Hotshots Sports Bar and Grill

The vendor opportunity at Hotshots Sports Bar and Grill

Hotshots Sports Bar and Grill presents a small, headquarters-controlled target for software vendors. With 14 total units—7 franchised and 7 company-owned—the brand operates a tight system where technology decisions appear to flow from the top. The average unit volume sits at $1,288,572, and franchisees pay a 6.0% royalty on a 10-year initial term. For a vendor, the opportunity is less about scale and more about winning a single, decisive account that controls the entire system’s tech stack.

The brand is independently owned, with no parent company on file. Year-over-year unit growth is not disclosed in the most recent FDD. This stability, combined with a small footprint, means the sales cycle will likely involve direct engagement with the C-suite rather than navigating a fragmented base of multi-unit operators.

Who controls software purchasing

The FDD lists five key executives. Matthew Scott Volmert serves as Chief Executive Officer, and Julia Ann Volmert is the Chief Financial Officer. Daniel H. Volmert is listed as Manager. For a software vendor, the CEO and CFO are the most probable economic buyers, with Jason Durnett (Director of Franchise Development) and Micheal Wilshire (Director of Franchise Operations) likely influencing operational technology decisions. No multi-unit operators are mapped in our corpus, reinforcing that purchasing authority is not dispersed among large franchisee groups.

Mandated and current tech stack

Hotshots mandates SpotOn as its point-of-sale system. This is the only technology vendor explicitly named in the FDD. The mandate signals that the franchisor is willing to enforce system-wide standards, which can simplify a vendor’s deployment but also means any replacement or add-on must clear a high bar at headquarters. No other operational, payroll, or inventory systems are disclosed as mandated or recommended.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

The procurement model is not detailed in the FDD. Item 8, which typically outlines designated or approved supplier requirements, contains no extract. This absence means vendors should not assume a formal procurement process or an open market; direct inquiry with the franchisor is necessary to understand how they evaluate and onboard new software.

Contract timing is tied to the franchise lifecycle. The initial term is 10 years. Renewals are for 5 years and come with conditions: the franchisee must give notice, sign a new agreement that may contain materially different terms, sign a release, complete a remodel, and pay a fee equal to 25% of the then-current initial franchise fee. These renewal triggers can create natural inflection points where franchisees reassess their operations—and their technology stack.

How to read the Hotshots Sports Bar and Grill FDD

The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is the primary source for the data above. It is filed with state franchise regulators and contains the legal and operational disclosures that govern the franchise relationship. For software vendors, the most relevant items are Item 11 (the SpotOn mandate), Item 1 (the executive team), and Item 17 (renewal terms). The full document is embedded below for your review. When you are ready to prioritize franchise brands by tech mandate, decision-maker concentration, and unit economics, FranCloud can build you a ranked target list.