Jeff's Bagel Run

The vendor opportunity at Jeff's Bagel Run

Jeff's Bagel Run is a quick-service restaurant concept headquartered in Florida with a total of 25 units, split between 14 franchised locations and 11 company-owned stores. The brand operates across five states, with the heaviest concentration in Florida (14 units), followed by South Carolina (4), North Carolina (3), Texas (2), and Georgia (1). For software vendors, this represents a compact but potentially high-touch account where a single headquarters relationship can influence the entire system. The chain is independently owned with no parent company on file. All 25 mapped operators are single-unit franchisees, meaning there are no multi-unit operators to act as secondary buying centers. The royalty rate is 6.0%, and the initial franchise term runs for 10 years.

Who controls software purchasing

Technology decisions at Jeff's Bagel Run are centralized at the headquarters level. The 2026 FDD lists Aaron LeClair as Vice President of Technology, making him the most direct point of contact for software vendors. The broader executive team includes President, Treasurer, and Director Justin Wetherill, Vice President and Co-Founders Jeffrey Perera and Danielle Perera, and Vice President of Franchising Todd Evans. Because the operator base consists entirely of single-unit franchisees with no multi-unit operators, there is no distributed purchasing power in the field. A vendor's path to adoption runs through this HQ team, and LeClair's title signals a dedicated technology function rather than a role where IT is a secondary responsibility.

Mandated and current tech stack

The only technology system explicitly mandated in the 2026 FDD is Au-dough-mation. No other POS, back-office, or operational software vendors are named in the disclosure. This creates a clear picture for vendors selling complementary or replacement solutions: Au-dough-mation is the incumbent that any new tool must integrate with or displace. The absence of other named mandates suggests the chain may still be building out its formal tech stack, which could open doors for vendors in areas like inventory management, labor scheduling, or customer engagement platforms. However, vendors should verify the current state directly with the technology team, as the FDD represents a point-in-time regulatory filing and may not capture every system in use.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

The FDD does not include an Item 8 extract detailing procurement or supply chain restrictions, so the formal procurement model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—is not disclosed in the available data. On the renewal side, Item 17 provides a clear structure: franchisees in good standing may enter into two successor agreements, each with a 10-year term. Renewal conditions include compliance with then-current standards, a remodeling requirement, no more than three material defaults in any 36-month period, completion of training, signing a general release, and paying a renewal fee of 10% of the then-current initial franchise fee. The successor agreement may contain materially different terms. For software vendors, these 10-year renewal cycles represent natural inflection points when franchisees may be required to adopt updated systems, creating potential pull-through for HQ-mandated technology.

How to read the Jeff's Bagel Run FDD

The full Franchise Disclosure Document for Jeff's Bagel Run was filed with state franchise regulators in 2026. The embedded PDF viewer below contains the complete filing, including Item 1 executives, Item 11 mandated systems, Item 17 renewal terms, and the operator footprint data. When reviewing the document, pay particular attention to any technology-related obligations in Item 11 and the territorial or operational requirements in the franchise agreement that could drive software needs. For a ranked target list of franchise brands matched to your software category, FranCloud can help you prioritize accounts based on tech stack fit, growth trajectory, and decision-maker accessibility.