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Firehouse Subs

Quick service restaurant

Software purchasing at Firehouse Subs runs through corporate: Item 11 of the FDD requires an approved POS and back-of-house system, a PCI-compliant managed firewall, and a franchisor-specified reporting and accounting system. The chain operates 1,291 units, 1,249 of them franchised, under FRG and Restaurant Brands International ownership. That scale, paired with hard technology mandates, makes Firehouse Subs a structured vendor target rather than an open one.

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Total units
1,291
1,249 franchised
Franchised outlet growth
+3.566%
Item 20, last two year-ends
AUV
$974K
Item 19
Royalty
9% component; full terms unconfirmed
percentage component
Ad fund
5%
percentage component
Initial fee
$20K
per unit
Investment range
$405K–$1.58M
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing

Ordinary royalty terms

9% component; full terms unconfirmed

Complete royalty terms are not confirmed for the selected filing.

Recorded percentage components

These are recorded percentage components. Each has its own base and conditions; the chart does not state the total payment or confirm ad-fund completeness.

1recorded components (FY2026)

Recorded percentage components (FY2026)Ad fund 5%. Components use their own filing bases and conditions. Drawn against a 15% reference scale.

15% reference

Ad fund 5%

Mandated & recommended tech

The systems vendors compete with

Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.

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PayrollItem 3

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MarketingItem 11

Item 11 Page 43 03/2026 requirements, you must comply with any standards and specifications we develop that are applicable to Web Sites as stated in the Manual or otherwise in writing. We may, at any time, designate the form and content of your Web Site, and you must use any Web Site hosted by us or a third party whom we designate from time to time. We also may charge you a fee for developing, reviewing and approving your Web Site and/or hosting it. You may not use or permit any third party to use any of the Marks in connection with any Internet web site and/or as part of any Internet domain name or electronic mail or home page address, unless such use is expressly approved by us in writing. You may not operate or create a social media site, page or group containing our Marks using tools including Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube, Instagram, Google, Pinterest, Tumblr, SnapChat, Vine, or other similar tools. We may, at any time, require any such page, site or group be discontinued and deleted. (Franchise Agreement – Section 10).

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MarketingItem 11

Item 11 Page 43 03/2026 requirements, you must comply with any standards and specifications we develop that are applicable to Web Sites as stated in the Manual or otherwise in writing. We may, at any time, designate the form and content of your Web Site, and you must use any Web Site hosted by us or a third party whom we designate from time to time. We also may charge you a fee for developing, reviewing and approving your Web Site and/or hosting it. You may not use or permit any third party to use any of the Marks in connection with any Internet web site and/or as part of any Internet domain name or electronic mail or home page address, unless such use is expressly approved by us in writing. You may not operate or create a social media site, page or group containing our Marks using tools including Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube, Instagram, Google, Pinterest, Tumblr, SnapChat, Vine, or other similar tools. We may, at any time, require any such page, site or group be discontinued and deleted. (Franchise Agreement – Section 10).

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MarketingItem 11

Item 11 Page 43 03/2026 requirements, you must comply with any standards and specifications we develop that are applicable to Web Sites as stated in the Manual or otherwise in writing. We may, at any time, designate the form and content of your Web Site, and you must use any Web Site hosted by us or a third party whom we designate from time to time. We also may charge you a fee for developing, reviewing and approving your Web Site and/or hosting it. You may not use or permit any third party to use any of the Marks in connection with any Internet web site and/or as part of any Internet domain name or electronic mail or home page address, unless such use is expressly approved by us in writing. You may not operate or create a social media site, page or group containing our Marks using tools including Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube, Instagram, Google, Pinterest, Tumblr, SnapChat, Vine, or other similar tools. We may, at any time, require any such page, site or group be discontinued and deleted. (Franchise Agreement – Section 10).

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MarketingItem 11

Item 11 Page 43 03/2026 requirements, you must comply with any standards and specifications we develop that are applicable to Web Sites as stated in the Manual or otherwise in writing. We may, at any time, designate the form and content of your Web Site, and you must use any Web Site hosted by us or a third party whom we designate from time to time. We also may charge you a fee for developing, reviewing and approving your Web Site and/or hosting it. You may not use or permit any third party to use any of the Marks in connection with any Internet web site and/or as part of any Internet domain name or electronic mail or home page address, unless such use is expressly approved by us in writing. You may not operate or create a social media site, page or group containing our Marks using tools including Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube, Instagram, Google, Pinterest, Tumblr, SnapChat, Vine, or other similar tools. We may, at any time, require any such page, site or group be discontinued and deleted. (Franchise Agreement – Section 10).

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MarketingItem 11

Item 11 Page 43 03/2026 requirements, you must comply with any standards and specifications we develop that are applicable to Web Sites as stated in the Manual or otherwise in writing. We may, at any time, designate the form and content of your Web Site, and you must use any Web Site hosted by us or a third party whom we designate from time to time. We also may charge you a fee for developing, reviewing and approving your Web Site and/or hosting it. You may not use or permit any third party to use any of the Marks in connection with any Internet web site and/or as part of any Internet domain name or electronic mail or home page address, unless such use is expressly approved by us in writing. You may not operate or create a social media site, page or group containing our Marks using tools including Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube, Instagram, Google, Pinterest, Tumblr, SnapChat, Vine, or other similar tools. We may, at any time, require any such page, site or group be discontinued and deleted. (Franchise Agreement – Section 10).

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MarketingItem 11

Item 11 Page 43 03/2026 requirements, you must comply with any standards and specifications we develop that are applicable to Web Sites as stated in the Manual or otherwise in writing. We may, at any time, designate the form and content of your Web Site, and you must use any Web Site hosted by us or a third party whom we designate from time to time. We also may charge you a fee for developing, reviewing and approving your Web Site and/or hosting it. You may not use or permit any third party to use any of the Marks in connection with any Internet web site and/or as part of any Internet domain name or electronic mail or home page address, unless such use is expressly approved by us in writing. You may not operate or create a social media site, page or group containing our Marks using tools including Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube, Instagram, Google, Pinterest, Tumblr, SnapChat, Vine, or other similar tools. We may, at any time, require any such page, site or group be discontinued and deleted. (Franchise Agreement – Section 10).

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

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?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee must report Gross Sales and other business information to Franchisor using the format, reporting system and accounting system (the “Accounting System”) that Franchisor requires from time to time.

Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?

Yes

Item 11

We and approved third parties for support will have access to your computer network at all times, including any data and information in your POS System and BOH System.

Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee shall, at its expense, submit to Franchisor: (i) each Period (as defined below), month or quarter, as determined by Franchisor, within twenty (20) days following the end of each Period, month or quarter of the Term hereof, profit and loss statements with such detail and in a format as Franchisor may…

How the franchisor buys

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?

Yes

Item 8

Approval of a supplier may be conditioned on requirements relating to product quality, frequency of delivery, standards of service and concentration of purchases with one or more suppliers to obtain better prices and service and may be temporary, pending our further evaluation of the supplier.

Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?

Yes

Item 11

Our affiliate, FSMF, is an association that we have established comprised of FIREHOUSE SUBS® franchisees to advise us on advertising, marketing and promotion (the “Co-op”).

Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?

Yes

Item 8

We may change approved suppliers from time to time.

Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

We and FRG negotiate with suppliers and manufacturers to receive rebates on certain items you must purchase.

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?

30

Item 8

approximately 30% to 40% of your overall purchases in operating the Restaurant.

Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?

Yes

Franchise agreement

A charge not to exceed the cost and expenses actually incurred by Franchisor to conduct any inspection, including the actual cost of testing, shall be paid by the supplier or Franchisee.

Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?

Yes

Item 8

If you want to use any item that does not comply with System Standards or is to be purchased from a supplier that has not yet been approved, you must first submit an approval request form, and provide sufficient information, specifications and samples for our determination whether the item complies with System…

Communications

Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?

Yes

Franchise agreement

authorize the transfer of such numbers and directory listings to Franchisor or at Franchisor’s direction

Data and IT

Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee shall also comply with the then current Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI/DSS) as those standards may be revised by the PCI Security Standards Council, LLC or successor organization, including (i) implementing (at Franchisee’s expense) all security requirements that the PCI Security…

Franchise management

Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee shall, in accordance with such requirements as Franchisor may from time to time prescribe in the Manual, participate in a guest feedback program offered through a third party service provider designated by Franchisor.

Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Shall grant Franchisor and its agents the right to enter upon the premises of the Franchised Restaurant at any time during ordinary business hours for the purpose of conducting inspections;

Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor retains the right to modify, add to, or rescind any requirement, standard, or specification set forth in the Manual in order to adapt the Firehouse Subs System to changing conditions, competitive circumstances, business strategies, business practices, and technological innovations and other changes that…

Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?

Yes

Item 12

When you sign a Franchise Agreement for a FIREHOUSE SUBS® Restaurant, you will be granted a franchise for a specific location that must first be approved by us (the “Site”).

Marketing

Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee shall not, without Franchisor’s prior written consent, operate, create, register or use any domain name, website, Internet site or presence, avatar, online account or username, social media site, page, account, profile or group containing the Proprietary Marks or referencing the Restaurant, including, but…

Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?

Yes

Item 8

You must also use the digital platforms and related technology that we provide (e.g., mobile application, website, third party delivery services, and loyalty) and pay us the monthly Digital Technology Fee for such use.

Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?

Yes

Item 11

You must join and actively participate in the Co-op and sign the membership documents and agreements the Co-Op requires.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Item 8

You must purchase some of these products from suppliers that we approve.

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

The Franchise Agreement requires that you purchase or lease and use only such equipment and supplies as we may specify or approve.

Payments

Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?

Yes

Item 6

All Royalty and System Fund Contributions applicable to the Gross Sales and other amounts owed under the Franchise Agreement, including interest charges, must be received by us or credited to our account by pre- authorized bank debit before 5:00 p.m. on the 12th day following the issuance of each invoice, or at a…

Point of sale

Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

You must purchase, install, and use at your Restaurant a POS System provided by a vendor we have approved.

Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?

Yes

Item 11

We and approved third parties for support will have access to your computer network at all times, including any data and information in your POS System and BOH System.

Training

Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?

Yes

Item 6

Refresher $100 per person, per 30 days after Payable if we require a member of Training day. billing. your team to attending refresher training.

The filing answers no to 3 questions
  • Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Franchise agreement
  • Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 11
  • Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?Franchise agreement

The vendor opportunity at Firehouse Subs Franchised outlets grew 3.566% year over year, and the FDD makes a financial performance representation in Item 19. For a software vendor, the read is straightforward: this is a large, HQ-governed system where Item 11 already locks in POS, BOH and network security requirements, and Items 8 and 11 also require the franchisor's reporting and accounting system, approved ordering technology and digital platforms.

Who controls software purchasing Purchasing sits at HQ. Item 11 requires franchisees to buy an approved POS System and back-of-house (BOH) system from an approved vendor, install an approved managed firewall meeting PCI/DSS standards, and use the reporting and accounting system the franchisor requires. The FDD names President Michael Hancock among Firehouse Subs' officers, with parent-level direction from Restaurant Brands International's Executive Chairman Patrick Doyle and CEO Joshua Kobza — the officers a vendor pitching at scale would ultimately need to clear.

Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required The filing's own words are explicit on hardware: franchisees must purchase and use an approved point-of-sale system and back-of-house system, install a managed firewall between the ISP and in-store equipment, and purchase a high-speed broadband connection so the franchisor and its vendors can freely update menus, recipes and system configuration and pull sales data. Franchisees must also use a manager workstation computer meeting franchisor specifications with a business-licensed anti-virus program, the approved ordering and customer-communication technology, the MIS System, and the franchisor's digital platforms (mobile app, website, third-party delivery services and loyalty).

Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list. Franchisees must buy the in-store mural from Firehouse Subs or its commissioned artist, and must use the MIS System (an annual fee), digital platforms billed through a monthly Digital Technology Fee, and Delivery Guest Support Services from Firehouse Subs; a franchisee can propose an alternate supplier for approval.

How to read the Firehouse Subs FDD The embedded PDF viewer below carries Firehouse Subs' full 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked list of similar quick-service targets by mandate strength and unit count.

Ordinary royalty terms

Complete royalty terms are not confirmed.

Questions vendors ask

Firehouse Subs, answered from the filing

The FDD names President Michael Hancock among Firehouse Subs' officers, with oversight from Restaurant Brands International's Executive Chairman Patrick Doyle and CEO Joshua Kobza. Item 11's approved-vendor language for POS, BOH and firewall systems places purchasing decisions at HQ, not the individual franchisee.
Item 11 requires an approved point-of-sale system, a back-of-house system, and a PCI/DSS-compliant managed firewall, plus a franchisor-specified reporting and accounting system. Item 8 adds the required MIS System and the franchisor's digital platforms (mobile app, website, third-party delivery services and loyalty).
1,291 total units, 1,249 of them franchised and 42 company-owned, in the quick-service restaurant segment. Franchised outlets grew 3.566% year over year.
Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list. Franchisees must buy the mural from Firehouse Subs or its commissioned artist, and must use the MIS System, digital platforms (billed as a monthly Digital Technology Fee), and Delivery Guest Support Services from Firehouse Subs; franchisees may propose alternate suppliers for approval.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

15 operators run 15 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit15

Ownership

The portfolio behind Firehouse Subs

Ownership: frg.

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