From the filings
Jan-Pro of Northern Illinois franchises 181 commercial-cleaning units, growing about 9.7% year over year under a 2026 FDD. Item 2 names Robert J. Miller and Heather F. Turk as the officers who anchor any system-wide software decision, and Item 8 lets franchisees buy against written specifications rather than a fixed supplier list.
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Live signals
Ongoing fee load
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
12%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Franchisor behaviours
22 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 4 explicit no's; 8 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 shall have the right to access, for any purpose or use related to the operation of our Master Franchise business and monitoring of our network of unit franchisees in, any information or data generated or stored by the required web-based platform, application or software.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
will submit to us reports and records as we require from time to time as set forth in the Operations Manuals or otherwise in writing, including a statement of the previous month’s Account Gross Billings.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We are an approved supplier for many items you must buy or lease for the operation of your Franchise.
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 20
Trademark-Specific Franchisee Organizations for Regional Master Franchisees Jan-Pro Franchise Advisory Council’s chairman is Jared Rothberger, 15565 Northland Dr #503W, Southfield, MI 48075, telephone 248-936-0300.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
22.2 During the Term, we may change the System (including the types of goods and services your Franchise offers).
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
The Master Franchisor also received rebates from several suppliers who provide regional franchisees and unit franchisees with marketing materials, paper products, cleaning chemicals and cleaning equipment.
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?
20Item 8
The cost of all goods and services purchased in accordance with our specifications will range from 80% to 90% of your total purchases in starting your Franchise and range from 20% to 40% of your total purchases during the operation of your Franchise.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
You must pay a fee not to exceed the reasonable cost of the inspection and the actual cost of the testing.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you propose to purchase or lease any equipment, supplies, inventory or other products or services from an unapproved supplier or manufacturer, or that does not comply with our specifications, you must submit a written request for our approval, or request the proposed supplier or manufacturer to do so.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesItem 1
If you accept credit cards as a method of payment at your Franchise, you must comply with payment card industry (“PCI”) and government requirements.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
We also periodically audit your Regional Developer Franchise and will provide you with the results of any brand standards audit (Section 4.6).
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 17
we may change the contents of the Operations Manual
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
you must have an approved site to begin operations by the “Start Date” which is stated in your Franchise Agreement.
Marketing
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 during each month during the term, beginning on the “Start Date” which is stated in your Franchise Agreement, at least 2% of Gross Monthly Revenue, subject to a minimum local advertising expenditure of $250 per month.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If we establish a cooperative in your region, you must become a member of the cooperative.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase or lease certain equipment, chemicals, supplies, inventory, advertising materials, and any other products and services used to operate the Regional Developer Franchise only from manufacturers and suppliers we approve in writing.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
Purchases From Approved Suppliers You must purchase or lease certain equipment, chemicals, supplies, inventory, advertisingmaterials, and any other products and services used to operate the Franchise only from manufacturers and suppliers that we approve in writing.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
You must maintain sufficient funds in your account to permit us to withdraw the Royalty Fees, Technology Fees, Administrative Fees, and other fees and amounts due from time to time.
Point of sale
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We shall have the right to access, for any purpose or use related to the operation of our Master Franchise business and monitoring of our network of unit franchisees in, any information or data generated or stored by the required web-based platform, application or software.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
In addition, you will be required to purchase customer relationship management software from our designated supplier (currently, $37 per month/user).
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We may charge a reasonable fee for those attending these additional courses, seminars or other certification programs.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
In addition, we may arrange franchisee conventions, meetings and teleconferences we will require you to attend.
Who buys here
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.
HQ leadership: CEO/President + VP Ops/Franchise + a first dedicated IT/systems owner.
Jan-Pro of Northern Illinois operates 181 franchised commercial-cleaning units, with no company-owned locations, under a 2026 FDD filed by the Illinois-based franchisor. Unit growth ran approximately 9.7% year over year, among the more actively expanding systems in the home-services segment. Royalty runs at 12% of sales, and the initial franchise term is five years — a system large enough, and growing fast enough, to be worth a software vendor's attention.
Item 2 of the FDD names Robert J. Miller as President and Director and Heather F. Turk as Director — the two officers a vendor would approach for any system-wide software conversation. Of the operators identified for this system, none run more than a single unit, and the largest concentrations sit in Indiana and Illinois. That single-unit profile points toward centralized, franchisor-level decisions on any mandated system rather than a handful of large multi-unit buyers making their own calls.
Item 11 of the FDD sets out Jan-Pro of Northern Illinois's technology, training and equipment requirements for franchisees. Read it alongside Item 8's supplier language before pitching point-of-sale, scheduling, dispatch or back-office software — the filing below is the fastest way to confirm exactly what is and isn't required.
Item 8 sets a specifications-only procurement model: franchisees must buy or lease against the franchisor's written specifications, but they are not required to buy from the franchisor or from any designated supplier, and no approved-supplier list is maintained. That leaves room for a vendor to compete on merit rather than clear an approved-vendor gate. Item 17 gives franchisees two additional five-year renewal periods after the initial five-year term, with automatic one-year renewals once those are exhausted. With unit growth running near 9.7% annually, new-location software decisions are happening on a rolling basis rather than clustering around a single renewal wave.
The FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2026. The embedded PDF viewer below carries the full filing — Item 2 for officers, Item 8 for supplier and procurement rules, Item 11 for technology and training, and Item 17 for renewal terms. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked list of home-services franchise systems sized and structured like this one.
Questions vendors ask
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FDD alert
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Operator footprint
84 operators run 84 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| IN | 70 |
|---|---|
| IL | 14 |
Ownership
strategic_multibrand of Bobcat Holdings Group.
Sibling brands
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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.