ReSource Point of Sale
Mandatoryminal, and receipt printer. This equipment must be purchased through Company approved hardware and software vendors. Currently, all hardware and software must be purchased through ReSource Point of Sa
From the filings
+8.325% units YoYHQ-led decisions
Jersey Mike's Subs
Quick service restaurantSoftware purchasing at Jersey Mike's Subs is driven by a lean HQ team led by CIO Scott Scherer, with a mandated POS system already in place. The chain operates 3,227 total units, 3,201 of which are franchised, creating a large addressable market for vendors who can complement or integrate with the existing tech stack.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
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Total units
3,227
3,201 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+8.325%
vs prior filing
AUV
$1.37M
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
6.5%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$20K
per unit
Investment range
$436K–$1.16M
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
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.
7.5%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
1 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.
CrunchTime
oftware Fee $59.99/month Due 1st day of every You only pay this fee if you choose to month via wire use Teamworx, a labor management transfer software that can be used through the Crunchtime platform.
Shift4
2022. Chief Accounting Officer: Jay Whalen Mr. Whalen has served as Chief Accounting Officer of JMFS since April 2026. Mr. Whalen previously served as Chief Accounting Officer of Shift4 Payments, Inc.
Sysco
Company’s private-label meats and cheeses, bread, paper products, and uniforms with Company’s trademarked logos, from Company’s required vendors, which are distributed through the Sysco Corporation, a
Yelp
dministrative rights in the Online Presence. You may be required, at your expense, to list and advertise your Restaurant with the online directories prescribed by Company (such as Yelp® or Google®) or
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
28 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 1 explicit no; 5 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall establish and maintain a bookkeeping, accounting and record-keeping system conforming to the requirements and retaining all information prescribed by Franchisor.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
Company will have full and independent access to certain of your data, systems and related information by Internet, Company private network, and direct access, whether in person or by telephone/modem.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee will supply to Franchisor on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of each month, in the form approved by Franchisor, a profit and loss statement and a balance sheet for the last preceding calendar month.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Company or its affiliates may be designated as an approved or an exclusive supplier of products or services, including equipment, construction services, design services, advertising and marketing materials, and/or any other product or service, and that Company and/or its affiliates may derive profits from its sales.
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 11
We formed an informal National Advisory Council (“NAC”) to, among other things, foster and promote the interests of franchisees and work with Company to align interests for the mutual benefit of the JERSEY MIKE’S brand.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
Certain suppliers make payments to Company, JMFS and FoodCo based on the volume of purchases by all JERSEY MIKE’S Restaurants.
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?
85Item 8
The purchase of products and supplies from approved suppliers will represent approximately 35% of your cost of establishing your Restaurant, and approximately 85% of your total purchases and leases on an ongoing basis.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor reserves the right to charge Franchisee a fee (not to exceed the reasonable cost of the research and inspection and the actual cost of the test) to make the evaluation.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 6
If you wish to sell or use any product which is not on Company’s Approved Supplies List or purchase any product from a supplier that is not on Company’s Approved Suppliers List, you must notify Company in writing and, if requested, submit samples and other information for inspection and testing.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor reserves the right to all telephone numbers, Online Presences, and/or any other type of contact information or directory listing for the Restaurant or that Franchisee uses in the operation or promotion of the Restaurant
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must comply with PCI Security Council standards and/or any other requisite standard(s) required by the credit card processor, issuing banks or applicable law.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor shall have the right of entry and inspection of the Premises at all reasonable times, and shall have the right to (a) photograph, observe and/or record (video and/or audio) the manner in which the Restaurant is rendering services and conducting its operations, (b) confer with Franchisee’s employees and…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
Company may modify the Manual at any time.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
Company must approve a proposed site in writing before you can sign a lease agreement or Franchise Agreement.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must not establish or create any domain names, websites, email addresses, usernames, profiles, screen names, social network accounts, other online presence or presence on any electronic medium of any kind (each, an “Online Presence”) unless previously approved by Franchisor in writing.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 6
You must pay Company a non-refundable $10,000 ($5,000 if you are relocating your existing Restaurant with Company approval), all of which will be used to conduct a Grand Opening Advertising program for your Restaurant.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesItem 8
Company will require you to participate in certain system-wide promotions and programs, including the customer loyalty program with text messaging and email, the online ordering program, and the food and labor management software program.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
Immediately upon Company’s request, you must become a member of the Co-Op for the area in which some or all of your Restaurant’s Designated Area is located.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must purchase the products and services that Franchisor periodically designates only from the suppliers that Franchisor prescribes and only on the terms and according to the specifications that Franchisor approves.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must purchase the products and services that Franchisor periodically designates only from the suppliers that Franchisor prescribes and only on the terms and according to the specifications that Franchisor approves.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must use Company’s designated credit card processing company, which may periodically change.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
All Continuing Royalty Fees, Fund Contributions, amounts due for purchases by you from Company and other amounts which you owe to Company will be paid through an automatic clearing house (ACH) as described in the Manual (as defined in Item 11).
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 8
You must participate in the current gift card program, which is maintained by Company’s designated third-party vendor and allows customers to purchase gift cards at your Restaurant.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 11
You must at all times employ (i) at least one individual who has completed Phases 1, 2, and 3, (ii) at least one individual who has completed Phases 1 and 3, and (iii) at least one individual who has completed Phase 1 (each, a “Trained Employee”) when operating your Restaurant.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must also purchase all private and proprietary items, including Company’s private-label meats and cheeses, bread, paper products, and uniforms with Company’s trademarked logos, from Company’s required vendors, which are distributed through the Sysco Corporation, and other distributors used by Company.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
Provide you with specifications and support for the point-of-sale (“POS”) system you must use.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
Company will have full and independent access to certain of your data, systems and related information by Internet, Company private network, and direct access, whether in person or by telephone/modem.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
Company occasionally may provide refresher training programs or seminars to be conducted at Company’s headquarters or at other locations that may be designated, including virtually.
The filing answers no to 1 question
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?Franchise agreement
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.
Formal HQ procurement; C-suite sponsor + cross-functional committee + IT/security/legal; often PE-backed.
VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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The vendor opportunity at Jersey Mike's
Jersey Mike's Subs is a quick-service restaurant chain headquartered in New Jersey with a massive, almost entirely franchised footprint. Of its 3,227 total locations, 3,201 are operated by franchisees, leaving only 26 company-owned stores. This structure means any software vendor must navigate a relationship with a powerful franchisor HQ while ultimately serving a dispersed network of operators. The chain posted an impressive average unit volume (AUV) of $1,367,578 and grew its unit count by 8.325% year-over-year, signaling a healthy, expanding system with capital to invest in operations.
The operator base is fragmented but consolidating. The system maps 2,065 distinct operators across roughly 4,853 located units. While the majority (1,350) are single-unit owners, a significant bloc of 715 operators controls two or more units, including 93 mid-sized operators with 10 to 24 locations. No single franchisee group has crossed the 25-unit threshold. This creates a two-tier sales motion: you must win the endorsement or mandate from HQ, then sell through to a mix of single-unit owner-operators and small multi-unit groups concentrated in top states like New York (438 units), Florida (343), and California (341).
Who controls software purchasing
Technology decisions are centralized. The Franchise Disclosure Document names Scott Scherer as the Chief Information Officer of both the operating company and the franchisor entity, JMFS. He is the executive most likely to evaluate and approve enterprise software deals. The C-suite also includes CEO Charlie Morrison, President and COO Stacy Peterson, and CFO Michele Allen, who would weigh in on any major capital expenditure or operational rollout. For a vendor, the path is clear: engage the CIO's office for technical vetting and be prepared to build a business case for the CFO and COO.
Mandated and current tech stack
The only technology mandate disclosed in the 2026 FDD is the point-of-sale system. All locations are required to use ReSource Point of Sale, LLC. This is the operational hub for every Jersey Mike's sub shop. For a software vendor, this mandate is both a gate and an opportunity. Any system that must integrate with the POS—loyalty, online ordering, inventory, labor scheduling—needs to be compatible with ReSource. If you offer a tool that sits alongside or on top of this POS, demonstrating a seamless integration is your first hurdle. The FDD does not disclose any other mandated or recommended software systems, leaving the rest of the tech stack potentially open for best-of-breed solutions.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The FDD extract does not include details on the procurement process from Item 8 or the renewal and term provisions from Item 17. This means the formal supplier approval process and the length of franchise agreements remain unknown. Without a disclosed initial term, predicting natural contract renewal windows for software is not possible from the FDD alone. The presence of a mandated POS vendor suggests the franchisor is willing to exert control over critical technology, but the absence of further data means vendors should approach with a discovery mindset, prepared to clarify the approval process early in conversations with HQ.
How to read the Jersey Mike's FDD
The 2026 Jersey Mike's Subs Franchise Disclosure Document is the foundational document for understanding the legal and operational constraints on this franchise system. It is filed with state franchise regulators and contains critical details on fees, territory, and the obligations of both franchisor and franchisee. For a software vendor, the most important items are Item 11 (franchisor's assistance, advertising, computer systems, and training), which lists the mandated POS, and Item 8 (restrictions on sources of products and services), which would outline any procurement restrictions. The full document is available for your review below.
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Questions vendors ask
Jersey Mike's Subs, answered from the filing
Scott Scherer, Chief Information Officer, is the key technology decision-maker named in the FDD. The executive team also includes CEO Charlie Morrison and COO Stacy Peterson.
The 2026 FDD mandates ReSource Point of Sale, LLC as the point-of-sale system for all franchise locations.
There are 3,227 total units, with 3,201 franchised and 26 company-owned, representing 8.3% year-over-year unit growth.
The procurement model is not detailed in the available FDD extract. The franchisor does mandate a specific POS vendor, suggesting a designated supplier model for core technology.
The initial franchise term and renewal conditions are not disclosed in the available FDD extract, making contract window timing difficult to predict without further intelligence.
The 2026 FDD was 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
4,579 operators run 7,361 mapped locations. 712 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit3,867
2–9 units619
10–24 units93
Top states by locations
| CA | 692 |
|---|---|
| NY | 550 |
| FL | 535 |
| TX | 476 |
| NC | 440 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Jersey Mike's Subs
holding_vehicle of Blackstone.
Sibling brands
Related Quick service restaurant brands
Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.