CRAVE FDD 2025 A 9 (1) (2) (3) (4) Fees (1) Amount Due Date Remarks Charges for “mystery Up to $300 Monthly See Note 6. The mystery shopper” quality shopper program will be control evaluation separate from our programs for customer surveys and customer satisfaction audits (which may require you to accept coupons from participating customers for discounted or complimentary items). This fee may increase in the future. ServSafe / TIPS (or $150 per person or the As needed Each of your managers and similar) Certification then-current market other employees we rate designate must be ServSafe and TIPS or similarly certified. Payable to an approved supplier. Insurance Premiums Reimbursement of our On demand If you do not obtain or costs, plus 10% maintain the required administrative fee insurance coverages, we have the right (but not the obligation) to obtain insurance on your behalf and you must reimburse us. Management Fee 10% of Gross Sales, If incurred We may step in and manage plus expenses your Franchised Business in certain circumstances, such as death, disability, or prolonged absence. We will charge a management fee if we manage your Franchised Business, and you must reimburse our expenses. Co2 Equipment Fee $100 to $400 Monthly Payable to approved supplier Point-of-Sale $135 to $250 for Monthly Payable to Clover Network, Software Fee-Clover Restaurant Inc., our designated supplier POS System for the point-of-sale system. $50 to $150 for Food Truck Point-of-Sale $12 to $48 Monthly See Note 7. Payable to Reporting App- Clover Network, Inc., for use Abreeze of the Abreeze Reporting App that is required for weekly Gross Sales reporting.
From the filings
Crave
Quick service restaurantCrave runs 22 franchised taproom locations out of Wyoming, part of Rincione Investments. Item 8 of its 2025 FDD makes PourMyBeer and Untappd contractual requirements, while Item 11 names several social platforms without requiring them — a clear split for any vendor deciding where Crave's software budget already goes.
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Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
2 technology requirements are recorded in this filing. A required choice lists alternatives for one obligation. Read each cited clause for its conditions.
If you choose to install a self-serve beer tap wall, our sole approved supplier for the required self- serve beer tap wall equipment and installation services and for the support and maintenance of the beer wall in your Restaurant is PourMyBeer based in Chicago, Illinois. If you choose to install a self-serve beer tap wall, you must purchase all non-beer tap wall equipment, and all furniture and small wares from our designated supplier for these products, Burkett Restaurant Equipment & Supplies in Perrysburg, Ohio. You must also purchase or lease the eight-valve legacy system (bag-in-box) soda dispensing machine from The Coca-Cola Company, and it must include the dispenser for Gold Peak Tea. Food Truck businesses are not required to have a soda dispensing machine. If you choose to install a self-serve beer tap wall, you must use the Untappd App, through the designated supplier Untappd, in operating your Restaurant in order to update the tap beers on the beer wall and to communicate with the local beer community. Use of this app is not required for Food Truck or Express Restaurant businesses. All furniture must be purchased through East Coast Chair and Barstool in Mercer, PA.
For the catering or delivery services your Restaurant will provide, we anticipate that your employees will use their personal vehicles to provide these services from your Restaurant. We have the right to require you to have temporary signage placed on each delivery vehicle. We expect that all delivery vehicles will be kept clean, in good working order and be properly insured. You must have each person provide those services to comply with all laws, regulations, and rules of the road and to use due care and caution operating and maintaining the motor vehicles. Except as described in this paragraph, we do not have any standards or exercise control over any motor vehicle that you use. You must also offer delivery through third-party delivery services like Grubhub, Uber Eats, and DoorDash. Food Trucks may also provide catering and delivery services in the designated territory. We expect that all Food Trucks will be kept clean, in good working order and be properly insured according to our System requirements. Each person who will drive the Food Truck must comply with all laws, regulations and rules of the road and must use due care and caution in operating the Food Truck. Food Trucks must be professionally washed at least once each week.
In addition to these activities, we may also establish an intranet through which downloads of operations and marketing materials, exchanges of franchisee email, System discussion forums and System- wide communications (among other activities) can be done. You may not maintain your own website; otherwise maintain a presence or advertise on the internet or any other mode of electronic commerce in connection with your Franchised Business; establish a link to any website we establish at or from any other website or page; or at any time establish any other website, electronic commerce presence or URL which in whole or in part incorporates the “Crave” name or any names confusingly similar to the Proprietary Marks. You are not permitted to promote your Franchised Business or use any of the Proprietary Marks in any manner or maintain any business profile on Facebook, Twitter, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or any other social media and/or networking site without our prior written approval. We will control all social media initiatives. You must comply with our System standards regarding the use of social media in your Franchised Business’ operation, including prohibitions on your and the Franchised Business’ employees posting or blogging comments about the Franchised Business or the System, other than on a website established or authorized by us (“social media” includes personal blogs, common social networks, professional networks, live-blogging tools, virtual worlds, file, audio and video-sharing sites, and other similar social networking or media sites or tools). We will provide access to branded social media
For the catering or delivery services your Restaurant will provide, we anticipate that your employees will use their personal vehicles to provide these services from your Restaurant. We have the right to require you to have temporary signage placed on each delivery vehicle. We expect that all delivery vehicles will be kept clean, in good working order and be properly insured. You must have each person provide those services to comply with all laws, regulations, and rules of the road and to use due care and caution operating and maintaining the motor vehicles. Except as described in this paragraph, we do not have any standards or exercise control over any motor vehicle that you use. You must also offer delivery through third-party delivery services like Grubhub, Uber Eats, and DoorDash. Food Trucks may also provide catering and delivery services in the designated territory. We expect that all Food Trucks will be kept clean, in good working order and be properly insured according to our System requirements. Each person who will drive the Food Truck must comply with all laws, regulations and rules of the road and must use due care and caution in operating the Food Truck. Food Trucks must be professionally washed at least once each week.
In addition to these activities, we may also establish an intranet through which downloads of operations and marketing materials, exchanges of franchisee email, System discussion forums and System- wide communications (among other activities) can be done. You may not maintain your own website; otherwise maintain a presence or advertise on the internet or any other mode of electronic commerce in connection with your Franchised Business; establish a link to any website we establish at or from any other website or page; or at any time establish any other website, electronic commerce presence or URL which in whole or in part incorporates the “Crave” name or any names confusingly similar to the Proprietary Marks. You are not permitted to promote your Franchised Business or use any of the Proprietary Marks in any manner or maintain any business profile on Facebook, Twitter, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or any other social media and/or networking site without our prior written approval. We will control all social media initiatives. You must comply with our System standards regarding the use of social media in your Franchised Business’ operation, including prohibitions on your and the Franchised Business’ employees posting or blogging comments about the Franchised Business or the System, other than on a website established or authorized by us (“social media” includes personal blogs, common social networks, professional networks, live-blogging tools, virtual worlds, file, audio and video-sharing sites, and other similar social networking or media sites or tools). We will provide access to branded social media
In addition to these activities, we may also establish an intranet through which downloads of operations and marketing materials, exchanges of franchisee email, System discussion forums and System- wide communications (among other activities) can be done. You may not maintain your own website; otherwise maintain a presence or advertise on the internet or any other mode of electronic commerce in connection with your Franchised Business; establish a link to any website we establish at or from any other website or page; or at any time establish any other website, electronic commerce presence or URL which in whole or in part incorporates the “Crave” name or any names confusingly similar to the Proprietary Marks. You are not permitted to promote your Franchised Business or use any of the Proprietary Marks in any manner or maintain any business profile on Facebook, Twitter, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or any other social media and/or networking site without our prior written approval. We will control all social media initiatives. You must comply with our System standards regarding the use of social media in your Franchised Business’ operation, including prohibitions on your and the Franchised Business’ employees posting or blogging comments about the Franchised Business or the System, other than on a website established or authorized by us (“social media” includes personal blogs, common social networks, professional networks, live-blogging tools, virtual worlds, file, audio and video-sharing sites, and other similar social networking or media sites or tools). We will provide access to branded social media
You are not permitted to promote your Franchised Business or use any of the Proprietary Marks in any manner or maintain any business profile on Facebook, Twitter, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or any other social media and/or networking site without our prior written approval. We will control all social media initiatives. You must comply with our System standards regarding the use of social media in your Franchised Business’ operation, including prohibitions on your and the Franchised Business’ employees posting or blogging comments about the Franchised Business or the System, other than on a website established or authorized by us (“social media” includes personal blogs, common social networks, professional networks, live-blogging tools, virtual worlds, file, audio and video-sharing sites, and other similar social networking or media sites or tools). We will provide access to branded social media
In addition to these activities, we may also establish an intranet through which downloads of operations and marketing materials, exchanges of franchisee email, System discussion forums and System- wide communications (among other activities) can be done. You may not maintain your own website; otherwise maintain a presence or advertise on the internet or any other mode of electronic commerce in connection with your Franchised Business; establish a link to any website we establish at or from any other website or page; or at any time establish any other website, electronic commerce presence or URL which in whole or in part incorporates the “Crave” name or any names confusingly similar to the Proprietary Marks. You are not permitted to promote your Franchised Business or use any of the Proprietary Marks in any manner or maintain any business profile on Facebook, Twitter, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or any other social media and/or networking site without our prior written approval. We will control all social media initiatives. You must comply with our System standards regarding the use of social media in your Franchised Business’ operation, including prohibitions on your and the Franchised Business’ employees posting or blogging comments about the Franchised Business or the System, other than on a website established or authorized by us (“social media” includes personal blogs, common social networks, professional networks, live-blogging tools, virtual worlds, file, audio and video-sharing sites, and other similar social networking or media sites or tools). We will provide access to branded social media
For the catering or delivery services your Restaurant will provide, we anticipate that your employees will use their personal vehicles to provide these services from your Restaurant. We have the right to require you to have temporary signage placed on each delivery vehicle. We expect that all delivery vehicles will be kept clean, in good working order and be properly insured. You must have each person provide those services to comply with all laws, regulations, and rules of the road and to use due care and caution operating and maintaining the motor vehicles. Except as described in this paragraph, we do not have any standards or exercise control over any motor vehicle that you use. You must also offer delivery through third-party delivery services like Grubhub, Uber Eats, and DoorDash. Food Trucks may also provide catering and delivery services in the designated territory. We expect that all Food Trucks will be kept clean, in good working order and be properly insured according to our System requirements. Each person who will drive the Food Truck must comply with all laws, regulations and rules of the road and must use due care and caution in operating the Food Truck. Food Trucks must be professionally washed at least once each week.
CRAVE FDD 2025 A 9 (1) (2) (3) (4) Fees (1) Amount Due Date Remarks Charges for “mystery Up to $300 Monthly See Note 6. The mystery shopper” quality shopper program will be control evaluation separate from our programs for customer surveys and customer satisfaction audits (which may require you to accept coupons from participating customers for discounted or complimentary items). This fee may increase in the future. ServSafe / TIPS (or $150 per person or the As needed Each of your managers and similar) Certification then-current market other employees we rate designate must be ServSafe and TIPS or similarly certified. Payable to an approved supplier. Insurance Premiums Reimbursement of our On demand If you do not obtain or costs, plus 10% maintain the required administrative fee insurance coverages, we have the right (but not the obligation) to obtain insurance on your behalf and you must reimburse us. Management Fee 10% of Gross Sales, If incurred We may step in and manage plus expenses your Franchised Business in certain circumstances, such as death, disability, or prolonged absence. We will charge a management fee if we manage your Franchised Business, and you must reimburse our expenses. Co2 Equipment Fee $100 to $400 Monthly Payable to approved supplier Point-of-Sale $135 to $250 for Monthly Payable to Clover Network, Software Fee-Clover Restaurant Inc., our designated supplier POS System for the point-of-sale system. $50 to $150 for Food Truck Point-of-Sale $12 to $48 Monthly See Note 7. Payable to Reporting App- Clover Network, Inc., for use Abreeze of the Abreeze Reporting App that is required for weekly Gross Sales reporting. CRAVE FDD 2025 A 10 (1) (2) (3) (4) Fees (1) Amount Due Date Remarks Untappd App Then current annual or Annually or Monthly Payable to Untappd for use of Subscription monthly fee the app used for updating the tap beers on the beer wall and Current annual: $500 for communication with the Current monthly: $50 - local beer community. $75 Subscriptions may be purchased annually or monthly, but use of this app is mandatory. This subscription is required only if you decide to purchase a beer wall. Gift Card Program $500 to $1,500 for As incurred Payable to approved supplier. initial inventory You must participate in our depending on the gift card program. Gift cards number purchased will be available for sale and redemption at any Restaurant $3.05 monthly or Food Truck in the System. processing fee, plus $0.25 per transaction
You are not permitted to promote your Franchised Business or use any of the Proprietary Marks in any manner or maintain any business profile on Facebook, Twitter, X, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or any other social media and/or networking site without our prior written approval. We will control all social media initiatives. You must comply with our System standards regarding the use of social media in your Franchised Business’ operation, including prohibitions on your and the Franchised Business’ employees posting or blogging comments about the Franchised Business or the System, other than on a website established or authorized by us (“social media” includes personal blogs, common social networks, professional networks, live-blogging tools, virtual worlds, file, audio and video-sharing sites, and other similar social networking or media sites or tools). We will provide access to branded social media
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
23 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 5 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
The computer system is designed to enable us to have immediate access to the information monitored by the system, and there is no contractual limitation or restriction on our access to or use of the CRAVE FDD 2025 A 35 information we obtain.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
submit to Franchisor all financial statements reasonably requested by Franchisor
How the franchisor buys
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We may revoke our prior approval of any product or supplier at any time, and after your receipt of written notice from us regarding our revocation you must stop using that product or stop purchasing from that supplier.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, neither we nor our affiliates earned revenue from Allowances.
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?
50Item 8
approximately 50% of your total purchases in the continuing operation of the Franchised Business.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
You must pay our then-current evaluation fee for each product or supplier you request to have approved, and you must reimburse our reasonable costs related to our testing and inspection.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you wish to purchase, lease or use any products that we have not previously approved, or purchase or lease from a supplier we have not previously approved, you must submit a written request for approval or you must request the supplier to do so.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
As we determine necessary, visits to and evaluations of the Franchised Business and the products and services provided to make sure that our high standards of quality, appearance and service of the System are maintained.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 14
We may revise the contents of the Manual, and you must comply with each new or changed standard.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You must obtain our approval of the site for the Restaurant before you acquire it, and you must also obtain our approval of any contract of sale or lease for the Restaurant before you sign the contract or lease.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
You may not maintain your own website; otherwise maintain a presence or advertise on the internet or any other mode of electronic commerce in connection with your Franchised Business; establish a link to any website we establish at or from any other website or page; or at any time establish any other website…
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 11
You must pay us $5,000 so that we may conduct a marketing campaign on your behalf to announce the grand opening of your Franchised Business.
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
Local Marketing: You must conduct local marketing in your designated territory, and you must spend at least 1% of Gross Sales each quarter on local marketing for your Restaurant or 2% of Gross Sales each quarter on local marketing for your Food Truck.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesItem 11
You must participate in our Crave Loyalty Program and offer digital ordering and mobile services through our mobile application and self-order kiosks (kiosks in Restaurants only), and you must pay our designated supplier, Clover Network, Inc., for this program and these services.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If a Cooperative has been established for the geographic area where your Restaurant is located, or where your Food Truck operates, when the Franchise Agreement is signed, or if any Cooperative is established during the term of the Franchise Agreement, you must become a member of the Cooperative.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase or lease your Food Truck from our designated supplier, Master Chef Mobile Kitchens located in Hicksville, New York.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase or finance your Food Truck from our designated supplier, and it will come fully outfitted with all the equipment and signage we require and have approved for use with your Food Truck.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
The Royalty Fee and brand development fee (for Restaurants only) will be withdrawn from your designated bank account by electronic funds transfer (“EFT”) weekly on Wednesday based on the Franchised Business’ Gross Sales for the preceding week ending Sunday.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 6
Gift Card Program $500 to $1,500 for As incurred Payable to approved supplier. initial inventory You must participate in our depending on the gift card program.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
While your Franchised Business is open, you must have at least one certified manager on-site.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must purchase or lease and use certain point-of-sale systems, computer hardware and software that meet our specifications and that are capable of electronically interfacing with our computer system.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
The computer system is designed to enable us to have immediate access to the information monitored by the system, and there is no contractual limitation or restriction on our access to or use of the CRAVE FDD 2025 A 35 information we obtain.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We may choose to hold refresher training courses, and we may designate that attendance at refresher training is mandatory for you, your general manager, and/or other Franchised Business personnel.
The filing answers no to 5 questions
- Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?Item 8
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
- Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
- Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?Item 11
The vendor opportunity at Crave Unit count is down 8.3% year over year, which changes the pitch: growth tools matter less here than retention, ordering efficiency, and anything that protects existing revenue per location.
Who controls software purchasing Item 2 names Samantha Rincione as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operations Officer, Salvatore Rincione as Chief Development Officer, Jake Moran as Director of Operations, Logistics and Franchisee Relations, and Nicholas Stone as Corporate Trainer. Combined with Item 8's mandated systems, this points to a small, centralized team making the calls on required technology.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required Item 8 obliges franchisees to use PourMyBeer and Untappd — both already contractual requirements, not categories a vendor competes freely into. DoorDash and Grubhub appear in Item 8 as well but aren't required, and Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok show up in Item 11 the same way: named in the filing, not mandated by it.
Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list: franchisees buy from suppliers shown to meet Crave's standards, chosen from a complete list in the Operations Manual, with certain items pinned to designated suppliers and a path to propose alternatives. Item 17 makes renewal automatic — Crave sends a bill for the successor fee and required signing documents within the last six months of the 10-year term, and a franchisee must give notice at least 60 days before expiration to decline. Fees on the successor agreement won't exceed what similarly situated franchisees pay, though other terms can change.
How to read the Crave FDD The 2025 filing was filed with state franchise regulators. Read Item 2 for the executive team, Item 8 for the mandated delivery and ordering tech, and Item 17 for the renewal mechanics — all in the embedded PDF viewer below. For a ranked list of comparable targets, talk to FranCloud.
Ordinary royalty terms
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Questions vendors ask
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
50 operators run 52 mapped locations. 2 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| FL | 10 |
|---|---|
| TX | 7 |
| GA | 5 |
| NC | 5 |
| SC | 4 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Crave
Parent company: Rincione Investments LLC.
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