Cinnabon Franchise Disclosure Document 03 27 26 v1 51 1630269951.2 You are required to purchase most of the components of the Computer System that we specify from Approved Suppliers. Currently, we have Approved Suppliers for our POS System and for certain software that you must use in your Bakery, including the Learning Management System. We also require you to use designated Approved Suppliers for point-to-point encryption (“P2PE”) solutions (hardware and software) that are used in cooperation with your POS System to provide secure and compliant payment processing services. If we require you to use any proprietary software or to purchase any software from a designated vendor, you must execute any software license agreements that we or the licensor of the software require and any related software maintenance agreements. We may require you to maintain certain network connections, which may include using an Internet Service Provider or other communications provider that we approve or designate. Currently, we require you to obtain the POS System from our designated vendor (and we may collect from you the related upfront and ongoing fees for such POS System and pay the vendor on your behalf) and POS System support services from our affiliate. We may require you to maintain other support service contracts and/or maintenance service contracts from us, our affiliates, or designated Approved Suppliers. We require you to accept major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover) and other major payment methods (such as Apple Pay and Google Pay) for customer purchases, participate in our Gift Card and Loyalty Programs, and participate in our in-shop mobile and online ordering program. These programs may require that you invest in additional equipment and incur fees from the credit card processing vendors, gift card processing vendors, and other hardware and software vendors that we designate.
From the filings
Cinnabon
Retail foodCinnabon runs 1,338 units — 1,310 franchised, 28 affiliate-owned — inside the GoTo Foods portfolio alongside Carvel, Auntie Anne's, Jamba and Moe's Southwest Grill. Franchised outlets grew 30.739% year over year, and the 2026 FDD requires a franchisor-specified POS System from a designated Approved Supplier, plus acceptance of major credit cards and other major payment methods such as Apple Pay and Google Pay, at every Bakery.
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Ordinary royalty terms
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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
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
2. “Net Sales” means all revenues generated by your Bakery or conducted from or with respect to the Bakery, whether the sales are evidenced by cash, check, credit, charge, account, barter or exchange. Net Sales includes monies, gift card redemptions, or credit generated by or received from (i) the sale of Approved Products or tangible property of every kind and nature, promotional or otherwise, anywhere and (ii) services performed from, at, or in connection with the Bakery, including (x) off-premises services (such as catering and delivery), (y) on-premises services (such as games, gambling machines, or third-party advertising within the Bakery), or (z) any other services or activities that use either the System, the Marks, or products that are the same as or similar to the Approved Products. The foregoing list is not intended to provide approval for such activities, which may be conducted only if approved. Unless we specify otherwise in writing, Net Sales shall include all ancillary charges or fees, including delivery fees and other service charges, that are paid to you by a customer or by a third-party delivery or catering service (e.g., Uber Eats, Postmates, Grubhub, ezCater, or DoorDash) (a “TPS”) in connection with delivery or catering services related to your Bakery (recognizing that though the TPS may pay you an amount equal to the purchase price charged to the customer less a commission, other fees, and any discounts, credits, or coupons applied to that order, such commission, fees, discounts, credits, and coupons will not be deducted from your Net Sales). Net Sales will not include (a) the initial sales or reloading of gift cards, (b) discounts, (c) the sale of food or merchandise for which refunds have been made in good faith to customers, (d) the discounted portion of employee meals, (e) sales, meals, use or excise tax imposed by a governmental authority directly on sales and collected from customers, provided that the amount for the tax is added to the selling price or absorbed therein and is actually paid by you to a governmental authority, (f) the sale of equipment used in the operation of the Bakery, or (g) tips. Net Sales includes sales made from an ASL.
2. “Net Sales” means all revenues generated by your Bakery or conducted from or with respect to the Bakery, whether the sales are evidenced by cash, check, credit, charge, account, barter or exchange. Net Sales includes monies, gift card redemptions, or credit generated by or received from (i) the sale of Approved Products or tangible property of every kind and nature, promotional or otherwise, anywhere and (ii) services performed from, at, or in connection with the Bakery, including (x) off-premises services (such as catering and delivery), (y) on-premises services (such as games, gambling machines, or third-party advertising within the Bakery), or (z) any other services or activities that use either the System, the Marks, or products that are the same as or similar to the Approved Products. The foregoing list is not intended to provide approval for such activities, which may be conducted only if approved. Unless we specify otherwise in writing, Net Sales shall include all ancillary charges or fees, including delivery fees and other service charges, that are paid to you by a customer or by a third-party delivery or catering service (e.g., Uber Eats, Postmates, Grubhub, ezCater, or DoorDash) (a “TPS”) in connection with delivery or catering services related to your Bakery (recognizing that though the TPS may pay you an amount equal to the purchase price charged to the customer less a commission, other fees, and any discounts, credits, or coupons applied to that order, such commission, fees, discounts, credits, and coupons will not be deducted from your Net Sales). Net Sales will not include (a) the initial sales or reloading of gift cards, (b) discounts, (c) the sale of food or merchandise for which refunds have been made in good faith to customers, (d) the discounted portion of employee meals, (e) sales, meals, use or excise tax imposed by a governmental authority directly on sales and collected from customers, provided that the amount for the tax is added to the selling price or absorbed therein and is actually paid by you to a governmental authority, (f) the sale of equipment used in the operation of the Bakery, or (g) tips. Net Sales includes sales made from an ASL.
From time to time, we or your Advertising Cooperative (if any) may establish temporary or permanent promotional campaigns (e.g., limited time offers, gift cards, coupons, loyalty programs, customer relationship management, and other supplemental marketing programs) applicable to the System as a whole or to specific advertising market areas. These promotional campaigns may also promote, or involve the participation of, restaurants or businesses other than Bakeries, such as restaurants or businesses operated under different brands that are operated or licensed by our affiliates. You are required to participate in these promotional programs at your own cost, including the costs to purchase, lease and install all materials necessary to the promotional campaigns, including counter cards, posters, banners, signs, photographs, give-away items, and gift cards. Digital Marketing. We or our affiliates, in our sole discretion, may establish and operate websites, social media accounts (such as Facebook, X, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok, etc.), applications, keyword or adword purchasing programs, accounts with websites featuring gift certificates or discounted coupons (such as Groupon, Living Social, etc.), mobile applications, online videos, display banner campaigns, e-mail marketing campaigns, or other means of digital advertising on the Internet or any other means of digital or electronic communications (collectively, “Digital Marketing”) that are intended to promote the Proprietary Marks, your Bakery, and the entire network of Bakeries. We will have the sole right to control all aspects of any Digital Marketing, including those related to your Bakery.
Cinnabon Franchise Disclosure Document 03 27 26 v1 51 1630269951.2 You are required to purchase most of the components of the Computer System that we specify from Approved Suppliers. Currently, we have Approved Suppliers for our POS System and for certain software that you must use in your Bakery, including the Learning Management System. We also require you to use designated Approved Suppliers for point-to-point encryption (“P2PE”) solutions (hardware and software) that are used in cooperation with your POS System to provide secure and compliant payment processing services. If we require you to use any proprietary software or to purchase any software from a designated vendor, you must execute any software license agreements that we or the licensor of the software require and any related software maintenance agreements. We may require you to maintain certain network connections, which may include using an Internet Service Provider or other communications provider that we approve or designate. Currently, we require you to obtain the POS System from our designated vendor (and we may collect from you the related upfront and ongoing fees for such POS System and pay the vendor on your behalf) and POS System support services from our affiliate. We may require you to maintain other support service contracts and/or maintenance service contracts from us, our affiliates, or designated Approved Suppliers. We require you to accept major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover) and other major payment methods (such as Apple Pay and Google Pay) for customer purchases, participate in our Gift Card and Loyalty Programs, and participate in our in-shop mobile and online ordering program. These programs may require that you invest in additional equipment and incur fees from the credit card processing vendors, gift card processing vendors, and other hardware and software vendors that we designate.
2. “Net Sales” means all revenues generated by your Bakery or conducted from or with respect to the Bakery, whether the sales are evidenced by cash, check, credit, charge, account, barter or exchange. Net Sales includes monies, gift card redemptions, or credit generated by or received from (i) the sale of Approved Products or tangible property of every kind and nature, promotional or otherwise, anywhere and (ii) services performed from, at, or in connection with the Bakery, including (x) off-premises services (such as catering and delivery), (y) on-premises services (such as games, gambling machines, or third-party advertising within the Bakery), or (z) any other services or activities that use either the System, the Marks, or products that are the same as or similar to the Approved Products. The foregoing list is not intended to provide approval for such activities, which may be conducted only if approved. Unless we specify otherwise in writing, Net Sales shall include all ancillary charges or fees, including delivery fees and other service charges, that are paid to you by a customer or by a third-party delivery or catering service (e.g., Uber Eats, Postmates, Grubhub, ezCater, or DoorDash) (a “TPS”) in connection with delivery or catering services related to your Bakery (recognizing that though the TPS may pay you an amount equal to the purchase price charged to the customer less a commission, other fees, and any discounts, credits, or coupons applied to that order, such commission, fees, discounts, credits, and coupons will not be deducted from your Net Sales). Net Sales will not include (a) the initial sales or reloading of gift cards, (b) discounts, (c) the sale of food or merchandise for which refunds have been made in good faith to customers, (d) the discounted portion of employee meals, (e) sales, meals, use or excise tax imposed by a governmental authority directly on sales and collected from customers, provided that the amount for the tax is added to the selling price or absorbed therein and is actually paid by you to a governmental authority, (f) the sale of equipment used in the operation of the Bakery, or (g) tips. Net Sales includes sales made from an ASL.
From time to time, we or your Advertising Cooperative (if any) may establish temporary or permanent promotional campaigns (e.g., limited time offers, gift cards, coupons, loyalty programs, customer relationship management, and other supplemental marketing programs) applicable to the System as a whole or to specific advertising market areas. These promotional campaigns may also promote, or involve the participation of, restaurants or businesses other than Bakeries, such as restaurants or businesses operated under different brands that are operated or licensed by our affiliates. You are required to participate in these promotional programs at your own cost, including the costs to purchase, lease and install all materials necessary to the promotional campaigns, including counter cards, posters, banners, signs, photographs, give-away items, and gift cards. Digital Marketing. We or our affiliates, in our sole discretion, may establish and operate websites, social media accounts (such as Facebook, X, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok, etc.), applications, keyword or adword purchasing programs, accounts with websites featuring gift certificates or discounted coupons (such as Groupon, Living Social, etc.), mobile applications, online videos, display banner campaigns, e-mail marketing campaigns, or other means of digital advertising on the Internet or any other means of digital or electronic communications (collectively, “Digital Marketing”) that are intended to promote the Proprietary Marks, your Bakery, and the entire network of Bakeries. We will have the sole right to control all aspects of any Digital Marketing, including those related to your Bakery.
From time to time, we or your Advertising Cooperative (if any) may establish temporary or permanent promotional campaigns (e.g., limited time offers, gift cards, coupons, loyalty programs, customer relationship management, and other supplemental marketing programs) applicable to the System as a whole or to specific advertising market areas. These promotional campaigns may also promote, or involve the participation of, restaurants or businesses other than Bakeries, such as restaurants or businesses operated under different brands that are operated or licensed by our affiliates. You are required to participate in these promotional programs at your own cost, including the costs to purchase, lease and install all materials necessary to the promotional campaigns, including counter cards, posters, banners, signs, photographs, give-away items, and gift cards. Digital Marketing. We or our affiliates, in our sole discretion, may establish and operate websites, social media accounts (such as Facebook, X, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok, etc.), applications, keyword or adword purchasing programs, accounts with websites featuring gift certificates or discounted coupons (such as Groupon, Living Social, etc.), mobile applications, online videos, display banner campaigns, e-mail marketing campaigns, or other means of digital advertising on the Internet or any other means of digital or electronic communications (collectively, “Digital Marketing”) that are intended to promote the Proprietary Marks, your Bakery, and the entire network of Bakeries. We will have the sole right to control all aspects of any Digital Marketing, including those related to your Bakery.
2. “Net Sales” means all revenues generated by your Bakery or conducted from or with respect to the Bakery, whether the sales are evidenced by cash, check, credit, charge, account, barter or exchange. Net Sales includes monies, gift card redemptions, or credit generated by or received from (i) the sale of Approved Products or tangible property of every kind and nature, promotional or otherwise, anywhere and (ii) services performed from, at, or in connection with the Bakery, including (x) off-premises services (such as catering and delivery), (y) on-premises services (such as games, gambling machines, or third-party advertising within the Bakery), or (z) any other services or activities that use either the System, the Marks, or products that are the same as or similar to the Approved Products. The foregoing list is not intended to provide approval for such activities, which may be conducted only if approved. Unless we specify otherwise in writing, Net Sales shall include all ancillary charges or fees, including delivery fees and other service charges, that are paid to you by a customer or by a third-party delivery or catering service (e.g., Uber Eats, Postmates, Grubhub, ezCater, or DoorDash) (a “TPS”) in connection with delivery or catering services related to your Bakery (recognizing that though the TPS may pay you an amount equal to the purchase price charged to the customer less a commission, other fees, and any discounts, credits, or coupons applied to that order, such commission, fees, discounts, credits, and coupons will not be deducted from your Net Sales). Net Sales will not include (a) the initial sales or reloading of gift cards, (b) discounts, (c) the sale of food or merchandise for which refunds have been made in good faith to customers, (d) the discounted portion of employee meals, (e) sales, meals, use or excise tax imposed by a governmental authority directly on sales and collected from customers, provided that the amount for the tax is added to the selling price or absorbed therein and is actually paid by you to a governmental authority, (f) the sale of equipment used in the operation of the Bakery, or (g) tips. Net Sales includes sales made from an ASL.
From time to time, we or your Advertising Cooperative (if any) may establish temporary or permanent promotional campaigns (e.g., limited time offers, gift cards, coupons, loyalty programs, customer relationship management, and other supplemental marketing programs) applicable to the System as a whole or to specific advertising market areas. These promotional campaigns may also promote, or involve the participation of, restaurants or businesses other than Bakeries, such as restaurants or businesses operated under different brands that are operated or licensed by our affiliates. You are required to participate in these promotional programs at your own cost, including the costs to purchase, lease and install all materials necessary to the promotional campaigns, including counter cards, posters, banners, signs, photographs, give-away items, and gift cards. Digital Marketing. We or our affiliates, in our sole discretion, may establish and operate websites, social media accounts (such as Facebook, X, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok, etc.), applications, keyword or adword purchasing programs, accounts with websites featuring gift certificates or discounted coupons (such as Groupon, Living Social, etc.), mobile applications, online videos, display banner campaigns, e-mail marketing campaigns, or other means of digital advertising on the Internet or any other means of digital or electronic communications (collectively, “Digital Marketing”) that are intended to promote the Proprietary Marks, your Bakery, and the entire network of Bakeries. We will have the sole right to control all aspects of any Digital Marketing, including those related to your Bakery.
Digital Marketing. We or our affiliates, in our sole discretion, may establish and operate websites, social media accounts (such as Facebook, X, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok, etc.), applications, keyword or adword purchasing programs, accounts with websites featuring gift certificates or discounted coupons (such as Groupon, Living Social, etc.), mobile applications, online videos, display banner campaigns, e-mail marketing campaigns, or other means of digital advertising on the Internet or any other means of digital or electronic communications (collectively, “Digital Marketing”) that are intended to promote the Proprietary Marks, your Bakery, and the entire network of Bakeries. We will have the sole right to control all aspects of any Digital Marketing, including those related to your Bakery.
2. “Net Sales” means all revenues generated by your Bakery or conducted from or with respect to the Bakery, whether the sales are evidenced by cash, check, credit, charge, account, barter or exchange. Net Sales includes monies, gift card redemptions, or credit generated by or received from (i) the sale of Approved Products or tangible property of every kind and nature, promotional or otherwise, anywhere and (ii) services performed from, at, or in connection with the Bakery, including (x) off-premises services (such as catering and delivery), (y) on-premises services (such as games, gambling machines, or third-party advertising within the Bakery), or (z) any other services or activities that use either the System, the Marks, or products that are the same as or similar to the Approved Products. The foregoing list is not intended to provide approval for such activities, which may be conducted only if approved. Unless we specify otherwise in writing, Net Sales shall include all ancillary charges or fees, including delivery fees and other service charges, that are paid to you by a customer or by a third-party delivery or catering service (e.g., Uber Eats, Postmates, Grubhub, ezCater, or DoorDash) (a “TPS”) in connection with delivery or catering services related to your Bakery (recognizing that though the TPS may pay you an amount equal to the purchase price charged to the customer less a commission, other fees, and any discounts, credits, or coupons applied to that order, such commission, fees, discounts, credits, and coupons will not be deducted from your Net Sales). Net Sales will not include (a) the initial sales or reloading of gift cards, (b) discounts, (c) the sale of food or merchandise for which refunds have been made in good faith to customers, (d) the discounted portion of employee meals, (e) sales, meals, use or excise tax imposed by a governmental authority directly on sales and collected from customers, provided that the amount for the tax is added to the selling price or absorbed therein and is actually paid by you to a governmental authority, (f) the sale of equipment used in the operation of the Bakery, or (g) tips. Net Sales includes sales made from an ASL.
From time to time, we or your Advertising Cooperative (if any) may establish temporary or permanent promotional campaigns (e.g., limited time offers, gift cards, coupons, loyalty programs, customer relationship management, and other supplemental marketing programs) applicable to the System as a whole or to specific advertising market areas. These promotional campaigns may also promote, or involve the participation of, restaurants or businesses other than Bakeries, such as restaurants or businesses operated under different brands that are operated or licensed by our affiliates. You are required to participate in these promotional programs at your own cost, including the costs to purchase, lease and install all materials necessary to the promotional campaigns, including counter cards, posters, banners, signs, photographs, give-away items, and gift cards. Digital Marketing. We or our affiliates, in our sole discretion, may establish and operate websites, social media accounts (such as Facebook, X, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok, etc.), applications, keyword or adword purchasing programs, accounts with websites featuring gift certificates or discounted coupons (such as Groupon, Living Social, etc.), mobile applications, online videos, display banner campaigns, e-mail marketing campaigns, or other means of digital advertising on the Internet or any other means of digital or electronic communications (collectively, “Digital Marketing”) that are intended to promote the Proprietary Marks, your Bakery, and the entire network of Bakeries. We will have the sole right to control all aspects of any Digital Marketing, including those related to your Bakery.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
28 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 3 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?
YesFranchise agreement
In addition, we and our affiliates, through the Computer System or otherwise, have the right to independently access the Customer Information.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
On or before February 1st of each year (or such other date specified by us in the Manuals or otherwise in writing, which may be by email or other electronic communications), you must furnish to us a statement of the profit and loss of the Franchised Cinnabon Franchise Agreement 03 27 26 v1 34 1630277153.2 Business…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We are currently an approved supplier of ASL mobile carts, but we will no longer sell such carts once our existing inventory is sold.
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 11
We do not have an advertising council composed of franchisees that is involved in decision making on advertising issues, but the Cinnabon Franchise Advisory Council (“FAC”) provides us suggestions on advertising issues.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We may add or change Approved Suppliers at any time.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We and our affiliates may receive payments based on your purchases and leases, including, without limitation, from charging you for Goods we or our affiliates provide to you and from promotional allowances, volume discounts, and other payments Cinnabon Franchise Disclosure Document 03 27 26 v1 53 1630269951.2 made to…
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?
90Item 8
Currently, we estimate that your purchases from Approved Suppliers and otherwise under our Standards will be about 85% of the total purchases and lease of products and services needed to establish the Bakery and about 90% of the total purchases and leases of products and services needed to operate a Bakery.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
You must pay us a charge not to exceed the reasonable cost of the inspection and our actual cost of testing the proposed Goods or evaluating the proposed Supplier, including personnel and travel costs, whether or not the Goods or Supplier is approved.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you would like to offer products or use any Goods that we have not approved or to purchase or lease from a Supplier that we have not approved, you must submit a written request for approval and provide us with any information that we request.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
You acknowledge that as between you and us, we have the sole rights to and interest in all Identifiers.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must abide by: (a) the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (“PCI-DSS”) enacted by the applicable Card Associations (as they may be modified from time to time or as successor standards are adopted) and all Laws, standards, or any equivalent thereof relating to the collection, use, and security of…
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise agreement
We also may require you to participate in customer satisfaction surveys or other audit programs, including electronically through the use of telecommunications devices or otherwise, to assess your compliance with our customer service standards.
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
(i) conduct an operational audit to determine your material compliance, as we determine, with this Agreement;
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
We may make additions to, deletions from, and modifications to the Manuals (“Supplements”), Standards, or System from time to time in any form or fashion
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You may not acquire the Accepted Location until we have accepted it.
Marketing
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 11
You must spend the Grand Opening Obligation on grand opening advertising promoting your Bakery during the period beginning 90 days before you open the Bakery and ending 90 days after you open the Bakery.
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
Currently, to satisfy your Local Marketing Obligation, each calendar quarter, you must spend on local market advertising a reasonable amount you determine but not less than 1% of your Net Sales.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesItem 16
You must participate in the Gift Card and Loyalty Programs that we establish, and you must have available for sale to customers a sufficient number of gift cards to meet the demands of your Bakery.
Operations
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase these items only from an Approved Supplier unless we specify otherwise.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
We also require you to use designated Approved Suppliers for point-to-point encryption (“P2PE”) solutions (hardware and software) that are used in cooperation with your POS System to provide secure and compliant payment processing services.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
We collect all fees due to us under the Franchise Agreement through EFT.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 16
You must participate in the Gift Card and Loyalty Programs that we establish, and you must have available for sale to customers a sufficient number of gift cards to meet the demands of your Bakery.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
Your Franchised Business must employ at least two Managers who have successfully completed the Management Training Program and are dedicated to the Franchised Business.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all of your requirements of Proprietary Ingredients, Proprietary Products, and proprietary uniforms, signs, menu boards, smallwares, materials, supplies, paper goods, equipment, and packaging (collectively, the “Proprietary Goods”) from us, our affiliates, or our designated Approved Suppliers.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
To maintain a consistent reporting system, you must purchase or lease and use a POS System specified by us from a designated Approved Supplier.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We will have independent electronic and manual access to certain information within the POS System and there are no contractual limitations on our right to access this information.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We may charge a reasonable fee (which we expect typically to range from $0 to $2,500) for these additional programs to cover our costs of providing them.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
Your Required Trainees, Primary Contact, Owners, and other personnel we designate must attend any Additional Programs that we require.
The filing answers no to 3 questions
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
- Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?Item 8
The vendor opportunity at Cinnabon Cinnabon runs 1,338 units under the 2026 FDD — 1,310 franchised, 28 affiliate-owned — inside the GoTo Foods portfolio alongside McAlister's Deli, Auntie Anne's, Jamba, Carvel, Moe's Southwest Grill and Schlotzsky's. Franchised outlets grew 30.739% year over year, from 1,002 to 1,310.
Who controls software purchasing Of 503 mapped operators, 415 run a single Bakery, but 88 run between two and 25-plus, controlling roughly two-thirds of mapped units. Omer Gajial is CEO, Brett Ubl is CFO, and Urvi Patel is Chief Brand Officer for Cinnabon and SVP of Brands for GoTo Foods — the seat closest to the POS mandates below. New York (9) leads the mapped footprint.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required The filing requires a POS System specified by Cinnabon and purchased or leased from a designated Approved Supplier, with a signed POS System Support Services Agreement for support and maintenance from Cinnabon or its affiliate. Franchisees must purchase a dedicated iPad or Windows tablet to run the Learning Management System, and must use designated Approved Suppliers for point-to-point encryption on the POS System. The filing's own words additionally require accepting major credit cards and other payment methods such as Apple Pay and Google Pay, and participating in Cinnabon's gift card, loyalty and in-shop mobile and online ordering programs. A high-speed broadband connection meeting Cinnabon's specifications must be dedicated to the Computer System. Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest are named only as examples of social media accounts the franchisor itself may establish and operate as Digital Marketing, which it has the sole right to control.
Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list, on which the franchisor itself is currently an approved supplier only of ASL mobile carts and will stop selling those once its existing inventory is sold; other goods come from Approved Suppliers, and franchisees may propose an alternate supplier for approval. In fiscal 2025, CLLC, Cinnabon's predecessor, received $247,940 from franchisees in POS System support fees and $1,986,843 in Approved Supplier payments routed into the Ad Fund, while GoTo Foods Systems received $1,956,843 from Approved Supplier payments tied to Cinnabon and other GoTo Foods franchisee purchases. Item 17 of the FDD sets renewal, transfer and termination terms; with franchised outlets up 30.739% year over year, new-Bakery technology purchases should track that fast expansion closely.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
503 operators run 1,297 mapped locations. 88 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| NY | 9 |
|---|---|
| WA | 3 |
| DC | 1 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Cinnabon
Ownership: GoTo Foods.
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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Read the original filing for definitions, conditions, and qualifications.