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From the filings
HQ-led decisions
Hawks Kids
Youth servicesHawks Kids operates a single company-owned youth-services location in California, with no franchised units disclosed in the 2026 FDD. Software purchasing authority sits with HQ executives Emma Flanders (CEO/CRO) and Martha E. Flores (COO). The franchisor mandates the proprietary Hawks System, making integration with that platform the primary technical gate for any vendor pitch.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Total units
1
0 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
$717K
Item 19, 2024
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$50K
per unit
Investment range
$88K–$204K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
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, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
8%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
28 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 4 explicit no's; 2 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
Franchisee shall record all transactions and Gross Revenue of the Franchised Business using the Computer System and Required Software and any other appropriate Computer System components designated by Franchisor.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
The Computer System will generate reports on the Gross Revenue of your Franchise and must run programs designated by us to allow us to extract the revenue and service mix information of your Franchise.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
during the Term, Franchisee shall submit to Franchisor financial statements for the preceding quarter, including a balance sheet and profit and loss statement, prepared in the form and manner prescribed by Franchisor and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, which shall be certified by…
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 may be Approved Suppliers or the sole Approved Supplier of Hawks Branded Products.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We may change the designated suppliers of these or similar services in our discretion.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We may, from time to time, receive rebates from Approved Suppliers based on the aggregate volume of items purchased by franchisees from Approved 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
Approximately 100% of your start-up expenses and 100% of your ongoing expenses, other than fees disclosed in Items 5 and 6, will be for purchases from Approved Suppliers or purchases according to
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
You must pay us a fee not to exceed the actual cost of the inspection and the testing.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you wish to procure any items from a supplier other than us or an Approved Supplier, you must obtain our approval in the manner described in Section 8.2 of the Franchise Agreement.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor shall have the option, exercisable by written notice within thirty (30) days after the cancellation, termination or expiration of this Agreement, to take an assignment of all Electronic Communications and Media for the Franchised Business.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall at all times be compliant with (i) the NACHA ACH Security Framework; (ii) the Payment Rules; (iii) Applicable Law regarding data privacy, data security and security breaches; and (iv) Franchisor’s security policies and guidelines, all as may be adopted and/or amended from time to time (collectively…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
We may examine the Franchised Business to confer with your supervisorial or managerial employees, inspect and check operations, supplies, fixtures and equipment, and determine whether the Franchised Business is being operated in accordance with the Franchise Agreement, the Hawks System and the Manuals.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We may, from time to time, update or change the Manuals in our sole discretion.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
However, if you cannot or do not wish to operate your Franchised Business from your home, your office space must be at least 500 square feet in size and we must approve the location.
Marketing
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 11
You must, during the period beginning 30 days before the scheduled opening of your Franchised Business and continuing for 30 days after your Franchised Business opens for business, spend between $2,000 to $5,000 to conduct grand opening advertising and promotion.
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 must spend at least 5% of your Gross Revenue each calendar quarter on local advertising and promotion of your Franchised Business.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall fully participate in all guest loyalty or frequent customer programs now or in the future adopted or approved by Franchisor.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
All “Hawks Branded Products” and “Non-Proprietary Products” designated by us for use at or from the Franchised Business must be purchased from Approved Suppliers.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
All “Hawks Branded Products” and “Non-Proprietary Products” designated by us for use at or from the Franchised Business must be purchased from Approved Suppliers.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
All fees and other amounts due to us must be paid by electronic funds transfer or other automatic payment mechanism we designate.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 8
You must participate in all gift certificate and/or gift card administration programs as we may designated from time to time.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
Your Franchised Business must, at all times, be directly supervised by the Principal Owner or a Manager or other supervisorial or managerial personnel who have successfully completed our Pre-Opening Initial Training Program.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall cause all employees, while working in the Franchised Business, to wear uniforms of the color, design and other specifications that Franchisor may designate from time to time and to present a neat and clean appearance.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall purchase, use and maintain the Computer System specified in the Manuals or otherwise by Franchisor in writing for the Franchised Business in accordance with Franchisor’s standards and specifications.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall allow Franchisor and/or its designee to access the Computer System and stored files, and to add, remove, configure and modify information systems via any means including electronic polling and uploads, with or without notice.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must fully participate in all guest loyalty, CRM or frequent customer programs now or in the future adopted or approved by us.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
If we provide you with any Post-Opening Additional Training Programs, you must pay us our then-current daily fee each of our representatives that provides the Post-Opening Additional Training Programs to defray our direct costs of providing the Post-Opening Additional Training Programs.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
Your Principal Owner and each Manager must attend the Annual Franchisee Conference.
The filing answers no to 4 questions
- 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
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
The vendor opportunity at Hawks Kids
Hawks Kids is a youth-services concept headquartered in California. According to its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, the system consists of one company-owned location. The FDD does not disclose any franchised units, and year-over-year unit growth is not available. For a software vendor, the immediate addressable market is extremely small—a single operating unit—but the average unit volume of $716,848 signals a business with meaningful per-location revenue. The royalty rate is 6%, and the initial franchise term runs 10 years.
Because the system is so compact, any software sale is effectively an enterprise deal with HQ. There is no multi-unit operator (MUO) layer to navigate. The decision-making center is the executive team in California.
Who controls software purchasing
The 2026 FDD lists three executives in Item 1: Emma Flanders, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Revenue Officer; Martha E. Flores, Chief Operating Officer; and Jacob Walker, Director of Field Operations. In a single-unit system, the CEO/CRO and COO are the likely buyers for any operational or financial software. Flanders holds both the CEO and revenue titles, which suggests she oversees both top-line growth and administrative functions. Flores, as COO, likely owns day-to-day operations and the tech that supports them. Walker’s field-operations role may influence tools used at the location level, but final purchasing authority almost certainly rests with Flanders and Flores.
Vendors should prepare to engage these two executives directly. There is no parent company on file; Hawks Kids appears independently owned, so no external corporate procurement group will override HQ decisions.
Mandated and current tech stack
The FDD mandates the “Hawks System,” a proprietary platform. No other third-party software vendors are named in the filing. This means the Hawks System likely serves as the operational backbone—potentially covering scheduling, billing, customer management, or other core functions for a youth-services business. For any vendor selling complementary software (e.g., marketing automation, HR, financial reporting), the critical question is whether the Hawks System offers APIs or integration points. The FDD does not describe the system’s architecture, so vendors will need to explore technical compatibility during discovery.
Because the mandate is explicit, any pitch that requires replacing or duplicating core Hawks System functionality will face an uphill battle. Positioning your product as an additive layer that integrates with the mandated system is the more viable path.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 of the FDD—which typically outlines purchasing requirements, designated suppliers, and procurement procedures—did not yield an extract in our corpus. That means the public filing does not detail whether Hawks Kids uses a closed designated-supplier model or an open approved-supplier framework. Vendors should clarify this directly with HQ early in the conversation.
Renewal terms, drawn from Item 17, offer a potential window for technology re-evaluation. The renewal term is 5 years, and the franchisee must sign the then-current form of Franchise Agreement, which may contain materially different terms. For a company-owned unit, this renewal mechanic is less relevant, but if Hawks Kids begins franchising, new franchisees will enter the system under the latest agreement—potentially with updated tech mandates. With no disclosed unit growth and a single existing location, there is no predictable contract cycle. Vendors should treat this as an opportunistic, relationship-driven sale rather than a calendar-based event.
How to read the Hawks Kids FDD
The full 2026 Hawks Kids Franchise Disclosure Document is embedded below. It contains the legal and operational disclosures that govern the franchise system, including Item 1 (executives), Item 11 (mandated systems), Item 17 (renewal conditions), and Item 19 (financial performance representations, if any). For software vendors, the most actionable sections are Item 11 for tech mandates and Item 1 for the buying center. Review these sections to validate integration requirements and identify the right executive to contact. When you’re ready to prioritize franchise systems by tech-stack fit and decision-maker access, FranCloud can build a ranked target list for your pipeline.
Questions vendors ask
Hawks Kids, answered from the filing
CEO and Chief Revenue Officer Emma Flanders and COO Martha E. Flores are the named executives. With a single-unit operation, purchasing decisions are centralized at HQ.
The FDD mandates the Hawks System. No other POS or operational technology vendors are disclosed in the 2026 filing.
One company-owned location. The number of franchised units is not disclosed in the 2026 FDD.
The FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement extract, so the designated-supplier vs. approved-supplier model is not publicly disclosed.
Renewal terms are 5 years, requiring a new Franchise Agreement with then-current terms. With a single unit and no disclosed growth, contract windows are unpredictable.
The 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can read the full document in the embedded PDF viewer below.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
1 operators run 1 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit1
Top states by locations
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