From the filings
Software purchasing authority at JRECK Subs sits with a small HQ team in New York. The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document lists five executives but no mandated technology stack, leaving vendors to navigate an open procurement environment. With 22 franchised locations and a single company-owned unit, the addressable market is compact but concentrated under direct HQ influence.
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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.
9.5%of gross sales (FY2025)
15% reference
Franchisor behaviours
24 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 4 explicit no's; 6 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
7.08 Accounting and Management Information Systems We will specify the electronic and/or written accounting and management information systems, procedures, formats and reporting requirements which you will utilize to account for your Franchised Business; maintain your financial records and merchandising data; and…
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We have independent, unlimited access to all information generated or stored by the Point of Sale System.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
No later than the 15th day of each calendar month during the term of this Agreement, you agree to furnish to us, in a form we approve, a statement of the Franchised Business's profit and loss for the previous month.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesFranchise agreement
We may offer and sell to you any non-proprietary products and services that you are required to purchase at the prices we determine and set forth at the time of sale, in our Manual or otherwise.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We reserve the right to modify and/or substitute products, services or suppliers.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
108359Item 8
In fiscal year 2024, we received $108,359 in payments from suppliers because of purchases from Franchised Business locations.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
Certain suppliers make rebate payments to us based on the volume of purchases made by all Franchised Business locations.
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?
65Item 8
We estimate that the purchases and leases required of you described above for goods and services in the operation of the Franchised Business to be between 65% and 80% of the operating expenses required to operate a Franchised Business.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you wish to purchase or lease any goods, products, equipment or supplies not approved by us as meeting our specifications, you must first notify us in writing.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Upon the expiration or termination for any reason of this Agreement, you agree to irrevocably assign and transfer to us (or, if we require, to another franchisee or other designee of ours) any and all interests you may have in all Web sites (as well as all e-mail addresses and phone numbers) you maintain in…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 13
We have the right, at all reasonable times, to enter upon (and allow our agents and representative to enter upon and inspect) your Franchised Business location to: (1) observe the way that you are using and displaying the Marks; and (2) observe the manner in which you conduct operations and confer with your employees…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
We retain the right to prescribe additions to, deletions from and modifications and revisions of the Manual (the "Supplements to the Manual"), all of which will be considered a part of the Manual.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesFranchise agreement
The proposed shop location will be subject to our prior written approval, and our determination will be final.
Marketing
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 11
During the one month before and after scheduled opening of your Franchised Business location, you must spend at least $2,500 on grand opening advertising.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You are required to purchase all food and non-food products, services, supplies, inventory, computer software and hardware, equipment, and materials required for the operation of the Franchised Business from us or from manufacturers, suppliers, or distributors we approve, or from other suppliers who meet our…
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You are required to purchase all food and non-food products, services, supplies, inventory, computer software and hardware, equipment, and materials required for the operation of the Franchised Business from us or from manufacturers, suppliers, or distributors we approve, or from other suppliers who meet our…
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
5.05 Bank Account and Payment You agree that all Royalty Fee Payments and Advertising Contributions and all other payments required under this Agreement will be remitted to us via electronic funds transfer (“EFT”).
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 8
(f) participation in advertising, promotional, coupon and discount, gift card, online ordering, catering, delivery, customer survey, feedback and complaint,
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
8.08 Staffing Requirements and Qualifications You agree to staff the Franchised Business in accordance with all criteria, specifications and directions we set forth in our Manual or otherwise concerning the selection, qualifications, hiring, training, pre-training and post-training duties of your Shop Managers and…
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to affix our Proprietary Marks on signage at the Shop Location and the uniforms, equipment, containers, fixtures, signs, stationery, advertising, sales/promotional materials and other objects, in the size, color, lettering style and fashion and at the places which we designate in our Manual or otherwise.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
Currently you must purchase or lease an approved Point of Sale System and all related software and hardware through our approved supplier.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We have independent, unlimited access to all information generated or stored by the Point of Sale System.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
We reserve the right to charge you a reasonable amount for any training we provide to you, your managers or your employees after the opening of the Franchised Business, whether requested by you or imposed by us from time to time.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
Your Principal Owner and your Shop Manager must attend such annual conferences, conventions and 64 21536101.v1 training sessions as directed by us.
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.
The franchisor's owner/CEO decides; an ops or franchise-development lead may evaluate.
JRECK Subs is a quick-service restaurant brand headquartered in New York with 23 total units, 22 of which are franchised and one company-owned. The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document reports a year-over-year unit decline of 18.5%, signaling a contracting footprint. For software vendors, the immediate addressable market is 22 franchised locations, all operating under a single HQ that retains direct control over brand standards and, presumably, technology decisions. Average unit volume is not disclosed in the FDD, and the royalty rate stands at 6.5% on a 10-year initial term.
Because the system is small and shrinking, vendors should view this as a concentrated, relationship-driven sale rather than a volume play. The absence of a large operator base means the HQ likely exerts significant influence over what tools franchisees adopt, even if no formal mandates exist.
The 2025 FDD lists five executives in Item 1: Matthew G. Darrah (Co-Chairman), Michael Jude Renzi (Co-Chairman), Stephen J. Zaremba (Secretary and Treasurer), Robert C. Piddock (President), and Jacob Renzi (Vice President). No chief information officer, chief technology officer, or director of IT is named. In a system of this size, the buying center for software is almost certainly these senior leaders, with the President and Vice President likely acting as day-to-day decision-makers on operational tools. Vendors should prepare to engage directly with the C-suite rather than a dedicated procurement or IT function.
The 2025 FDD does not identify any mandated or recommended technology systems. There is no mention of a required point-of-sale vendor, back-office platform, online ordering provider, or loyalty engine. This suggests franchisees may select their own tools, or that the franchisor has not formalized a tech stack in its disclosure. For a vendor, this is both an opportunity and a risk: you may find a greenfield environment, but you will need to prove value without the tailwind of a franchisor mandate.
Item 8 of the FDD, which typically outlines procurement restrictions and designated suppliers, was not captured in our extract. Without that data, we cannot confirm whether JRECK Subs requires franchisees to buy from specific vendors or allows open-market purchasing. The renewal provision in Item 17 states that a franchisee may renew for one additional term if they notify the franchisor between 9 and 12 months before the initial 10-year term expires, comply with the Franchise Agreement and Manual, have no more than one Notice of Default in the prior two years, and meet all monetary obligations on time throughout the initial term. This narrow renewal window creates a predictable cycle for re-engagement, but the system’s negative unit growth suggests few franchisees are reaching renewal.
The full 2025 JRECK Subs Franchise Disclosure Document is available below. It was filed with state franchise regulators and contains the legal and operational disclosures that govern the franchise relationship. Review Item 1 for the executive team, Item 8 for any procurement restrictions (if present in the full filing), and Item 11 for the franchisor’s obligations regarding technology and support. For vendors, the FDD is the single best source of truth on who controls purchasing and what tools are already in play. When you are ready to prioritize franchise brands by decision-maker access and tech mandate strength, FranCloud can deliver a ranked target list built on FDD data.
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Operator footprint
1 operators run 1 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
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Ownership
unknown of focus franchising.
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.