FISH WITH YOUYONNY, FISH WITH YOU

The vendor opportunity at FISH WITH YOUYONNY

FISH WITH YOUYONNY operates 2,500 franchised full-service restaurants across the United States, with no company-owned units disclosed in the 2025 FDD. The system grew unit count by 11.259% year-over-year, signaling an active development pipeline that continuously adds new locations requiring technology onboarding. For software vendors, this means a growing installed base of locations that must adopt the mandated Menusifu POS system—and any integrations, add-ons, or adjacent platforms that HQ approves to sit alongside it.

Royalties are set at 3.0% of gross sales, and the initial franchise term runs 5 years. Average unit volume is not disclosed in the most recent FDD. The absence of company-owned stores means every location is a franchisee, but technology mandates flow from HQ, making this a top-down sales environment rather than a decentralized, operator-driven one.

Who controls software purchasing

The 2025 FDD lists three HQ executives in Item 1: Shanshan Wang (Executive Director), Shanshan Tao (Director of Business Development), and Yan Xu (Director of Operations). No additional buying-center roles—such as a CIO, CTO, or VP of Technology—are named. In systems of this size with a mandated POS, the Executive Director and Director of Business Development are the most likely gatekeepers for new software vendor relationships. The Director of Operations may influence tools that affect store-level workflows, but the centralized mandate structure suggests that strategic technology decisions are made at the HQ level, not by individual franchisees.

Mandated and current tech stack

The only technology system explicitly mandated in the 2025 FDD is the Menusifu POS platform. No other operational software—such as scheduling, inventory, accounting, or delivery management—is listed as mandated or recommended. This creates a clear integration anchor: any software vendor pitching FISH WITH YOUYONNY must demonstrate compatibility with Menusifu or present a compelling case for why their tool should sit outside that ecosystem. Vendors offering POS-adjacent solutions (online ordering, loyalty, analytics) should prepare for technical due diligence around Menusifu’s API and partner program, if one exists.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

The FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement extract, so the formal purchasing model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or open market—is not publicly disclosed. Vendors should approach HQ directly to understand qualification requirements. On renewals, Item 17 states that renewal terms are negotiated under the franchisor’s latest policy, require a written application 60 days before the current agreement expires, and are contingent on the franchisee being in good standing and completing retraining. This suggests that technology contract cycles may align with the 5-year term, but new-unit openings provide a parallel, ongoing sales window driven by the 11.259% growth rate.

How to read the FISH WITH YOUYONNY FDD

The full 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document is embedded below. Key sections for software vendors include Item 1 (executive team and purchasing authority), Item 11 (mandated technology and supplier obligations), and Item 17 (renewal and term conditions that shape contract timing). Because no Item 8 extract is present, procurement rules remain opaque; direct engagement with the HQ contacts named above is the only reliable path to understanding supplier qualification. For a ranked target list of franchise systems aligned to your software category, FranCloud can help.