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Franknfurters Franchising

Quick service restaurant

Franknfurters Franchising is a young quick-service concept with just 3 US locations, all franchised and all operated by a single multi-unit operator based in California. The 2025 FDD carries a financial performance representation in Item 19, and Item 11 sets out the brand's technology and training requirements for vendors to review directly.

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Total units
3
3 franchised
Unit growth YoY
vs prior filing
AUV
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
of gross sales
Ad fund
6%
national + local
Initial fee
$35K
per unit
Investment range
$351K–$875K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing

Ongoing fee load

What the operator pays every month

The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing. It is a floor, not a total — the filing discloses one of the two headline fees.

6%+of gross sales (FY2025)

Ongoing fees: 6% of gross sales (FY2025)Ad fund 6%. Total 6% of gross sales, from the fees this filing discloses. Drawn against a 15% reference scale.

15% reference

Ad fund 6%

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

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

Yes

Item 11

We will have independent access to the sales and related sales information generated or stored in the Computer System.

How the franchisor buys

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

We may from time to time modify the list of Designated Suppliers and/or Approved Suppliers, and you must not, after receipt of such modification in writing, order any Proprietary Products from a supplier who is no longer a Designated Supplier or order any Goods or Materials from a supplier who is no longer an…

How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?

0

Item 8

We have not collected any revenue from Designated Suppliers or Approved Suppliers as of December 31st, 2024.

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

Yes

Item 8

We and our affiliates, from time to time, may receive payments from suppliers or vendors (including Designated Suppliers and/or Approved Suppliers) on account of such suppliers’ dealings with you and other Restaurant franchisees, and we may use any amounts received without restriction and for any purpose we and our…

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?

50

Item 8

We estimate that your purchases or leases from Designated Suppliers and/or Approved Suppliers will represent approximately 50% of your total purchases in the establishment of your Restaurant and 50% of your total purchases in the continuing operation of your Restaurant.

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

Yes

Item 6

(23) Testing Costs. We can charge you a fee not to exceed the lesser of $10,000 and the cost of the inspection and the actual cost of the test must be paid by you if you propose to purchase any Goods or Materials from a supplier that we have not previously approved.

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

Yes

Item 8

If you propose to purchase any Goods or Materials (that you are not required to purchase from a Designated Supplier or an Approved Supplier) from a supplier that we have not previously approved, you must submit to us a written Frank & Furter’s 16 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document 10271143v10/41822-0004 request for…

Communications

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

Yes

Item 17

if requested by Franchisor, of Franchisee’s assignment of Franchisee’s telephone numbers to Franchisor

Franchise management

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

Yes

Item 11

Continue our efforts to maintain high and uniform standards of quality, cleanliness, appearance, and service at all Restaurants in the System, including making periodic inspections and quality service checks of your Restaurant.

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

You agree to cooperate with us by operating and maintaining your Restaurant safely and securely and according to all of our System Standards (whether contained in the Manual or another written communication to you), as we periodically modify and supplement them.

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

Yes

Item 12

During the Opening Deadline Period (which is the 10 month period following the date that we sign the Franchise Agreement), you must obtain our approval of the Premises for your Restaurant, execute a Lease for the approved Premises, and open the Restaurant for business or we, at our option, may terminate the Franchise…

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

You may not use the Marks on any Internet domain name, e- mail address, Internet Website, or social media platform without our prior written consent.

Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Your Grand Opening Plan expenditures must equal or exceed $15,000.

Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?

Yes

Item 11

you must, during each calendar month, spend no less than $2,500 or 3% of your Net Sales on approved local marketing programs, whichever is greater.

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

You must participate and pay the fees associated with any Loyalty Program that we implement.

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

Yes

Item 11

Once a Regional Co-op is established in a DMA in which your Restaurant is located, you shall become a member of such Regional Co-op and be required to contribute to the Regional Co-op as determined by its members no later than 30 days after the date on which the Regional Co-op commences operation.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Item 8

For your Restaurant, you must purchase Approved Products only from us or a third party designated and licensed by us to prepare and sell such products (“Designated Suppliers”)

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

party designated and licensed by us to prepare and sell such products (“Designated Suppliers”) and purchase from manufacturers, distributors, vendors and suppliers approved by us (“Approved Suppliers”) all other goods, products, materials and supplies (collectively, “Goods”), as well as advertising materials…

Payments

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

Yes

Item 6

Royalty Fees and Advertising Fund Contribution payments based on Net Sales during each Calendar Week shall be withdrawn by ACH from your bank account on the Wednesday after the end of the previous Calendar Week.

Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?

Yes

Item 11

You must obtain credit card and gift card processing services from our designated vendor, which will be the same vendor used by Franchisor or affiliate owned Restaurants.

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Your Restaurant must at all times be operated by the number of staff members and managerial personnel that we designate or as required by any applicable government regulations.

Point of sale

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

Yes

Item 11

use a designated point-of-sale system to record all your sales during the operation of your Restaurant, the components of which are identified in the Confidential Operations Manual (the “POS System”).

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

Yes

Item 11

We will have independent access to the sales and related sales information generated or stored in the Computer System.

Training

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

We may also require you and/or your managers and employees to complete additional training if we believe, in our reasonable discretion, that you require additional training to operate your Restaurant to our standards. ("Remediation Training").

Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?

Yes

Franchise agreement

We may require you and your personnel to attend and complete satisfactorily various training courses that we periodically choose to provide at the times and locations that we designate, as well as periodic conventions, regional meetings, and conferences that we specify including franchise meetings.

The filing answers no to 3 questions
  • Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?Item 8
  • Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
  • Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?Franchise agreement

Who buys here

The buyer at this brand

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.

Sales LeaderSingle 1 19

The franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.

OwnerCEOPresidentPrincipal
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The vendor opportunity at Franknfurters Franchising Franknfurters Franchising is an Arizona-headquartered quick-service brand with 3 US locations as of its 2025 FDD, all franchised. Item 19 of the filing carries a financial performance representation, giving vendors a documented basis for evaluating the concept. The brand operates under the franknfurters ownership structure.

Who controls software purchasing All 3 Franknfurters Franchising locations are run by a single multi-unit operator based in California, making that operator the primary point of contact for a system-wide vendor pitch rather than a distributed group of franchisees.

Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required Item 11 of the Franknfurters Franchising FDD sets out the brand's technology and training obligations. Vendors should read that item directly for the systems it names and what it requires.

Procurement, renewals, and timing Franknfurters Franchising runs an approved-supplier list under Item 8. Franchisees must purchase Approved Products from the franchisor or its Designated Suppliers when the franchisor exercises that option, source other goods and materials from Approved Suppliers that meet the brand's standards, and may propose alternative suppliers for approval. With the network run by a single multi-unit operator, renewal and vendor timing is likely to follow that operator's own schedule.

How to read the Franknfurters Franchising FDD The FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2025. The embedded PDF viewer below carries the full filing, including Items 2, 8, 11, 17, 19 and 20.

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Questions vendors ask

Franknfurters Franchising, answered from the filing

All 3 of Franknfurters Franchising's locations are run by a single multi-unit operator in California, so software decisions likely flow through that one operator rather than a distributed franchisee base or a large corporate team.
Item 11 of the Franknfurters Franchising FDD sets its technology requirements. Read the filing below for the specifics.
Franknfurters Franchising operates 3 quick-service locations in the US, all franchised, all held by one multi-unit operator in California.
Franknfurters Franchising runs an approved-supplier list under Item 8: franchisees must buy Approved Products from the franchisor or its Designated Suppliers when required, source other goods from Approved Suppliers meeting brand standards, and may propose alternative suppliers for approval.
With just 3 locations under one multi-unit operator, vendor and software decisions are more likely tied to that operator's own renewal timeline than a system-wide cycle.
The Franknfurters Franchising FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2025. Use the embedded PDF viewer below to read Items 2, 8, 11, 17, 19 and 20.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

1 operators run 3 mapped locations. 1 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

2–9 units1

Top states by locations

CA3

Ownership

The portfolio behind Franknfurters Franchising

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