CeterusCeterus
Mandatorynthly costs for the services typically range from $400 to $800, and if utilized, these fees will be your responsibility. You are required to use our designated supplier, currently Ceterus, during your
From the filings
+29.167% units YoYHQ-led decisions
IV Nutrition
Health servicesSoftware purchasing at IV Nutrition is controlled at the franchisor level, with a mandated POS/EHR system already in place across all locations. The brand operates 38 total units (31 franchised, 7 company-owned) and posted a 29.2% year-over-year unit growth rate. For vendors, the addressable market is concentrated but expanding, with a footprint spanning 52 located units and a royalty rate of 6.0% on a 10-year initial term.
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Live signals
Total units
38
31 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+29.167%
vs prior filing
AUV
$665K
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$50K
per unit
Investment range
$201K–$583K
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, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
8%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
4 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.
DelightreeDelightree
Mandatoryuse Morrow Hill to select the location for your Franchised Clinic; there is no additional fee required to be paid by the franchisee for using Morrow Hill. You are required to use Delightree, our desig
QvinciQvinci
Mandatoryred to use Delightree, our designated supplier for Learning Management, Project Management, and internal communications services for the Franchised Clinic. You are required to use Qvinci, our designat
ZenotiZenoti
Mandatoryrs, you must, at your sole expense, acquire and implement the new required POS system within the timeframe we specify. You are required to enter into a contract with Soham Inc dba Zenoti, our only app
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
28 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's; 4 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right to have independent access to any data you collect electronically, subject to applicable state and federal law, including HIPAA and other privacy regulations.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesItem 6
You are required to provide your profit and loss statements to us on a monthly basis for our review in a manner that we prescribe.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
One of our officers, Jason Fechter, owns 100% interest in Fechter Construction LLC, which is one of our suppliers and is the required supplier for all items necessary to open your IV Nutrition Clinic including furniture, millwork, and interior signage.
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 11
We have established an Advisory Council (“Advisory Council”) which functions as a representative group of franchises that meets periodically with our team and management to advise us on initiative as well as challenges and concerns regarding the franchise system.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We reserve the right to change designated suppliers at any time, and you acknowledge that such changes may require additional investments on your part.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
1086307.41Item 8
During our fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, we received $144,245.49 in revenues from required franchisee purchases from us, which represents 5.64% of our total revenues of $2,558,222.93 for the 2025 calendar year. During the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, our affiliate, Fechter Construction, LLC, received…
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 ordered.
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?
90Item 8
approximately 90-95% of your ongoing operating purchases
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
You must pay us a $500 fee upon submission of a product or supplier for our consideration.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you want to purchase or lease any supplies, materials, tools, products or services not previously approved in writing by us as acceptable or from a supplier not approved by us, you can request our approval in writing, at your sole expense.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 17
transfer your telephone directory listings to us
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
Advise you of operating problems from your reports or our inspections.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We may modify the Manual from time to time, but these modifications will not alter your status and rights and obligations under the Franchise or Development Agreements.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You must obtain our written approval of your Franchised Clinic’ proposed site and sign a lease we approve for that premises within 120 days of the effective date of the Franchise Agreement.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
You may not design, develop or host a website, or any web page, or use any domain name or email address containing the marks or regarding the Franchised Clinic other than as approved or required by us.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 11
You must spend at least $10,000 to conduct the Initial Marketing Program in your territory.
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 a minimum of $5,000 per month on local advertising and marketing.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesItem 8
You must fully participate in all guest loyalty or frequent customer programs now or in the future adopted or approved by us.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
In addition to proprietary items, you must purchase or lease certain products or services required for your Franchised Clinic from suppliers and distributors designated and approved by us.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must buy the equipment and license the software for the required POS system from our current designated supplier, Soham Inc dba Zenoti, or any successor supplier we may designate in our sole discretion.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You are required to enter into a contract with Soham Inc dba Zenoti, our only approved vendor for point-of-sale data transmission service which facilitates the processing of credit cards and with one of our approved vendors, Adyn N.V., for payment card industry compliance.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
We will automatically debit your bank account on the 5th and the 20th day of the month for the royalties, technology fee, and national marketing contributions due.
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
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
you must operate your Franchised Clinic in strict conformity with the methods, standards, specifications and sources of supply that we designate and prescribe in our Manual.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must buy the equipment and license the software for the required POS system from our current designated supplier, Soham Inc dba Zenoti, or any successor supplier we may designate in our sole discretion.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right to have independent access to any data you collect electronically, subject to applicable state and federal law, including HIPAA and other privacy regulations.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
In addition, you must purchase, enroll in or subscribe to, as applicable, all IV Nutrition 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document 17 CRM, social media analytics and online and mobile ordering software or programs that we designate.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We do not currently require additional in-person recurrent training programs or refresher courses, but we have the right to do so in the future.
The filing answers no to 2 questions
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
- Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?Item 11
The vendor opportunity at IV Nutrition
IV Nutrition is a health-services franchise headquartered in Kansas, operating 38 total units—31 franchised and 7 company-owned—across a mapped footprint of roughly 52 located sites. The brand’s average unit volume sits at $665,127.59, with a 6.0% royalty rate and a 10-year initial term. Year-over-year unit growth reached 29.2%, signaling an expanding addressable base for software vendors. The operator landscape is heavily single-unit: 43 operators run one location, while only three operators manage two to nine units. No operator controls 10 or more locations. Florida (9 units), Texas (8), and California (5) are the top states by unit count.
For a vendor, the opportunity is not in a massive multi-unit roll-up but in a growing, HQ-controlled system where a single technology decision can cover the entire network. The franchisor’s mandate over the POS/EHR stack means that winning the corporate relationship is the only path to deployment across franchised and company-owned clinics.
Who controls software purchasing
The 2026 FDD lists five executives in Item 1. Co-Owner/CEO Jason Fechter and Co-Owner/President Tara Zeller sit at the top of the organization. Operations Manager Kaitlyn McCullagh is the most likely day-to-day buyer for clinic-operations software, while Accounting Director Tim Kruse may influence financial-system decisions. Chief Marketing Officer Brooke Janousek would be the entry point for marketing or patient-engagement tools. No parent company is on file; IV Nutrition appears independently owned, so all purchasing authority resides with this group.
Because the franchisor mandates the POS/EHR system, the buying center is centralized. Vendors should expect a direct sales motion targeting the Overland Park headquarters rather than a franchisee-by-franchisee approach.
Mandated and current tech stack
Item 11 of the FDD confirms that IV Nutrition mandates a POS/EHR system for all franchisees. The specific vendor is not named in the disclosure, which is common when the franchisor reserves the right to designate or change the system without amending the FDD. For software sellers, this creates both a barrier and an opening: the incumbent holds a mandated position, but any dissatisfaction with the current system—or a need for adjacent tools in scheduling, inventory, or patient engagement—could trigger a review.
No other technology mandates are disclosed. The absence of named vendors for accounting, marketing automation, or HR systems suggests those categories remain open or are handled at the franchisee level, though the centralized management structure makes an HQ-led evaluation likely.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 of the FDD contains no procurement extract, so IV Nutrition’s supplier-designation process is not publicly documented. Vendors should ask directly whether the franchisor uses a designated-supplier model, an approved-supplier list, or an open procurement policy. Given the POS/EHR mandate, the franchisor clearly exercises control over technology selection, and any new vendor will need to navigate an HQ approval process.
Renewal terms in Item 17 require franchisees to give 180 days’ prior written notice, comply with all material terms, pay all monetary obligations, agree in writing to update the clinic, sign a general release of claims, and execute the then-current standard Franchise Agreement for a new 10-year term. This renewal cycle, combined with 29% unit growth, means new locations and renewing franchisees may create periodic software evaluation windows. The 10-year term length suggests that once a system is embedded, switching costs are high—so timing a pitch around new-unit openings or a known dissatisfaction point is critical.
How to read the IV Nutrition FDD
The 2026 IV Nutrition Franchise Disclosure Document is filed with state franchise regulators and is available in the embedded PDF viewer below. Key sections for software vendors include Item 1 (executives and ownership), Item 11 (mandated technology), Item 8 (procurement—though empty here), and Item 17 (renewal and term). The unit-count table in Item 20 provides the geographic and operator-segment breakdown used throughout this page. For a ranked target list of franchise systems that match your software category, FranCloud can help you prioritize outreach based on real FDD data.
Questions vendors ask
IV Nutrition, answered from the filing
The FDD lists Co-Owner/CEO Jason Fechter, Co-Owner/President Tara Zeller, and Operations Manager Kaitlyn McCullagh as key executives. Purchasing decisions likely route through this leadership group, with McCullagh handling operational tools.
Item 11 mandates a POS/EHR system for all franchisees. The specific vendor is not disclosed in the 2026 FDD, but the mandate signals centralized control over clinic-management technology.
IV Nutrition has 38 total units: 31 franchised and 7 company-owned. The operator footprint maps 46 operators across roughly 52 located units, with the heaviest concentration in Florida (9) and Texas (8).
The 2026 FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement extract, so designated-supplier or approved-supplier requirements are not publicly disclosed. Vendors should clarify purchasing rules directly during discovery.
Franchise agreements run 10 years, with renewal requiring 180 days’ written notice and a signed general release. With 29% unit growth, new-location openings may create near-term software evaluation windows.
The 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can review the full document in the embedded PDF viewer below for detailed Item-level disclosures.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
46 operators run 52 mapped locations. 3 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit43
2–9 units3
Top states by locations
| FL | 9 |
|---|---|
| TX | 8 |
| CA | 5 |
| NJ | 4 |
| IA | 3 |
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.