software sale will be a direct, high-touch engagement with the corporate office.
Who controls software purchasing
All software purchasing authority at CHOP5 Salad Kitchen is concentrated at the headquarters level. With no franchised units reported, there is no multi-unit owner (MUO) layer to navigate. The decision-making center is the corporate team in Kentucky. Specific executive names and titles are not currently in the FranCloud database, so vendors will need to identify the operations or technology lead through direct prospecting. The centralized structure simplifies the sales process but also means a single 'no' can close the entire account.
Mandated and current tech stack
The only technology explicitly identified in the FDD data is Toast, which appears as a mandated or recommended platform. This likely covers the core point-of-sale and operational backbone for the 3 company-owned stores. Vendors offering complementary solutions—such as loyalty, inventory management, or above-store analytics that integrate with Toast—may find a receptive audience, provided they can demonstrate value to a small, corporate-run footprint. No other mandated software is mentioned in the available extracts.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The Item 8 procurement signal is not available in the current extract, leaving the designated versus approved supplier model unclear. Vendors should approach with the assumption that procurement is tightly managed by HQ. The Item 17 renewal conditions provide a potential trigger for technology evaluation. Franchisees (or the company, in the case of a transfer or hypothetical future franchise sale) must remodel the restaurant and upgrade furniture, fixtures, and equipment to current standards to renew for a successive 5-year term. They may also be required to sign a materially different contract. These modernization requirements can create natural openings for software vendors to propose updated technology as part of a refresh cycle.
How to read the CHOP5 Salad Kitchen FDD
The 2024 FDD is the foundational document for understanding the legal and operational constraints of selling into this brand. Key items for software vendors include Item 11 (the source of the Toast mandate), Item 8 (procurement restrictions, though not extracted here), and Item 17 (renewal and remodel triggers). The document is filed with state franchise regulators and is available in the embedded viewer below. Reviewing the full text will clarify whether the franchisor retains absolute approval rights over all supplier relationships, a common clause that directly impacts a vendor's path to sale.
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