From the filings
Software purchasing at Doner Shack Franchising is controlled at the headquarters level, with CEO Sanjeev Sanghera, COO Laura Bruce, and North American Development Director Jason Steele listed as key executives in the 2025 FDD. The brand mandates several operational technologies, including its proprietary DONER SHACK Academy and Shift Management Program, plus inventory management and kiosk systems. The total US unit count is not disclosed in the most recent FDD, making the addressable market size uncertain for vendors.
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Live signals
Ongoing fee load
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
8%of gross sales (FY2025)
15% reference
Franchisor behaviours
21 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 4 explicit no's; 9 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall record all transactions and Gross Sales of the Franchised Business on a Computer System that is approved by Franchisor, which must contain software that allows Franchisee to record accumulated sales without turning back, resetting or erasing such sales.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may, without notice to Franchisee, have the right to independently and remotely access and view Franchisee’s computer system used in connection with the Franchised Business (the “Computer System”) via the Internet, other electronic means or by visiting the Restaurant, in order to obtain Gross Sales, tenant…
How the franchisor buys
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We reserve the right to require you to purchase or lease any other item or services necessary to establish or operate your Franchised Business from Approved Suppliers at any time in the future.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
During our fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, we did not derive any revenue on account of our franchisees’ required purchases.
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?
70Item 8
approximately 70% to 80% of your ongoing costs to operate the Franchised Business after the initial start-up phase.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
You must pay our then-current supplier or non-approved product evaluation fee when submitting your request.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesFranchise agreement
If Franchisee wishes to purchase any unapproved item, including inventory, and/or acquire approved items from an unapproved supplier, Franchisee must provide Franchisor the name, address and telephone number of the proposed supplier, a description of the item Franchisee wishes to purchase, and the purchase price of…
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee acknowledges that there will be substantial confusion among the public if, after the termination or expiration and non-renewal of this Agreement, Franchisee continues to use advertisements and/or the telephone number listed in the telephone directory or online under the name Doner Shack or any name similar…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor will, as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion, conduct inspections and/or audits of the Franchised Business and Premises to ensure that Franchisee is operating its Franchised Business in compliance with the terms of this Agreement, the Manuals and the System standards and specifications.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may from time to time revise the Manuals, and Franchisee agrees to adhere to and abide by all such revisions (at its expense).
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor must approve of Franchisee’s proposed location, as well as the lease for the Premises (the “Lease”) or purchase agreement for the location, prior to Franchisee entering into any such agreement for that location to serve as the Premises of the Franchised Business.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
Except as approved in advance in writing by us, you must not establish or maintain a separate website, splash page, profile or other presence on the Internet, or otherwise advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with the Franchised Business, including any profile on any social…
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 11
You are required to expend $10,000 to promote and advertise the grand opening of your Traditional Restaurant within your Designated Territory (the “Grand Opening Advertising Requirement”), and this amount must be expended during the thirty (30) days immediately before and sixty (60) days immediately following the…
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must expend a minimum of two percent (2%) of Gross Sales each month the Franchised Business is open and operating on advertising and marketing the Franchised Business within the Designated Territory (the “Local Advertising Requirement”).
Operations
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We require you to use our Approved Suppliers for: (i) certain pre-opening architectural/design services that must be performed in connection with the construction/build-out of your Franchised Business; (ii) certain signage, equipment, furniture and fixtures you must purchase in connection with your Franchised…
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
With the exception of the Initial Franchise Fee, Franchisee shall pay all fees and other amounts due to Franchisor and/or its affiliates under this Agreement through an electronic funds transfer program (the “EFT Program”), under which Franchisor automatically deducts all payments owed to Franchisor under this…
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
Your Restaurant must, at all times, be managed and staffed with at least one (1) individual who has successfully completed our Initial Training Program.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
Currently, you must purchase, license and use the computer, point of sale, business management, and ordering systems that we designate, which include our POS system, inventory management, kiosks, integration aggregators and compliance/checklist systems.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may, without notice to Franchisee, have the right to independently and remotely access and view Franchisee’s computer system used in connection with the Franchised Business (the “Computer System”) via the Internet, other electronic means or by visiting the Restaurant, in order to obtain Gross Sales, tenant…
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We may require you and your Designated Manager to attend annual additional/refresher courses, as we deem necessary in our sole discretion (“Additional Training”). You will be required to pay our then-current training tuition fee, which is currently $300 per day (per trainee), for any Additional Training you and your…
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may establish and conduct an annual conference for all Doner Shack Restaurant owners and operators, and may require Franchisee to attend this conference for no more than five (5) days each year.
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 franchisor's owner/CEO decides; an ops or franchise-development lead may evaluate.
Doner Shack Franchising is a quick-service restaurant concept headquartered in Florida, focused on doner kebab-style offerings. For software vendors, the opportunity hinges on a franchisor that mandates several operational technologies directly from HQ. The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document does not disclose total unit counts, franchised versus company-owned splits, or year-over-year growth, so the precise scale of the addressable market remains unclear. What is clear is that the brand imposes a 6.0% royalty on franchisees and requires adoption of specific systems, creating a centralized procurement dynamic that vendors can leverage.
The 2025 FDD lists three executives in Item 1: Sanjeev Sanghera as CEO, Laura Bruce as COO, and Jason Steele as North American Development Director. In a lean HQ structure like this, software purchasing authority likely sits with these individuals, with the CEO and COO being the most probable decision-makers for enterprise-level tools. There is no parent company on file, suggesting Doner Shack operates independently, which can mean shorter sales cycles and direct access to the C-suite compared to portfolio brands. No multi-unit operators are mapped in our corpus, reinforcing the HQ-centric buying model.
Doner Shack’s FDD mandates four technology categories: DONER SHACK Academy, DONER SHACK Shift Management Program, inventory management, and kiosks. The Academy and Shift Management Program appear to be proprietary systems, which may limit displacement opportunities but could create integration plays for vendors offering complementary solutions. The inventory management and kiosk mandates are not tied to named third-party vendors in the available extracts, leaving open the possibility that these are either proprietary or sourced from unspecified suppliers. Vendors should probe for the actual software powering these functions during discovery.
The FDD does not include an Item 8 extract, so the procurement model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—is not publicly known. Similarly, no Item 17 renewal signal or initial franchise term length is available, making it impossible to estimate when contract windows might open. This lack of transparency means vendors will need to engage directly with HQ to understand purchasing processes and timelines. The absence of a parent company and the small executive team suggest that procurement is likely handled informally by the leadership group rather than through a dedicated sourcing department.
The 2025 Doner Shack Franchise Disclosure Document is filed with state franchise regulators and is the primary source for the facts on this page. The embedded PDF viewer below provides full access to the document, where you can verify executive listings, mandated technology, and royalty terms directly. For software vendors, the FDD is a starting point for identifying who to contact and what systems are already in place, but the gaps in unit counts and procurement details mean that supplementary primary research will be essential. Use FranCloud to generate a ranked target list of franchise systems that match your ideal customer profile.
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Operator footprint
2 operators run 2 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| CA | 1 |
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| MI | 1 |
Ownership
unknown of franchise brands international.
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.