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+5.447% units YoYHQ-led decisions
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
Quick service restaurantFreddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers requires franchisees to run PAR Brink-compatible point-of-sale hardware and software, plus a back-office computer on Windows 11 and Microsoft Office 365, under Item 11. The chain operates 580 units, 542 of them franchised, growing 5.447% year over year on a 5% royalty and a 15-year initial term. PAR Brink is the incumbent; a vendor's opening is everything the POS mandate does not cover.
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Total units
580
542 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+5.447%
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
5%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2.5%
national + local
Initial fee
$35K
per unit
Investment range
$855K–$2.80M
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Ongoing fee load
What the operator pays every month
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
7.5%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
1 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing, the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
24 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 5 explicit no's; 5 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?
YesItem 11
Through our connections with your point of sale system, we will obtain independent access to your databases.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Licensee shall submit to Licensor (i) within thirty (30) days following the 28-day period for which such statement is compiled, a period profit and loss statement and a cumulative profit and loss statement from the beginning of Freddy’s 04/26 License Agreement 23 Licensee’s fiscal year to the end of such period…
How the franchisor buys
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 11
We have franchise advisory council (“Custard Council”) currently made up no more than ten members consisting of franchisees appointed by us, and our representatives.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We reserve the right in the future to designate ourselves or our affiliate as approved suppliers of certain goods and services, we will not be the sole approved supplier of any
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We receive payments from designated and approved suppliers on account of franchised and company-owned Restaurant purchases of required and approved items from those suppliers.
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?
100Item 8
The goods, equipment, supplies, and products which must be purchased from approved suppliers or under our specifications represent 100% of your total purchases for the establishment and operation of your Restaurant.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesFranchise agreement
Licensor may require, as a condition of its approval, that samples of the item be submitted to Licensor for inspection and testing, and Licensee or the proposed source shall pay the reasonable expenses of such inspection and testing.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
You may request approval of specific items or sources not previously approved by us.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Licensee shall surrender and transfer to Licensor or its designee any and all rights to use the telephone numbers, domain names, e-mail addresses, and other business listings used by Licensee for the Restaurant.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Licensee shall comply with the then-current Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards as those standards may be revised and modified by the PCI Security Standards Council, LLC
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
Conduct inspections of your Restaurant and financial records, evaluations of the services provided by your Restaurant, and interviews with your employees, agents, and customers, all as we deem advisable.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Licensee expressly agrees to comply with each and every requirement of the System during the term of this Agreement, as the same may be modified or changed from time to time by Licensor in its sole discretion.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesFranchise agreement
Prior to commencing construction of the Restaurant, Licensee shall have obtained Licensor’s written approval of the site for the Restaurant.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
Licensee shall not establish or maintain or allow others to establish or maintain without Licensor’s prior written approval, directly or indirectly, any presence on the internet, including any electronic or social media platform (or any electronic medium similar to or established in replacement of any of the…
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 7
You must conduct a grand opening advertising and promotional program for the Restaurant during the period commencing 14 days before and ending 180 days after its opening and expend at least $2,500, or, if required by us, at least $8,000.
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
you to spend up to 2.0% of Gross Receipts per year for media advertising and promotional materials.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesFranchise agreement
If the Restaurant is within the territory of an existing Cooperative at the time the Restaurant opens for business, Licensee shall immediately become a member of the Cooperative.
Operations
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
The goods, equipment, supplies, and products which must be purchased from approved suppliers or under our specifications represent 100% of your total purchases for the establishment and operation of your Restaurant.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Licensee shall not to use any Credit Card Vendor for which Licensor has not given its prior written approval or as to which Licensor has revoked its earlier approval.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 8
You are required to sell and accept gift cards.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
if you designate a general manager, who may be your employee, who shall devote full time and attention to the management and operation of the Restaurant.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You are required to purchase through our approved vendors PAR Brink compatible point of sale hardware (consisting of terminals, kitchen controllers, interface devices, printers, network infrastructure hardware, and order confirmation boards) with PAR Brink point of sale software as well as a back office computer…
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
Through our connections with your point of sale system, we will obtain independent access to your databases.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We may charge reasonable fees for instruction and course materials for training programs other than initial training including salaries and expenses of our personnel.
The filing answers no to 5 questions
- Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?Item 8
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?Item 8
- Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?Item 11
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.
HQ committee: CEO/President + VP Ops + IT/CIO + Franchise + procurement involved.
VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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The vendor opportunity at Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers operates 580 units — 542 franchised, 38 company-owned — under a 5% royalty and a 15-year initial term, growing 5.447% year over year inside Freddy's Acquisition Holdings' ownership. The defining fact for a vendor: PAR Brink is the required point-of-sale system system-wide, purchased only through the franchisor's approved vendors, and neither the franchisor nor its affiliate currently sells any goods to franchisees directly — every purchase, tech included, comes from approved suppliers or meets its specifications.
Who controls software purchasing Item 11 requires franchisees to purchase PAR Brink-compatible point-of-sale hardware and PAR Brink point-of-sale software through the franchisor's approved vendors, along with a back-office computer running Windows 11 and Microsoft Office 365. That structure — a named required system, sourced through a defined vendor channel — places purchasing authority for core restaurant technology at HQ.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required The filing's own words are explicit: franchisees are required to purchase through approved vendors PAR Brink compatible point of sale hardware, with PAR Brink point of sale software, as well as a back office computer running Windows 11 Professional or Enterprise and Microsoft Office 365. The franchisor may adopt upgraded or substitute systems, and franchisees are obligated to comply with the then-current standard.
Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 requires franchisees to purchase or lease most food, beverage, paper goods, inventory, computer hardware and software meeting Freddy's standards; these purchases represent 100% of a restaurant's total buying for establishment and operation. A franchisee may propose an alternate supplier for approval. Item 17 renewal requires notice, remodeling, good standing, payment of amounts owed, a signed release, and training compliance before signing the then-current License Agreement for another 15-year term.
How to read the Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers FDD The embedded PDF viewer below carries Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers' full 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked list of similar quick-service targets by mandate strength and growth rate.
Questions vendors ask
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, answered from the filing
Item 11 requires PAR Brink-compatible point-of-sale hardware and software through the franchisor's approved vendors, which places purchasing decisions for the core system at HQ rather than the individual restaurant.
Item 11 requires PAR Brink-compatible point-of-sale hardware (terminals, kitchen controllers, printers and order confirmation boards) with PAR Brink point-of-sale software, plus a back-office computer running Windows 11 Professional or Enterprise and Microsoft Office 365.
580 total units — 542 franchised, 38 company-owned — in the quick-service restaurant segment. Franchised outlets grew 5.447% year over year.
Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list covering most food, beverage, paper goods, inventory, computer hardware and software; these purchases represent 100% of a restaurant's total purchases. A franchisee may propose an alternate supplier for approval.
Item 17 renewal requires notice, remodeling, good standing, payment of fees owed, a signed release, training compliance, and the then-current 15-year License Agreement, which may carry materially different terms. With franchised outlets growing 5.447% a year, new-unit openings are a steady vendor entry point.
The embedded PDF viewer below holds Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers' 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document in full.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
341 operators run 447 mapped locations. 25 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit316
2–9 units22
10–24 units3
Top states by locations
| TX | 67 |
|---|---|
| AZ | 31 |
| MO | 28 |
| GA | 21 |
| KS | 21 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
unknown of freddy s acquisition holdings.
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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.