From the filings

+25% units YoYHQ-led decisions

Jaggers Development

Quick service restaurant

Software purchasing decisions for Jaggers Development, a 15-unit quick-service restaurant chain, are controlled at the HQ level in Kentucky. The most recent Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) does not mandate any specific technology systems, leaving the current tech stack undefined for vendors. With 5 franchised and 10 company-owned locations, the addressable market is small but growing at 25% year-over-year.

For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.

Live signals

Total units
15
5 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+25%
vs prior filing
AUV
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
5%
of gross sales
Ad fund
3.5%
national + local
Initial fee
$45K
per unit
Investment range
$3.26M–$4.25M
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
No 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.

8.5%of gross sales (FY2026)

Ongoing fees: 8.5% of gross sales (FY2026)Royalty 5%, Ad fund 3.5%. Total 8.5% of gross sales. Drawn against a 15% reference scale.

15% reference

Royalty 5%Ad fund 3.5%

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.

FacebookMeta
MarketingItem 8

em or approved them during the 12-month period before you propose to use them. You may not post, create branded handles or pages, or list information relating to the Restaurant on Facebook, Twitter, T

InstagramMeta
MarketingItem 8

the 12-month period before you propose to use them. You may not post, create branded handles or pages, or list information relating to the Restaurant on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn,

LinkedInLinkedIn
MarketingItem 8

h period before you propose to use them. You may not post, create branded handles or pages, or list information relating to the Restaurant on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, or on any

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MarketingItem 11

ding social media and digital marketing) before you use it. You may not post, create branded handles or pages, or list information relating to the Restaurant on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, L

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MarketingItem 8

oved them during the 12-month period before you propose to use them. You may not post, create branded handles or pages, or list information relating to the Restaurant on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Ins

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?

Yes

Item 11

We will have independent access to the information generated and stored in the systems.

Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

for each month during the Term on or before the twentieth (20th) day of the following month.

How the franchisor buys

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?

Yes

Item 8

We may change the number of approved or designated suppliers at any time and may designate ourselves, our affiliate, or a third party as the exclusive source for any particular item.

Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?

Yes

Item 8

We may change the number of approved or designated suppliers at any time and may designate ourselves, our affiliate, or a third party as the exclusive source for any particular item.

Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

Our affiliates will or may derive revenue from certain of your purchases with suppliers that were approved or designated by us.

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?

90

Item 8

We estimate that approximately 90% to 95% of your expenditures for leases and purchases (exclusive of land acquisition, lease, and development costs) in establishing and operating your Restaurant on an ongoing basis will be for goods and services which are subject to sourcing restrictions (that is, for which…

Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?

Yes

Item 8

You or the supplier must pay the cost of the inspection and the actual cost of the test.

Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?

Yes

Item 8

If you wish to purchase, lease, or use any products or other items from an unapproved supplier, you must submit a written request for approval, or must request the supplier to do so.

Communications

Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?

Yes

Franchise agreement

At Franchisor’s option, Franchisee will assign to Franchisor all rights to the telephone numbers of the Restaurant and any related telephone directory trademark listings, as well as all rights to any Internet websites, domain names, URLs, listings, services, search engines or systems and any other business listings…

Data and IT

Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

You are required, at all times, at your own expense, to comply with all applicable Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (“PCI-DSS”) and related requirements.

Franchise management

Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor or its designees will have the right at all reasonable times to review, audit, examine and copy the books and records of Franchisee as Franchisor may require at the Restaurant.

Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee acknowledges that Franchisor may periodically modify the Manuals, when, in Franchisor’s sole judgment, modifications to the System are necessary or appropriate.

Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?

Yes

Franchise agreement

No site may be used for the Restaurant unless it is first consented to in writing by Franchisor.

Marketing

Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?

Yes

Franchise agreement

In no event shall Franchisee advertise, promote, post or list information relating to the Restaurant or the System or including the Marks on the Internet including, but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, Tik Tok, Instagram, LinkedIn, or any other social media sites, through the creation or use of a website or…

Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?

Yes

Item 11

Local Store Marketing Unless and until we notify you of a change, you must spend 2% of the Royalty Sales of the Restaurant each month on marketing for the Restaurant in its Assigned Area.

Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee shall, at Franchisee’s expense, participate in all Loyalty Programs, in accordance with the terms and conditions established by Franchisor for each such Loyalty Program.

Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?

Yes

Franchise agreement

If a Cooperative is established for an area that encompasses the Restaurant, Franchisee must become a member of the Cooperative, execute all required Cooperative documents, and submit to the Cooperative and to Franchisor such statements and reports as may be required by Franchisor or by the Cooperative.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Item 8

Except for the special recipe and proprietary products provided by our designated suppliers, you must obtain all food and beverage items, including ingredients, solely from suppliers we approve as demonstrating, to our continuing reasonable satisfaction, the ability to meet our then-current standards.

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee will obtain such items soley from Approved Suppliers.

Payments

Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

The authorized provider will be our approved vendor for internet access that allows data transmission and credit card and gift card processing via our approved payment processor.

Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?

Yes

Item 6

ITEM 6 OTHER FEES Type of Fee(1) Amount Due Date Remarks th Royalty Fee Currently, 5% of On the 10 of the Royalty payments are withdrawn monthly by Royalty Sales (Note month for the electronic funds transfer (EFT) from your 2) preceding month designated bank account which must at all times contain funds sufficient to…

Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?

Yes

Item 16

You must participate in, and comply with the requirements of, any gift card, gift certificate, customer loyalty or retention program that we implement for all or part of the Jaggers System at your expense, and you must sign the forms and take any action that we require for you to participate in such programs.

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Item 15

In addition to the Single Unit Operator, you must appoint at least one (and not more than two) assistant managers who satisfy our qualifications and satisfactorily complete our initial training program.

Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

To comply with Franchisor’s dress and grooming requirements, including a requirement that all of Franchisee’s employees wear uniforms that have been approved by Franchisor.

Point of sale

Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

You must purchase the Jaggers-authorized and required POS system (the “POS System”).

Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?

Yes

Item 11

We will have independent access to the information generated and stored in the systems.

Training

Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?

Yes

Item 11

We may charge a reasonable fee for additional training programs and seminars.

Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee will cause all required personnel to attend such meetings and will be responsible for the travel expenses, room, board and wages of its personnel attending the meetings.

The filing answers no to 2 questions
  • Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
  • Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 11

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 our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.

Sales LeaderSingle 1 19

The franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.

OwnerCEOPresidentPrincipal
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The vendor opportunity at Jaggers Development

Jaggers Development operates a small but growing quick-service restaurant system. According to its 2026 FDD, the brand consists of 15 total units, with 10 company-owned locations and 5 franchised outlets. The system is expanding at a 25% year-over-year unit growth rate. While the total addressable market is small, the growth trajectory and the absence of a mandated tech stack suggest a greenfield opportunity for software vendors who can establish a relationship early.

Who controls software purchasing

Software purchasing authority is concentrated at the corporate headquarters. The FDD lists two key executives: Gerald L. Morgan, who serves as President of Jaggers Development and Chief Executive Officer of Texas Roadhouse, and Christopher C. Colson, who is Secretary/Treasurer of Jaggers Development and Chief Business and Administrative Officer of Texas Roadhouse. For a vendor, the dual roles at Texas Roadhouse are a critical signal; these decision-makers have experience with large-scale restaurant operations and technology procurement. No additional operators or multi-unit franchisees are mapped in our corpus, reinforcing that HQ is the sole buying center.

Mandated and current tech stack

The 2026 FDD does not mandate or recommend any specific technology systems for franchisees. There are no named POS, inventory, or labor management vendors captured in the document. This lack of a mandated stack means the current technology environment is not publicly known and likely varies between company-owned and franchised locations. For a software vendor, this represents both a challenge in discovery and an opportunity to become the first standardized solution.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Procurement signals are sparse. The FDD extract provides no Item 8 data on designated or approved suppliers, leaving the procurement model undefined. The franchise agreement has an initial term of 10 years. Franchisees can renew for two additional 5-year terms, but the renewal conditions are significant: they must sign the then-current franchise agreement, which the FDD explicitly states may materially differ from the original. This clause creates a natural inflection point where technology standards could be introduced or changed. Vendors should monitor the renewal cycle of the initial 5 franchised units for potential software evaluation windows.

How to read the Jaggers Development FDD

The full 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document provides the legal and operational framework for Jaggers Development. It is filed with state franchise regulators and is available for review. The embedded PDF viewer below contains the complete document. Key sections for software vendors include Item 11 for any future technology obligations and Item 17 for renewal and termination conditions that could trigger a tech stack review.

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Questions vendors ask

Jaggers Development, answered from the filing

The buying center is small. Key executives include Gerald L. Morgan, President of JDC and CEO of Texas Roadhouse, and Christopher C. Colson, Secretary/Treasurer and Chief Business and Administrative Officer of TXRH.
The 2026 FDD does not capture any mandated or recommended technology systems for franchisees. The current tech stack is not publicly disclosed.
There are 15 total units: 10 are company-owned and 5 are franchised. This represents a small but growing quick-service restaurant footprint.
The procurement model is not detailed in the available FDD extracts. There is no signal from Item 8 regarding designated or approved suppliers.
Franchise agreements have an initial 10-year term with two additional 5-year renewal options. Renewal requires signing the then-current agreement, which may materially differ, creating potential re-evaluation points.
The 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can review the full document using the embedded PDF viewer below.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

5 operators run 5 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit5

Top states by locations

TX2
NC2
WI1

Ownership

The portfolio behind Jaggers Development

strategic_multibrand of Texas Roadhouse.

Sibling brands

Related Quick service restaurant brands

Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.