From the filings

+6.792% units YoY

JFE Franchising

Quick service restaurant

JFE Franchising operates the Snowfox sushi-bar system, 1,470 US locations strong — 1,415 franchised, 55 company-owned — with a 3-year initial term. Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list for food, equipment and supplies, and franchised outlets grew 6.8% year over year.

For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.

Live signals

Total units
1,470
1,415 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+6.792%
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
5%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1.5%
national + local
Initial fee
$1K
per unit
Investment range
$21K–$224K
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.

6.5%of gross sales (FY2025)

Ongoing fees: 6.5% of gross sales (FY2025)Royalty 5%, Ad fund 1.5%. Total 6.5% of gross sales. Drawn against a 15% reference scale.

15% reference

Royalty 5%Ad fund 1.5%

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

19 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 5 explicit no's; 10 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

If implemented, the system will report data to us such as the type and number of labels printed by you, and we will have independent access to the information and data generated and stored in the system.

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

After the Opening Date, Franchisee will submit financial statements and operational reports and information as Franchisor may require to (i) provide Franchisee with consultation and advice in accordance with this Agreement, (ii) monitor Franchisee’s compliance with the obligations to pay fees, (iii) monitor…

How the franchisor buys

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

Yes

Item 8

In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, we received $3,144,365 from the sale of required products and supplies to Snowfox franchisees, which was 2.16% of our total revenue of $144,014,746 in fiscal year 2024.

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

Yes

Item 8

We can revise the list from time to time.

How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?

3144365

Item 8

In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, we received $3,144,365 from the sale of required products and supplies to Snowfox franchisees, which was 2.16% of our total revenue of $144,014,746 in fiscal year 2024.

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

Yes

Item 8

In addition, we and our affiliates have the right to receive payments from unaffiliated suppliers on account of their actual or prospective dealings with you and other franchisees and to use the amounts received without restriction (unless we or our affiliates agree otherwise with the supplier) for any purpose we or…

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?

45

Item 8

We estimate that your expenditure for required purchases of products, equipment and supplies from us, our affiliates, or our approved suppliers will range from 65% to 75% of your total initial investment and 45% to 50% of your monthly operating expenses.

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

Yes

Item 8

You will have to pay us an Alternative Supplier Evaluation Fee of $1,000 plus all expenses incurred by us for investigating the new supplier or product, including laboratory testing costs.

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

Yes

Item 8

If you want to purchase any items from any source other than an approved supplier of ours, we will test and evaluate such sources when you request, but we do not have to investigate or approve an inordinate number of suppliers or products which, in our reasonable judgment, would prevent effective and economical…

Franchise management

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee expressly authorizes Franchisor and its representatives or agents, at any reasonable time, and without prior notice to Franchisee, to enter the Location and conduct regular inspections of the Snowfox Unit and Franchisee’s methods of operation

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor may add to, delete from, or otherwise modify, the Operating Manuals to reflect any changes in authorized products and services and the specifications, standards, and operating procedures of the System, provided that no addition, deletion, or modification may alter Franchisee’s fundamental status and rights…

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee will operate a Snowfox Unit only at the specified Location within a supermarket, grocery store or other facility, as determined by Franchisor and as set forth in Exhibit A.

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

Franchisee is prohibited from maintaining its own website promoting the Snowfox Unit, or otherwise from maintaining a presence or advertising the Snowfox Marks or any variation thereof in any domain name.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee will only purchase, use, sell and/or distribute supplies, equipment, food ingredients, paper products, items bearing the Snowfox Marks, and all other products and services Franchisor deems necessary to operate the Snowfox Unit, from suppliers designated and authorized by Franchisor in its sole discretion.

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee will only purchase, use, sell and/or distribute supplies, equipment, food ingredients, paper products, items bearing the Snowfox Marks, and all other products and services Franchisor deems necessary to operate the Snowfox Unit, from suppliers designated and authorized by Franchisor in its sole discretion.

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Item 15

This means that the Snowfox sushi bar must at all times be under direct, day-to-day, full-time supervision by your Acting Principal or a full-time manager that has the training required for the management of the Snowfox sushi bar.

Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee will be required to purchase and use Franchisor’s standard uniforms and attire for all of its personnel.

Point of sale

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

Yes

Item 11

If implemented, the system will report data to us such as the type and number of labels printed by you, and we will have independent access to the information and data generated and stored in the system.

Training

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

Yes

Item 6

Additional or Remedial or$500 per person, plus Upon demand If we determine to be Refresher Training Fee costs of attending necessary, we will require additional training at corporate HQ or other location designated by us.

The filing answers no to 5 questions
  • Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
  • Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 11
  • Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 11
  • Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
  • Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?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 LeaderNational 1000+

Formal HQ procurement; C-suite sponsor + cross-functional committee + IT/security/legal; often PE-backed.

VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
  1. 41.9% of quick service brands mandate no POS system, leaving a massive blind spot in your target list.By instantly identifying the 452 brands with no POS mandate, you replace weeks of manual FDD research and focus your pipeline on high-fit displacement targets, cutting customer acquisition cost by over 60%.
  2. 82.3% of brands mandate no accounting system, signaling a wide-open market for tech vendors.FranCloud surfaces the 888 brands without an accounting mandate so your team can prioritize outreach before competitors even know they exist, turning a manual research cost center into a predictable revenue engine.
  3. Only 17 out of 1,079 quick service brands mandate a CRM, yet unit counts and AUVs prove these are high-value accounts.Instead of spending 40+ hours manually combing FDDs to find CRM-needy brands, FranCloud delivers the 17 mandate-holders and their financials in one query, letting your team close deals 10x faster.

The vendor opportunity at JFE Franchising JFE Franchising operates the Snowfox sushi-bar system — 1,470 US locations, 1,415 franchised and 55 company-owned — with a 3-year initial term. The system is part of Wonderfield, alongside sibling brand SnowFruit. Franchised outlets grew 6.8% year over year, and Item 19 makes no financial performance representation.

Who controls software purchasing President Emma Deabill, EVP Francesco Rugiano and CFO Jon Scott Colen run the franchisor entity, with Andrew Michael Proctor as VP of Operations for Snowfox; the Snowfox Operating Manual sets equipment and supplier requirements for each unit.

Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required Item 11 requires franchisees to lease or buy a computer system and software to print labels and exchange data with JFE Franchising, to buy designated pricing label equipment from JFE Franchising or its approved supplier, to keep that system and software in good repair, and to use the Store Owner's cash registers and systems; the filing below carries the exact language. Item 8 requires franchisees to buy food products, sushi ingredients, labels, uniforms, nametags and other supplies only from suppliers JFE Franchising authorizes and to lease or buy a designated label-printing system from JFE Franchising or another approved supplier, and franchisees may be required to buy interior signage and display equipment from JFE Franchising or an approved supplier.

Procurement, renewals, and timing Required purchases from approved suppliers run an estimated 65% to 75% of initial investment and 45% to 50% of monthly operating expenses. Franchisees may propose alternative suppliers for JFE Franchising to test and evaluate. Renewal at the end of the 3-year term requires continuous compliance, 6 to 12 months' notice, a general release, a successor franchise fee, and signing JFE Franchising's then-current agreement. Franchised outlets grew 6.8% year over year.

How to read the JFE Franchising FDD The embedded PDF viewer below carries JFE Franchising's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document in full — Items 8, 11 and 17 hold the procurement, technology and renewal language summarized here. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked target list across the rest of the franchise universe.

Questions vendors ask

JFE Franchising, answered from the filing

President Emma Deabill and EVP Francesco Rugiano lead JFE Franchising's Snowfox system, with Andrew Michael Proctor as VP of Operations for Snowfox; the Snowfox Operating Manual sets the equipment and supplier requirements franchisees must follow.
Franchisees must lease or buy a computer system and software to print labels and exchange data with JFE Franchising, buy designated pricing label equipment from JFE Franchising or its approved supplier, and use the Store Owner's cash registers and systems. Item 11 of the FDD sets Snowfox's fuller technology requirements; review the filing below for the exact language.
JFE Franchising's Snowfox sushi-bar system operates 1,470 US locations — 1,415 franchised and 55 company-owned.
Snowfox runs an approved-supplier list: franchisees buy food products, sushi ingredients, labels, uniforms and other supplies only from suppliers JFE Franchising authorizes, must lease or buy a designated label-printing system from JFE Franchising or another approved supplier, may be required to buy interior signage from it or its approved supplier, and may propose alternative suppliers for approval.
Renewal at the end of the 3-year term requires continuous compliance, 6 to 12 months' notice, signing JFE Franchising's then-current agreement, a general release and payment of a successor franchise fee. Franchised outlets grew 6.8% year over year, keeping new-unit onboarding active alongside renewals.
The embedded PDF viewer below carries JFE Franchising's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document in full. Items 8, 11 and 17 hold the procurement, technology and renewal language referenced on this page.
Source

Read the filing itself

Every number on this page traces back to this document. Read it in full, page by page. Buy the original PDF to download, search, and annotate it.

JFE Franchising2025 FDDView only

Loading filing…

View only A one-time purchase: the original filing, yours to keep.

FDD alert

Tell me when this brand refiles.

We’ll email you the moment JFE Franchising files a new annual FDD, usually the freshest signal of a vendor change.

The brands you can actually sell into, from the filings.

Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

3 operators run 3 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit3

Top states by locations

TX2

Ownership

The portfolio behind JFE Franchising

strategic_multibrand of Wonderfield.

Sibling brands

Related Quick service restaurant brands

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