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Software purchasing control at Dumont Creamery and Café is not detailed in the 2025 FDD, with no named HQ executives on file. The brand currently operates a single franchised location, with no mandated technology systems disclosed. This represents a very small, single-operator addressable market for software 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
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
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must establish and maintain at your own expense a sales accounting, record keeping and records retention system conforming to the requirements set by us.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
There are no limitations on our right to independently access from a remote location, at any time, all information in put to and compiled by your computer system or an off-site server, including information concerning sales, purchase orders, inventory and expenditures.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You shall, at your expense, submit to us, in the form prescribed by us, a profit and loss statement for each month (which may be unaudited) for you within fifteen (15) days after the end of each month during the term hereof.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
During the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, our affiliate Desert Delight Foods LLC made sales to our franchisees totaling $42,500, or 100% of its revenue for 2023.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We may modify the list of our designated and approved suppliers and our specifications at any time.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
During the last fiscal year, we did not derive any revenue from the sale of products to franchisees.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We and our affiliates may derive revenue or other material consideration from required purchases or leases by franchisees from approved suppliers and your purchases from us or our affiliates.
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?
30Item 8
We estimate that your purchases and leases from us or our designated sources will be approximately 30% to 50% of your total initial investment (not including initial franchise fee) and approximately 30% to 40% of your ongoing expenses (not including royalties) in the operation of the franchised business; however, the…
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
We have the right to charge a fee of up to $500 to evaluate a supplier.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
You may request that we approve certain suppliers that we have not previously approved and the goods and services they offer.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
We will conduct periodic inspections of the Café and periodic evaluation of the products and services rendered by Franchisee.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Dumont may from time to time revise the content of the Manual without the consent of Franchisee, and Franchisee will observe and comply with the Manual in its amended form.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
We must approve your proposed site.
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 establish or maintain a separate website, splash page or other presence on the Internet through any internet or social networking site in connection with the operation of your Business, including social media or networking sites, that uses any variation of the Marks or references the System only in…
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee further agrees to participate in any customer loyalty card or gift card programs required by Dumont.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
In order to deliver a consistent, high-quality product to your customers, we require that you purchase food products for sale in your Franchised Café that meet our specifications, and from vendors that we approve, which may be us or an affiliate.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
Purchases must be from approved suppliers, and we disclaim all warranties and liabilities for these products and services.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
Unless otherwise agreed between Dumont and Franchisee, all fees and other amounts paid to Dumont or any affiliate must be made in the form of an ACH, electronic or similar funds transfer in the appropriate amount(s) from Franchisee’s designated bank account.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
You will need a full-time General Manager to be responsible for the direct on-premises supervision of the Café at all times during the hours of operation as required by us.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
All employees, engaged in the operation of the Café during working hours must dress conforming to Dumont’s standards, must present a neat and clean appearance (wearing Dumont’s uniforms) in conformance with Dumont’s reasonable standards and must render competent service to the customers of Franchisee’s business.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
We require you to purchase or lease a POS System from our designated software provider, which currently charges $135 per month for one terminal.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
There are no limitations on our right to independently access from a remote location, at any time, all information in put to and compiled by your computer system or an off-site server, including information concerning sales, purchase orders, inventory and expenditures.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must acquire and use all computer systems that we prescribe for use by our franchisees and may not use any computer system or components or software applications that do not conform to the Standards or that we have not approved in writing.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We have the right to charge a fee for the additional training programs, up to our current fee of $500 per day per person.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
You are required to attend or send a Manager to attend the Annual Convention and to pay our then-current registration fee.
Dumont Creamery and Café presents a micro-opportunity for software vendors. The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document reports exactly one total unit, which is franchised. No company-owned locations are disclosed. The entire system is operated by a single franchisee in Wisconsin, with no multi-unit operators on file. For a vendor, this is not a volume play; it is a single-account sale with no immediate path to scale within the brand unless the franchisor initiates expansion.
The royalty rate is 6.0% of gross sales, and the initial franchise term is 10 years. Average unit volume is not disclosed in the FDD, so vendors cannot model a reliable total addressable spend. The brand appears independently owned, with no parent company on file. Year-over-year unit growth is not available, suggesting a static or nascent system.
The 2025 FDD does not identify any executives at the franchisor level. Item 1, which typically lists directors and officers, contains no names in our database. This makes it impossible to pinpoint a CIO, VP of Operations, or other technology buyer from the document alone. The single franchisee likely controls day-to-day software decisions for their location, but the franchisor's approval rights—if any—are not spelled out in the available data. Vendors should prepare for a direct conversation with the franchisor to map the purchasing authority.
No mandated or recommended technology systems are captured in the 2025 FDD. This is a blank slate. The franchisor does not require a specific point-of-sale system, inventory management platform, online ordering provider, or back-office solution. For a software vendor, this means the single unit could be running anything—or nothing—and there is no competitive lock-in to displace. The absence of a tech mandate also means there is no system-wide standard to leverage for a multi-unit pitch if the brand grows.
Item 8 of the FDD, which typically outlines procurement obligations and designated suppliers, contains no extract. This leaves the procurement model undefined. It is not clear whether the franchisee must buy from approved vendors, can select any supplier, or operates under a hybrid model. Vendors should clarify this directly with the franchisor before investing in a sales cycle.
The renewal clause in Item 17 offers one additional 10-year term, conditioned on the franchisor still franchising and the franchisee being in good standing. Critically, the renewal franchise agreement is the then-current version, which may be materially different from the original. This creates a potential future trigger for technology compliance if the franchisor later introduces a tech stack. For now, with only one unit and no renewal activity on file, there is no predictable contract window.
The full 2025 FDD is embedded below. It is the primary source for verifying the unit count, royalty structure, and any procurement or technology mandates that may have been missed in our extract. Pay close attention to Item 11 (franchisor's obligations) and Item 8 (procurement) for any technology-related language. If you are evaluating whether this single-unit brand fits your ideal customer profile, the document will tell you everything the franchisor discloses about its operations and requirements.
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Operator footprint
1 operators run 1 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
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