Jabal Coffee House

The vendor opportunity at Jabal Coffee House

Jabal Coffee House is a quick-service restaurant concept headquartered in Michigan. According to its 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the system consists of exactly 1 unit—company-owned, with no franchised locations yet reported. For software vendors, this is a single-account opportunity at present, not a scaled rollout play. The FDD maps 7 operators across approximately 7 located units, with a unit-band split showing all 7 in the 1-unit range and zero multi-unit operators. The top states by operator count are Florida (2), Ohio (1), Pennsylvania (1), Illinois (1), and North Carolina (1). No parent company is on file; the brand appears independently owned.

Average unit volume is not disclosed in the most recent FDD. The royalty rate is 6.0% of gross sales, and the initial franchise term is 10 years. Year-over-year unit growth is not available. These numbers signal an early-stage concept where a vendor’s near-term revenue potential is limited but where building a relationship now could pay off if the brand expands franchising.

Who controls software purchasing

The 2025 FDD Item 1 names three executives: Gamal Waza, Chief Executive Officer; Saqr Gelan, Chief Operating Officer; and Nabhan Modalla, Chief Financial Officer. In a system with a single company-owned unit and no franchisee layer, software purchasing authority almost certainly rests with this HQ trio. The CEO and COO are the likely operational buyers for front-of-house and back-of-house systems, while the CFO would control financial and reporting software decisions. There are no multi-unit franchisees to influence or override HQ mandates.

Mandated and current tech stack

Item 11 of the FDD mandates POS Systems for franchisees. The specific POS vendor is not named in the available extract, so the incumbent provider is unknown. No other technology mandates—such as inventory management, scheduling, loyalty, or delivery integrations—are disclosed. Vendors selling complementary or replacement POS solutions should be prepared to discuss integration with whatever system is currently in place. Because the brand has only one operating unit, the tech stack is likely lean and may not yet include enterprise-grade tools.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

The FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement extract, so the designated-supplier versus approved-supplier framework is not publicly known. This is a critical gap for vendors, as it determines whether you must be formally approved before selling into the system. On renewals, Item 17 outlines conditions for a 5-year renewal term: the franchisee must not be in default, must not have received two or more default notices in the prior 36 months, must provide notice and proof of location possession, must comply with current appearance, equipment, and signage requirements, must satisfy all reporting and monetary obligations, must complete any additional training, must sign a general release, must sign the then-current Franchise Agreement (which may have materially different terms), and must pay a renewal fee. These equipment and signage upgrade triggers are natural moments when software vendors can position new solutions.

With only 1 unit and no franchised growth yet reported, there are no predictable contract cycles. Vendors should monitor for any franchise sales activity or leadership announcements that signal expansion.

How to read the Jabal Coffee House FDD

The full 2025 Jabal Coffee House FDD is embedded below. Key sections for software vendors include Item 1 (executives and ownership), Item 11 (mandated technology), Item 8 (procurement restrictions, if present), and Item 17 (renewal and upgrade triggers). Because this is an early-stage concept, the FDD may be thinner than those of mature brands, but it still provides the legal framework for any technology sale. For a ranked target list of franchise systems matched to your software category, FranCloud can help.