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Happy's Pizza 2025
Quick service restaurantSoftware purchasing decisions at Happy's Pizza are directed by its executive leadership, including Chief Executive Officer Happy Asker and Co-CEO Suhel Kizi. The franchisor mandates specific franchise technology, creating a centralized procurement environment for its 54-unit system. With an average unit volume of $1,051,642, the chain presents a focused but specific addressable market for vendors.
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Total units
54
54 franchised
Unit growth YoY
-5.263%
vs prior filing
AUV
$1.05M
Item 19, 2024
Royalty
—
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$25K
per unit
Investment range
$264K–$619K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Franchisor controlled
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
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.
2%+of gross sales (FY2026)
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.
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Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
29 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's; 3 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
We have the right to specify the accounting software and a common chart of accounts, and, if we do so, you agree to use that software and chart of accounts (and require your bookkeeper and accountant to do so) in preparing and submitting your financial statements to us.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
All of the data that you collect, create, provide, or otherwise develop is and will be owned exclusively by us, and we will have the right to access, download, and use that data in any manner that we deem appropriate without compensation to you.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to provide us, at your expense, and in a format that we reasonably specify, a complete annual financial statement prepared on a review basis by an independent certified public accountant (as to whom we do not have a reasonable objection) within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We (and one of our affiliates) are the only designated supplier for certain items that you must buy for the operation of your Franchised Business.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
You recognize and agree that we may periodically change or modify the System and you agree to accept and use for the purpose of this Agreement any such change in the System (which may include, among other things, new or modified trade names, service marks, trademarks or copyrighted materials, new products, new…
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
5804769Item 8
During the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, we and our affiliates (Happy’s Pizza Advertising LLC, Happy’s Pizza Development LLC, and Happy’s Pizza Advertising LLC) derived $5,804,769 in revenue from the sale of products and services to our franchisees (including rebates received), which represented 60.1% of…
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We and our affiliates have the right to receive rebates or other fees from designated suppliers based on sales of goods or services to our franchisees.
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?
95Item 8
We estimate that the cost of your purchases and leases from sources that we designate, approve, or that are under our specifications will be approximately 95-100% of the total cost of establishing a Franchised Business and approximately 95-100% of the cost of continued operation of the franchise.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
Either you or the proposed new supplier must pay us a charge (which will not exceed the reasonable cost of the inspection and the actual cost of the tests).
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you want to buy any items from an unapproved supplier, you first must submit a written request asking for our approval to do so.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 11
We may designate, and own, the telephone numbers for your Franchised Business.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesItem 1
You also must follow the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards and comply with applicable privacy laws relating to customer payment card transactions.
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to participate in such programs as we require, and promptly pay the then-current charges of the evaluation service.
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
you also grant to us and our agents the right to enter upon the Franchised Business premises at any reasonable time for the purpose of conducting inspections, for among other purposes, preserving the validity of the Proprietary Marks, and verifying your compliance with this Agreement and the policies and procedures…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We have the right to periodically update and modify the contents and format of the Brand Manual.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesFranchise agreement
you will then find a site which will become the Accepted Location after we have given you our written approval for that site and you have obtained the right to occupy the premises, by lease, sublease, or acquisition of the property, all subject to our prior written approval and in accordance with the Site Selection…
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
Unless we have otherwise approved in writing, you agree to neither establish nor permit any other party to establish a Digital Site relating in any manner whatsoever to the Franchised Business or referring to the Proprietary Marks.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 11
You must spend an amount that we specify (not to exceed $15,000) to conduct grand opening advertising and promotions
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to offer for sale, participate in, and honor for purchases by customers, all gift cards and other incentive or convenience programs that we may periodically institute (including loyalty programs that we or a third party vendor operate, as well as mobile apps, mobile payment, and/or other customer affinity…
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesFranchise agreement
If a Regional Fund for the geographic area in which the Franchised Business is located has been established at the time you commence operations under this Agreement, then you agree to immediately become a member of such Regional Fund.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
We (and one of our affiliates) are the only designated supplier for certain items that you must buy for the operation of your Franchised Business.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to buy all ingredients, equipment, furniture, supplies, paper products, t-shirts, and other apparel), materials (such as packaging), and all other products and services used (or offered for sale) at the Restaurant (together, “Input Items”) only from suppliers as to whom we have given our prior written…
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to maintain, at all times, credit-card relationships with the credit- and debit- card issuers or sponsors, check or credit verification services, financial-center services, merchant service providers, and electronic-fund-transfer systems (together, “Payment Vendors”) that we may periodically designate as…
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
You must pay us your Royalty Fee payment (and all payments required under Section 13 below), by ACH (as specified below), by the Due Date (defined below), in advance of the Royalties due for that Month.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to offer for sale, participate in, and honor for purchases by customers, all gift cards and other incentive or convenience programs that we may periodically institute
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
8.3.1 You agree to maintain a competent, conscientious staff in numbers sufficient to promptly service customers and to comply with staffing and service criteria, which may include without limitation specified positions that we may designate from time to time as necessary or appropriate for providing quality member…
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
14.6 POS Systems. You agree to record all sales on integrated computer-based point of sale systems we approve or on such other types of cash registers and other devices (such as iPads, touch screens, printers, bar code readers, card readers, cash drawers, battery back-up, etc.) HPFLLC 2025 FDD (167) that we may…
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
All of the data that you collect, create, provide, or otherwise develop is and will be owned exclusively by us, and we will have the right to access, download, and use that data in any manner that we deem appropriate without compensation to you.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
We may require that you and your Operating Principal, General Manager and Additional Trained Personnel attend such refresher courses, new product launches, seminars, and other training programs as we may reasonably require periodically.
The filing answers no to 2 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?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.
The franchisor's owner/CEO decides; an ops or franchise-development lead may evaluate.
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The vendor opportunity at Happy's Pizza
Happy's Pizza operates as a quick-service restaurant chain with 54 franchised units, all of which represent the addressable market for a software vendor. The system reported an average unit volume of $1,051,642. The franchisor is based in Michigan and appears independently owned, with no parent company on file. Unit growth contracted by 5.263% year-over-year, a metric that should frame any total addressable market forecast. The initial franchise term is 5 years, and the renewal term is also 5 years, subject to execution of the then-current franchise agreement.
Who controls software purchasing
The executive team listed in the FDD's Item 1 forms the buying center. Happy Asker serves as Chief Executive Officer and Manager of the LLC, while Suhel Kizi holds the title of Co-Chief Executive Officer. Maher Bashi, the Chief Administrative Officer, is a likely operational stakeholder for administrative and back-office platforms. George Khalaf, the Controller, would be a key contact for financial software. For foodservice-specific platforms, Anthony Theodore, the Director of Food Purchasing, is the relevant executive. No multi-unit operators are mapped in our corpus, reinforcing that technology standards flow from the HQ down to the franchisee base.
Mandated and current tech stack
The FDD mandates "Franchise Technology," a broad category that signals franchisor control over the software environment. However, the specific vendor names for point-of-sale, online ordering, or back-office systems are not disclosed in the available FDD extracts. This lack of named vendors means a software sales team must engage the HQ directly to understand the incumbent landscape and any existing contracts. The mandate itself is a strong signal that the franchisor, not the individual franchisee, makes the final decision on core technology.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The FDD does not provide an Item 8 extract detailing designated or approved suppliers, so the specific procurement restrictions remain unknown. The renewal process, however, is clearly defined. A franchisee must provide timely written notice, refurbish the location to current standards, comply with all agreement terms, pay a renewal fee, and execute a general release. Critically, the renewal agreement is the "then-current" version, which may contain terms materially different from the original. This clause creates a hard re-evaluation window every 5 years, when franchisees are forced to adopt the latest mandated systems, including any new franchise technology requirements.
How to read the Happy's Pizza FDD
The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is the definitive source for vetting this account. Item 11 will list the specific franchise technology obligations in detail, potentially naming approved vendors. Item 8 will clarify whether the franchisor derives rebates from designated suppliers. The full document is available for review below. For a ranked target list of franchise systems based on technology mandates and financial health, FranCloud can provide the data.
Questions vendors ask
Happy's Pizza 2025, answered from the filing
The buying center includes Chief Executive Officer Happy Asker, Co-CEO Suhel Kizi, and Chief Administrative Officer Maher Bashi. These executives control the mandated technology standards for the franchise system.
The FDD mandates 'Franchise Technology' but does not disclose specific vendor names for POS or operational systems. Vendors should inquire directly about the approved technology list.
There are 54 franchised locations. The number of company-owned units is not disclosed in the most recent FDD. The system saw a -5.3% year-over-year unit decline.
The procurement model is not detailed in the available FDD extracts. The mandate for 'Franchise Technology' suggests a centralized, HQ-controlled designation process rather than an open market.
The initial franchise term is 5 years. Renewals require execution of the then-current agreement, which may have materially different terms. This creates potential re-evaluation points every 5 years for existing franchisees.
The 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can review the full document in the embedded PDF viewer below to analyze the complete Item 11 technology mandates and Item 8 procurement restrictions.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
67 operators run 67 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit67
Top states by locations
| MI | 51 |
|---|---|
| OH | 10 |
| WI | 1 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Happy's Pizza 2025
unknown of restaurant equity partners.
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