Cleavers Franchise

The vendor opportunity at Cleavers

Cleavers Franchise is a quick-service restaurant concept headquartered in Pennsylvania with a single company-owned unit generating an average unit volume of $5,123,195.37. The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document reports no franchised locations and no year-over-year unit growth data, which means the addressable market for software vendors is currently limited to one corporate location. However, the FDD structure—including a 10-year initial term and two five-year renewal options—suggests the franchisor has built a framework for future expansion. For software vendors, the opportunity today is a concentrated, high-AUV account where the buying center is small and directly accessible.

Who controls software purchasing

All purchasing authority at Cleavers rests with its two owners, Dimitri Poulimenos and Electra Poulimenos. The FDD does not list a chief information officer, VP of technology, or procurement manager. This flat ownership structure means vendor sales efforts should be directed at the owner level. In a single-unit system, the owners are also the operators, so any software pitch must address both strategic and day-to-day operational concerns. There is no parent company or outside investor group influencing technology decisions—Cleavers appears independently owned.

Mandated and current tech stack

The 2025 FDD mandates three vendor relationships. ADP, Inc. is required for payroll and human resources functions. Microworks is mandated for operational management, though the FDD does not specify which Microworks modules are in use. Intuit Inc. appears twice: QuickBooks (desktop) and QuickBooks Online are both listed as mandated, covering accounting and financial management. No point-of-sale system, online ordering platform, or kitchen display system is named in the mandated technology disclosures. Vendors offering complementary or replacement solutions in payroll, operations, or accounting should be prepared to demonstrate clear advantages over these incumbent systems.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

The FDD does not include an Item 8 extract, so the franchisor’s procurement model—whether it uses designated suppliers, approved suppliers, or an open purchasing framework—is not publicly disclosed. Vendors should clarify this directly with ownership. On the renewal side, Item 17 outlines a structured process: franchisees in good standing can sign a successor agreement for two additional five-year terms, provided they meet compliance requirements, give six months’ written notice, pay a successor agreement fee (20% of the then-current initial franchise fee, waived for the first renewal), and execute a general release. The franchisor also reserves the right to present materially different terms in a new agreement. These renewal triggers create natural points when operators may reassess their technology stack, though with only one unit currently, the practical impact is limited until franchising begins.

How to read the Cleavers FDD

The full 2025 Cleavers Franchise Disclosure Document is embedded below. This PDF contains the complete Item 11 technology disclosures, Item 1 executive listings, Item 8 procurement terms (if any), and Item 17 renewal conditions referenced throughout this page. Software vendors should pay particular attention to the mandated vendor list and any updates to the ownership or unit count that may signal expansion. For a ranked target list of franchise systems matched to your software category, speak with FranCloud.