Home Frite software
Mandatoryuse the Home Frite software
HQ-led decisions
Home Frite
Quick service restaurantSoftware purchasing at Home Frite is controlled at the HQ level, where CEO Ian Vernon and President Crystal Lingle oversee a tightly mandated tech stack. The brand currently operates a single company-owned unit, with its franchised unit count not disclosed in the most recent FDD. For vendors, this represents a nascent account with a fully prescribed technology environment.
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
3 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.
Toast POS SystemToast, Inc.
MandatoryWe currently require franchisees to use Toast POS system.
XtraCHEF
MandatoryApproved software or services, including XtraCHEF
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 the corpus by segment and unit count, not a guess.
The franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.
OwnerCEOPresidentPrincipal
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Live signals
Total units
1
0 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$35K
per unit
Investment range
$351K–$506K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
The vendor opportunity at Home Frite
Home Frite is a quick-service restaurant concept headquartered in New York. According to its 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the system consists of 1 total unit, which is company-owned. The number of franchised locations was not disclosed. Average unit volume is not reported in the FDD. For software vendors, the immediate addressable market is limited to a single corporate location, though any future franchise expansion would likely replicate the existing mandated technology stack.
The brand charges a 6.0% royalty on gross sales. The initial franchise term length was not extracted from the most recent filing. Year-over-year unit growth figures are not available. Ownership appears to be independent, with no parent company on file.
Who controls software purchasing
Technology decisions are centralized at the headquarters level. The FDD lists three executives in Item 1: Ian Vernon serves as CEO, Crystal Lingle holds the title of President and Director of Training and Franchise Operations, and Gino Geronilla is the General Manager. For a vendor pitching operational or financial software, Ms. Lingle’s dual role overseeing operations and training makes her a likely stakeholder. The CEO is the ultimate authority on enterprise-wide contracts.
No multi-unit operators are mapped in our corpus, meaning all current buying power sits with the franchisor entity itself.
Mandated and current tech stack
Home Frite imposes a strict technology mandate on its system. The FDD explicitly requires three systems: Home Frite proprietary software, the Toast POS System by Toast, Inc., and XtraCHEF. These are not merely recommended; they are mandated. Any vendor selling adjacent or replacement tools—such as labor scheduling, inventory management, or guest engagement platforms—must integrate with or displace components of this prescribed stack, particularly the Toast POS environment.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 procurement signals were not extracted from our corpus, so the formal supplier designation process remains unclear. However, the existence of mandated technology systems strongly implies a designated-supplier model for core restaurant software. Vendors should anticipate a controlled procurement environment rather than an open marketplace.
Contract renewal timing is opaque. The initial franchise term is not disclosed in the most recent FDD, and no Item 17 renewal provisions were extracted. Without term-length data or recent franchisee turnover activity, projecting software contract windows requires direct engagement with HQ.
How to read the Home Frite FDD
The full 2025 Home Frite Franchise Disclosure Document is available below. This legal filing contains the franchisor’s audited financials, Item 19 financial performance representations (if any), and the complete franchise agreement. For software vendors, the most actionable sections are Item 11 (the mandated tech stack listed above) and Item 2 (the executive team). Review these to validate integration requirements and identify the correct buying-center contacts before building a pitch.
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Questions vendors ask
Home Frite, answered from the filing
The buying center is concentrated at headquarters. Key executives include CEO Ian Vernon, President and Director of Training and Franchise Operations Crystal Lingle, and General Manager Gino Geronilla.
The 2025 FDD mandates Home Frite proprietary software, Toast POS System by Toast, Inc., and XtraCHEF. These are required systems for franchisees.
The brand has 1 total unit, which is company-owned. The number of franchised units is not disclosed in the most recent FDD.
Specific procurement restrictions from Item 8 were not extracted in our corpus. The franchisor does mandate specific technology systems, suggesting a designated-supplier approach for core software.
The initial term length and Item 17 renewal signals were not disclosed in the most recent FDD, making contract-cycle timing difficult to project without direct inquiry.
The 2025 FDD was filed with state franchise regulators. You can review the full document using the embedded PDF viewer below for detailed legal and operational disclosures.
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