From the filings
Software purchasing at Daddy's Chicken Shack is controlled at the corporate level, led by a C-suite that includes CEO Dave L. Liniger, Jr. and President Tony Adams. The franchisor mandates a franchise sales management CRM platform, but other operational tech choices are not disclosed in the 2024 FDD. With 15 franchised units and 25% year-over-year growth, the addressable market is small but expanding rapidly for vendors who engage early.
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Franchisor behaviours
25 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 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
We may independently remotely access your computer at any time to retrieve and use data and information generated and stored in your Computer System and download information to update your software.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall, at its expense, provide to Daddy’s Chicken Shack, in a format specified by Daddy’s Chicken Shack, such financial and operating reports that Daddy’s Chicken Shack prescribes.
How the franchisor buys
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We may make changes to the types, nature, and ultimate vendor of any aspect of the Computer System or any technology systems, services, platforms, and software we require you to obtain or access from or through us.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, neither we nor our affiliates derived revenue or other material consideration from required purchases or leases by franchisees.
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
We estimate that the costs of your purchases from designated or approved sources, or according to our standards and specifications, will range from 90% to 100% of the total cost of establishing your Daddy’s Chicken Shack Restaurant and approximately 90% to 100% of the total cost of operating your Daddy’s Chicken…
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you desire to purchase any unapproved products or services, or purchase any products or services from a supplier not previously approved, you must obtain our prior written approval.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (“PCI DSS”) as they may be revised and modified by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (see www.pcisecuritystandards.org), or such successor or replacement organization and/or in accordance with other standards as Daddy’s…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Daddy’s Chicken Shack or its designee shall have the right at all reasonable times to examine, copy, and/or personally review or audit, at Daddy’s Chicken Shack’s expense, all books, records, and sales and income tax returns of Franchisee.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Daddy’s Chicken Shack may from time to time revise the contents of the Manuals, and Franchisee expressly agrees to make corresponding revisions to its copy of the Manuals and to comply with each new or changed standard immediately upon receipt of such revision.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 12
You are required to operate the Restaurant only at the location we approve.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee will not be permitted to operate a separate website or social media page (including without limitation Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, or TikTok) without Daddy’s Chicken Shack’s prior written approval and without sharing the administrative rights with Daddy’s Chicken Shack.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall spend a minimum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) for grand opening advertising and promotional programs in conjunction with the Restaurant’s initial grand opening, pursuant to a grand opening marketing plan which Daddy’s Chicken Shack and Franchisee will collaborate and agree upon (the “Grand…
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
You must spend at least $2,000 or 2% of Gross Sales per month, whichever is greater, on Local Advertising.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall offer for sale, and will honor for purchases by customers, or otherwise fully participate in, any incentive, convenience, or customer loyalty programs that Daddy’s Chicken Shack may institute from time to time, and Franchisee shall do so in compliance with Daddy’s Chicken Shack’s standards and…
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If a Local Marketing Cooperative for your area is established at the time you commence operations at your Daddy’s Chicken Shack Restaurant, then you must immediately join that Local Marketing Cooperative.
Operations
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase, lease, license, and install and use all equipment, computer systems, products, supplies, services, and materials in the Regional Developer Business solely from suppliers we approve in writing, which may be us or our affiliate.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
At all times, Franchisee must maintain credit-card relationships with the credit- and debit-card issuers or sponsors, check, or credit verification services, financial-center services, and electronic-funds-transfer systems that Daddy’s Chicken Shack designates as mandatory, and Franchisee must not use any such…
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
All payments required by Section 3.3 based on the Gross Sales for the preceding Sales Week (or for such other period as Daddy’s Chicken Shack may specify in the Manuals or otherwise in writing), shall be paid and submitted by electronic funds transfer so as to be received by Daddy’s Chicken Shack within two (2) days…
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
Daddy’s Chicken Shack shall have the right to require Franchisee to participate in such gift card/stored value card program(s) that Daddy’s Chicken Shack specifies.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee agrees to maintain a competent, conscientious, trained staff in numbers sufficient to promptly service customers, including at least one (1) General Manager on duty at all times
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
To promote a uniform System image, Franchisee shall require all of its Restaurant personnel to dress during business hours in the attire specified in the Manuals.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
We currently require you to obtain or access our required point-of-sale software and platform, intranet, online ordering system, streaming music software, learning management system, and a Daddy’s Chicken Shack email address from or through us.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We may independently remotely access your computer at any time to retrieve and use data and information generated and stored in your Computer System, consult with you on problems you may be experiencing, and download information to update your software.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
We currently require you to access our required franchise sales management CRM platform through us.
Training
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
If Daddy’s Chicken Shack elects to hold an annual convention, Franchisee shall attend Daddy’s Chicken Shack’s annual convention, and attend the annual convention at Franchisee’s expense.
Who buys here
The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.
The franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.
Daddy's Chicken Shack is a quick-service restaurant concept headquartered in Colorado. According to its 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the system consists of 15 franchised units, with company-owned unit counts not disclosed. The brand posted 25% year-over-year unit growth, signaling an active development pipeline. For software vendors, the total addressable market is 15 locations today, but the growth rate suggests a window to establish a relationship before the footprint scales further. Average unit volume and royalty rates are not disclosed in the FDD, so vendors must model opportunity size on unit count and segment benchmarks alone.
Purchasing authority sits at the corporate level. The FDD lists Dave L. Liniger, Jr. as Director and Chief Executive Officer, Tony Adams as President, and Daniel J. Predovich as Secretary, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer. Chairman Dave Liniger and Director Gail Liniger round out the board. In a system of this size, technology decisions almost certainly route through the CEO and President, with the CFO involved in budget approval. There is no dedicated CIO or VP of Technology named in the filing, so initial outreach should target the C-suite directly. No multi-unit operators are mapped in our corpus, meaning all franchisees are likely single-unit owners with no independent purchasing power.
The 2024 FDD mandates exactly one technology system: a franchise sales management CRM platform. The specific vendor is not named in the extract, but the mandate itself is a signal that the franchisor values structured sales processes. Beyond that, the FDD is silent on operational technology. No point-of-sale system, online ordering platform, loyalty program, inventory management tool, or HRIS is listed as required or recommended. This absence could mean franchisees choose their own tools, or it could mean the franchisor has not formalized tech standards in the disclosure document. Vendors selling POS, scheduling, or back-office software should verify the current stack through direct discovery, as the FDD provides no guidance.
Item 8 of the FDD, which typically outlines purchasing restrictions and approved suppliers, contains no extract in our data. This means the procurement model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier list, or open market—is not publicly documented. Vendors should assume an open or informal procurement process until they confirm otherwise. On the renewal side, Item 17 provides a clear timeline: franchise agreements run 10 years, and franchisees must give renewal notice between 12 and 18 months before expiration. Renewal conditions include signing the then-current regional developer agreement, which may contain materially different terms, executing a general release, satisfying all monetary obligations, paying a renewal fee, and potentially remodeling office premises and completing additional training. These renewal triggers create periodic moments when franchisees may reevaluate their tech stack, though the small unit count means these events are infrequent.
The full 2024 FDD is embedded below. Focus on Item 1 for executive contacts, Item 8 for any future procurement restrictions that may appear in later filings, and Item 11 for the franchisor's obligations regarding technology. Item 17 is your source for renewal timing and conditions that may open software evaluation windows. Because the current FDD discloses minimal tech detail, treat this document as a baseline and supplement it with direct outreach to the HQ team. For a ranked target list of franchise brands with stronger tech mandates and larger addressable markets, FranCloud can help you prioritize your pipeline.
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FDD alert
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Operator footprint
Daddy’s Chicken Shack’s FDD on file does not disclose a franchisee directory.
Ownership
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