21 4905-1984-6052, v. 1 Google Advertising/Email $12,398.36 Photography $25,054.72 Public Relations $150,988.76 Rebates/Incentives $196,094.11 Mobile App/Loyalty Plan $125.00 Shared Insight $35,562.00 Social Media & Marketing $288,857.80 Social Media Giveaways/Contests $23,864.95 Travel & Lodging $77,441.12 Video Production $14,055.26 Website Updates $98,307.19 Yelp $23,174.93 $1,613,820.29 Cooperatives In our discretion, we may designate geographic areas for the establishment of Cooperatives. We have the right to require you to pay an amount we designate up to four hundred dollars ($400) on a monthly basis. If your Food Truck is within one of these geographic areas, you must become a member of the Cooperative. You need not join more than one Cooperative for the same Franchised Food Truck. All Food Trucks (including Food Trucks owned by us or our affiliates) must become members in any Cooperatives that we establish for geographic regions in which they own locations. Your Cooperative contribution will be credited towards your local advertising requirement.
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CML Franchise
Quick service restaurantCML Franchise operates 84 quick-service restaurants (78 franchised, 6 company-owned) with a 2026 FDD that names specific technology requirements and a centralized procurement model. Software purchasing decisions are controlled at the franchisor level, where the FDD mandates a POS system, digital signage, networking, and a mobile app from designated suppliers. The addressable market for software vendors is 78 franchised food trucks, with franchised outlets growing 20% year over year.
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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.
The vendor opportunity at CML Franchise
CML Franchise operates 84 quick-service restaurants, of which 78 are franchised and 6 are company-owned. Franchised outlets grew 20% year over year. The FDD makes a financial performance representation in Item 19, but the filing does not provide a system-wide average unit volume.
For software vendors, the addressable market is the 78 franchised food trucks. Each unit must purchase a POS system, digital signage, networking equipment, and a mobile app subscription from designated suppliers. The franchisor retains independent access to all POS data, which means any software that integrates with the POS or analyzes transaction data must be approved at the HQ level.
Who controls software purchasing
Item 2 of the FDD names Shaun Higgins as President and Nick Loukes as General Counsel & Corporate Franchise Manager. Technology requirements are set by the franchisor, and franchisees have no discretion to choose their own POS, digital signage, networking, or mobile app vendors. The FDD states that franchisees "must purchase and use" these systems from designated suppliers, and the franchisor has independent access to all POS data. This centralizes software purchasing at the corporate level.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
The FDD names Yelp in Item 11 as in use. The filing requires a POS system, digital signage system, networking system, mobile app equipment, and related software from designated suppliers. The CML Mobile App is a software-as-a-service program currently provided by a designated supplier, and franchisees must enable it upon opening. The POS system must be used to record all sales at the food truck.
The FDD also requires each franchisee to purchase at least one iPad at an estimated cost of $350. Employee uniforms must be purchased from an approved vendor.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 establishes an approved-supplier list. Franchisees must use designated manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors for equipment, signage, supplies, ingredients, and inventory. Lobster and seafood inventory must be purchased from the franchisor's affiliate, CSD. Franchisees may propose suppliers for approval, but the franchisor reserves the right to become the sole approved supplier of any item in the future.
Initial franchise terms run 10 years. Renewal is for 5 years and requires 6–9 months' advance notice, signing the then-current franchise agreement (which may contain substantially different terms), a $10,000 successor agreement fee, and compliance with all current training and technology requirements. This creates a natural window for software vendors to pitch new solutions when franchisees are preparing for renewal.
How to read the CML Franchise FDD
The embedded PDF viewer below shows the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. Review Item 8 for supplier restrictions, Item 11 for technology and training requirements, Item 17 for renewal and transfer terms, and Item 19 for financial performance representations. For a ranked target list of franchise systems that fit your software, talk to FranCloud.
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