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From the filings
Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads or Bananas Smoothies
Quick service restaurantSoftware purchasing at Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads or Bananas Smoothies is controlled at the headquarters level by a small executive team including CEO Anthony Scotto and CFO Frank Clark. The 23-unit chain, which operates 14 franchised and 9 company-owned locations, mandates Oracle Simphony as its point-of-sale system. With an average unit volume of $870,874, the brand represents a compact but targeted addressable market for vendors offering complementary or replacement technology.
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Live signals
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.
6%of gross sales (FY2025)
15% reference
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.
ct mix information. We may require electronic transmission of this information. We may have independent access to this information and data. In order to operate the current Oracle/Simphony Point of Sa
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
21 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 4 explicit no's; 9 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
Franchisor reserves the right to require Franchisee, at Franchisee’s expense, to obtain computer hardware and software for maintaining Franchisee's accounting books and records, which computer hardware may include point-of-sale and telecommunications devices, and which software may be a single program or set of…
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We may have independent access to this information and data.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We and our affiliates are presently the only approved supplier for the following items: frozen yogurt mix and pretzel dough.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify its System, including the adoption and use of new or modified logos, trade names, trademarks, service marks or copy-righted materials, new food items, new products, new techniques or new equipment.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
we (or our affiliates) have the right to retain 100% of all discounts, rebates, commissions or other consideration paid by Approved Suppliers and to use them for whatever purposes we elect and you may claim no rights thereto.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
You, or the suppliers, will be required to pay a charge not to exceed the reasonable cost of any inspection conducted and the actual cost of any testing undertaken.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you want to use another supplier, you must make a written request to us for approval, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall make modifications or alterations to the Restaurant Premises (including, without limitation, the changing of the telephone number) immediately upon termination or expiration of this Agreement as may be necessary to prevent the operation of any business thereon by Franchisee or others in derogation of…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall grant Franchisor and its agents the right to enter upon the Restaurant Premises at any time for the purpose of conducting inspections;
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee recognizes and agrees that Franchisor may from time to time change or modify its standards of operations, including the adoption of new food products and preparations, procedures and programs, as outlined in the Confidential Operations & Training Manual.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
We must approve your selected site for the Franchised Business.
Marketing
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 7
If the Franchised Business is not located in a Regional Shopping Mall, Urban Retail Center or Major Office Building, Airport or Institutional Feeding Facility then you must spend a minimum of $3,000.00 during the first thirty days of operation on grand opening advertising.
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
If the Franchise Business is not located in a Regional Shopping Mall, Urban Retail Center, Major Office Building, Airport or Institutional Feeding Facility you must spend a minimum of 3% of Gross Sales each calendar quarter on local advertising.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesFranchise agreement
To purchase from Franchisor or its designated supplier only those proprietary products prescribed by Franchisor and deemed to be a proprietary aspect of the System.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We also require that most items are purchased or leased solely from suppliers that have been approved in writing by us (and not thereafter disapproved) as meeting our standards and specifications, pursuant to designation in the Manual or otherwise in writing.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
All fees (except for the Initial Franchise Fee) required under this Section 10 shall be paid to Franchisor through automatic debit of Franchisee’s bank account on each Tuesday for the week ending the preceding Sunday.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall maintain, at all times during the Term of this Agreement, a staff of trained employees sufficient to operate the Restaurant in accordance with this Agreement.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall record all sales on the point-of-sale system approved by Franchisor.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We may have independent access to this information and data.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor reserves the right to impose reasonable fees for such additional training.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee (or its principal owner), or its Restaurant Manager, and any replacement Restaurant Managers shall attend additional training programs, sales meetings, operations meetings and conventions, as Franchisor may, from time to time, direct.
The filing answers no to 4 questions
- Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?Franchise agreement
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?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.
The franchisor's owner/CEO decides; an ops or franchise-development lead may evaluate.
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The vendor opportunity at Green Leaf’s
Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads or Bananas Smoothies operates a compact system of 23 total units, with 14 franchised and 9 company-owned locations. For a software vendor, this is a small but concentrated target. The average unit volume sits at $870,874, which signals healthy per-store economics and a potential willingness to invest in operational technology. The chain is headquartered in New Jersey and appears independently owned, with no parent company on file. While year-over-year unit growth is not disclosed in the 2025 FDD, the presence of a Vice President of Development suggests the brand is actively managing expansion, which can create technology evaluation windows.
Who controls software purchasing
Technology decisions at Green Leaf’s are made at headquarters. The executive team listed in the FDD includes Biagio Scotto as President and Director, Anthony Scotto as Chief Executive Officer and Director, and Frank Clark as Chief Financial Officer. Biagio Pugliese serves as Secretary and Director, while Cheryl Kempf holds the title of Vice President of Development. In a system of this size, the CEO and CFO are the most likely approvers for any software expenditure. A vendor’s initial outreach should probably be directed to the CEO’s office, with a clear value proposition tied to unit-level economics or operational efficiency.
Mandated and current tech stack
The only technology mandate disclosed in the 2025 FDD is the point-of-sale system: Oracle/Simphony is required across all locations. This is a significant signal. Oracle Simphony is an enterprise-grade POS common in larger chains, and its presence in a 23-unit system suggests either a sophisticated operator or a recent upgrade cycle. For vendors selling adjacent software—labor scheduling, inventory management, loyalty, or delivery integration—compatibility with Oracle Simphony is a hard requirement. The FDD does not name any other mandated or recommended technology systems, leaving the rest of the stack open to vendor discovery.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 of the FDD, which typically describes procurement restrictions and designated suppliers, was not extracted in our corpus. This means the brand’s procurement model is not publicly known from the filing. Vendors should be prepared for either a centralized purchasing model or a more open environment where franchisees have discretion, though the POS mandate points toward centralized control. Franchise agreements carry a 10-year initial term. Renewal is not automatic; franchisees must provide notice, satisfy monetary obligations, comply with the agreement, and execute the then-current Franchise Agreement, which may contain materially different terms. This renewal friction can create openings for technology re-evaluation, particularly if the franchisor updates its tech stack requirements at the time of renewal.
How to read the Green Leaf’s FDD
The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document is the authoritative source for understanding Green Leaf’s technology mandates, purchasing obligations, and contractual timelines. Item 11 details the required POS system, while Item 17 outlines the renewal conditions that can trigger software review cycles. The full document is embedded below for your review. For a ranked target list of franchise brands matched to your software category, FranCloud can help you prioritize accounts based on tech stack, unit growth, and decision-maker access.
Questions vendors ask
Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads or Bananas Smoothies, answered from the filing
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
14 operators run 14 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| NY | 4 |
|---|---|
| FL | 2 |
| MD | 2 |
| PA | 1 |
| TN | 1 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Green Leaf’s Beyond Great Salads or Bananas Smoothies
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.