From the filings
Dumpster Today is a small, independently owned home-services franchise with 19 total units (15 franchised, 4 company-owned) and a 2025 FDD on file. The franchisor does not disclose a mandated technology stack or named software vendors in its most recent disclosure document, and no HQ executives or operator footprint are captured in our corpus. For software vendors, the addressable market is limited to 15 franchised locations, with purchasing authority likely resting at the franchisor level given the system's size and lack of multi-unit operator data.
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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
26 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 6 explicit no's; 2 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 use such customer data management, sales data management, administrative, bookkeeping, accounting, and inventory control procedures and systems as Dumpster Today Franchising may specify in the Manual or otherwise in writing.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
You must give us independent access to the information that will be generated or stored in these systems.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall provide such periodic financial reports as Dumpster Today Franchising may require in the Manual or otherwise in writing, including: (i) a monthly profit and loss statement and balance sheet for the Business within 30 days after the end of each calendar month; (ii) an annual financial statement…
How the franchisor buys
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
Dumpster Today Franchising may change any such requirement or change the status of any vendor.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
1459286Item 8
Our revenue from all optional purchases and leases of products and services by franchisees in the prior fiscal year was $1,459,286.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
Dumpster Today Franchising may receive rebates, payments or other consideration from vendors in connection with purchases 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?
50Item 8
We estimate that the required purchases and leases of goods and services to operate your business are 50% to 80% of your total purchases and leases of goods and services to operate your business.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
We permit you to contract with alternative suppliers who meet our criteria only if you request our approval in writing, and we grant approval.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
notify the telephone, internet, email, electronic network, directory, and listing entities of the termination or expiration of Franchisee’s right to use any numbers, addresses, domain names, locators, directories and listings associated with any of the Marks, and authorize their transfer to Dumpster Today Franchising…
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must at all times comply with payment card industry data security standards (PCI-DSS).
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall participate at its own expense in programs required from time to time by Dumpster Today Franchising for obtaining customer evaluations, reviewing Franchisee’s compliance with the System, and/or managing customer complaints, which may include (but are not limited to) a customer feedback system…
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Dumpster Today Franchising may enter the premises of the Business from time to time during normal business hours and conduct an inspection.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Dumpster Today Franchising may supplement, revise, or modify the Manual, and Dumpster Today Franchising may change, add or delete System Standards at any time in its discretion.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
Your site is subject to our approval.
Marketing
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
After you open, you must spend at least 6% of gross sales each month on marketing your business.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise agreement
At its own expense, Franchisee shall sell or otherwise issue gift cards, certificates, or other pre-paid systems, and participate in any customer loyalty programs, membership/subscription programs, or customer incentive programs, designated by Dumpster Today Franchising, in the manner specified by Dumpster Today…
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesFranchise agreement
If a Market Cooperative for the geographic area encompassing the Location has been established at the time Franchisee commences operations hereunder, Franchisee shall immediately become a member of such Market Cooperative.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase the dumpsters, trucks and vehicles we will use in the operation of the franchised business from us or our approved vendors and suppliers.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase the dumpsters, trucks and vehicles we will use in the operation of the franchised business from us or our approved vendors and suppliers.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall purchase or lease all equipment and enter into all business relationships necessary to accept payments as required by Dumpster Today Franchising.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
We currently require you to pay royalty fees and other amounts due to us by pre- authorized bank draft.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
At its own expense, Franchisee shall sell or otherwise issue gift cards, certificates, or other pre-paid systems, and participate in any customer loyalty programs, membership/subscription programs, or customer incentive programs, designated by Dumpster Today Franchising, in the manner specified by Dumpster Today…
People
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall cause its personnel to comply with any dress attire, uniform, personal appearance and hygiene standards set forth in the Manual.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase (or lease) the point-of-sale software and hardware, and related software and hardware, that we specify.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
You must give us independent access to the information that will be generated or stored in these systems.
Training
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
The Principal Executive shall use reasonable efforts to attend all in-person meetings and remote meetings (such as telephone conference calls) that Dumpster Today Franchising requires, including any national or regional brand conventions.
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.
Dumpster Today operates in the home-services segment with headquarters in South Carolina. According to its 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the system comprises 19 total units—15 franchised locations and 4 company-owned outlets. Year-over-year unit growth stands at 15.385%, indicating modest but positive expansion. For software vendors, the immediate addressable market is the 15 franchised units, as no multi-unit operators are mapped in our corpus and the franchisor does not disclose a parent company. Average unit volume (AUV) is not reported in the FDD, so revenue-based sizing is unavailable. The royalty rate is 7.0% of gross sales, and the initial franchise term runs 10 years.
The 2025 FDD does not list any headquarters executives in Item 1, meaning no CIO, CTO, VP of Operations, or other technology buyer is on file. In a system of this size, purchasing authority likely sits with the franchisor’s ownership or a general manager, but no names or titles are confirmed. Without a disclosed executive roster or a documented procurement hierarchy, vendors should anticipate a centralized, relationship-driven sales process rather than a formal RFP-driven one. The absence of named decision-makers means initial outreach may require identifying the right contact through direct research or networking.
Dumpster Today’s 2025 FDD contains no mandated or recommended technology systems. No point-of-sale provider, operational platform, CRM, scheduling tool, or back-office software is named in the disclosure. This does not necessarily mean the system runs without technology—it simply means the franchisor has not codified any tech requirements in the FDD. For software vendors, this represents a greenfield opportunity: there is no incumbent vendor to displace and no prescribed stack to integrate with, at least as far as the public disclosure shows. However, the lack of mandates also means franchisees may be using a patchwork of self-selected tools, which could complicate system-wide adoption.
Item 8 of the FDD, which typically outlines purchasing requirements and designated suppliers, was not extracted in our corpus. This leaves the procurement model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or fully open—unknown. Vendors should be prepared for any of these scenarios when engaging the franchisor. On the renewal side, Item 17 provides some timing signals. Franchisees may obtain up to two additional 5-year successor terms, provided they give advance notice, are in compliance with all obligations, renovate to then-current standards, and sign the then-current franchise agreement along with a personal guaranty and a general release (unless prohibited by law). These renewal windows, combined with the 10-year initial term, create natural inflection points where technology reevaluation could occur. The system’s 15.385% unit growth also suggests new locations coming online, each representing a potential software deployment opportunity.
The full 2025 Dumpster Today Franchise Disclosure Document is embedded below. This is the same document filed with state franchise regulators and contains the legal and operational disclosures that govern the franchise system. For software vendors, the most relevant sections are Item 8 (procurement and purchasing obligations), Item 11 (franchisor assistance and any mandated technology), and Item 17 (renewal and termination terms). Because no tech mandates or executive names appear in our extract, a direct review of the complete FDD may surface additional detail not captured here. If you need a ranked target list of franchise systems aligned with your software category, FranCloud can help.
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FDD alert
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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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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.