From the filings

+30.769% units YoYHQ-led decisions

Killer Burger

Quick service restaurant

Software purchasing authority at Killer Burger sits with its HQ leadership, including CEO Adam Sanders and Senior Director of Operations Zachary Glesmann. The franchise already mandates Olo for online ordering and carries Generations Homecare System in its tech environment. With 24 total units and 30.8% year-over-year growth, the addressable market for selling software into this emerging quick-service brand is small but actively expanding.

For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.

Live signals

Total units
24
17 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+30.769%
vs prior filing
AUV
$1.58M
Item 19, 2024
Royalty
5%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$40K
per unit
Investment range
$462K–$899K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Franchisor controlled
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.

6%of gross sales (FY2025)

Ongoing fees: 6% of gross sales (FY2025)Royalty 5%, Ad fund 1%. Total 6% of gross sales. Drawn against a 15% reference scale.

15% reference

Royalty 5%Ad fund 1%

Mandated & recommended tech

The systems vendors compete with

Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.

OloOlo
DeliveryItem 8

your choosing. Online Ordering and Delivery Services We may require you to contract with and utilize one or more food delivery service providers of our choosing. We currently use OLO for online orderi

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

30 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's; 2 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?

Yes

Franchise agreement

You agree to use an accounting system we approve and to grant us “read only” access to this system.

Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?

Yes

Item 11

The software programs and hardware used at Killer Burger Restaurant businesses are designed to enable us to have independent access to the information generated and stored by the system, and there is no contractual limitation on our access to or use of the information we obtain.

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

Not later than April 15th after the end of each calendar year during the term of this Agreement, your complete annual financial statement (which may be unaudited), including a balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and statement of cash flows, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles by…

How the franchisor buys

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

Yes

Item 8

We may designate ourselves or our affiliates as approved or designated suppliers of any item.

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

Yes

Item 8

We also reserve the right to change or add designated suppliers from time to time at our option upon written notice to you.

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

0

Item 8

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, we did not receive any payments from suppliers based on purchases and leases made by our franchisees.

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

Yes

Item 8

Our affiliate, KB, currently receives rebates from certain designated vendors of between 1% and 5% of the cost of items purchased by all Killer Burger 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?

30

Item 8

We estimate your required purchases for the operation of the Killer Burger Restaurant will range between 30% and 45% of your annual purchases or leases.

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

You or the proposed supplier will be required to pay for the cost of the inspection and the test (including our administrative expenses) and reimburse us for any costs or expenses we incur in connection with the evaluation of your proposed supplier.

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

Yes

Item 8

If we require that an item be purchased from an approved supplier and you wish to purchase it from a supplier we have not approved, you must submit to us a written request for approval.

Communications

Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?

Yes

Franchise agreement

At our option, assign to us all rights to the telephone numbers of the Killer Burger Restaurant and any related business listings and execute all forms and documents required by us to transfer such service and numbers to us.

Data and IT

Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 1

You must comply with all payment card infrastructure (“PCI”) industry and government security standards and requirements designed to protect cardholder data.

Franchise management

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

Yes

Item 11

Conduct periodic evaluations of your operations.

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

We have the right to add to or modify the Manuals from time to time.

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

No site may be used for a Killer Burger Restaurant unless it is first accepted in writing by us

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

You further agree that you will not establish any website or other listing on the Internet except as provided herein.

Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?

Yes

Item 11

You must spend at least $10,000 on grand opening marketing during the period beginning 10 days before the opening of your Killer Burger Restaurant and ending 60 days after such opening date.

Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?

Yes

Item 6

you must spend the minimum amount we require on local marketing. Our current required minimum expenditure on local advertising is the greater of (i) $500 per month or (ii) 1% of Gross Sales generated during the month.

Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?

Yes

Item 11

We or our designee manage a Loyalty Program in which you are required to participate.

Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?

Yes

Item 11

If a Cooperative is established for an area that includes your Protected Area, you must become a member of the Cooperative and participate in the Cooperative by contributing the amounts required by the Cooperative’s governing documents

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Item 8

As of the date of this Disclosure Document, we require that the following items be purchased from designated or approved suppliers and/or meet our specifications: Food Ingredients

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

As of the date of this Disclosure Document, we require that the following items be purchased from designated or approved suppliers and/or meet our specifications: Food Ingredients

Payments

Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 8

Credit Card Processing You must use our designated credit card services vendor, which provides credit card gateway, vault and processing services and is directly integrated with our designated POS software.

Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?

Yes

Franchise agreement

You agree to execute Attachment E to this Agreement and all other documents necessary to permit us to withdraw funds from your designated bank account by electronic funds transfer (“EFT”) in the amount of the royalty fee, the Brand Fund contribution (described in Section IX.C.), and any other amounts due under this…

Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?

Yes

Item 11

We or our designee manage a Loyalty Program in which you are required to participate.

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Item 15

you must designate an individual who meets our qualifications to serve as the restaurant’s General Manager and supervise the operation of your Killer Burger Restaurant.

Point of sale

Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 8

You must use the POS computer system designated by us and acquire it from our designated supplier.

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

Yes

Item 11

The software programs and hardware used at Killer Burger Restaurant businesses are designed to enable us to have independent access to the information generated and stored by the system, and there is no contractual limitation on our access to or use of the information we obtain.

Training

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

Yes

Item 11

We may require your Principal Operator, General Manager and Training Coordinator to attend additional or refresher training programs and seminars from time to time as well as a national annual convention.

Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?

Yes

Franchise agreement

In addition, we may, at our option, conduct periodic franchisee conventions no less than annually at a location designated by us, and your Principal Operator and/or General Manager must attend such mandatory conventions.

The filing answers no to 2 questions
  • Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
  • Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?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 LeaderEmerging 20 99

The franchisor's owner/CEO decides; an ops or franchise-development lead may evaluate.

VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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The vendor opportunity at Killer Burger

Killer Burger is a quick-service restaurant chain headquartered in Oregon with 24 total units, 17 of which are franchised. The brand reported a strong average unit volume (AUV) of $1,576,090 and 30.8% year-over-year unit growth in its 2025 FDD. For a software vendor, this is a small but rapidly growing target: you are looking at a nascent franchise system with a lean corporate structure that is actively adding locations. The total addressable unit count is modest, so land-and-expand strategies or multi-brand operator plays are more realistic than a high-volume logo acquisition. Forward-looking vendors can get in early on a brand that is still shaping its long-term technology stack.

Who controls software purchasing

The buying center at Killer Burger sits at HQ. The 2025 FDD lists no parent company and no IT-specific executive, which is common for a brand this size. The executives on file are Thomas J. Southard (Founder), Adam Sanders (Chief Executive Officer), Zachary Glesmann (Senior Director of Operations), Yolanda (Lani) Farnworth (Senior Director of Marketing), and Nicole Simpson (Director of Supply Chain). For operational software — POS, delivery, kitchen, inventory — the Senior Director of Operations and the CEO are your most probable decision-makers. Marketing technology pitches would route through the Senior Director of Marketing. There is no multi-unit operator power base to influence purchasing from the field: franchisee data shows 1 mapped operator in the 1-unit band, with zero multi-unit operators in any larger band.

Mandated and current tech stack

The 2025 FDD discloses two systems by name: Generations Homecare System and Olo. Olo is a known digital ordering and delivery enablement platform, and its presence signals that the brand is already invested in off-premise and direct-ordering infrastructure. Generations Homecare System is an unusual entry for a restaurant concept and may indicate a legacy or cross-industry tool whose exact function is not clarified in the FDD. Beyond these two named items, no additional POS, payroll, scheduling, inventory, or accounting systems are mandated or recommended in the available disclosure. Vendors in those categories should approach with a solution-selling posture: the stack is not yet fully locked, and a growing brand may be open to streamlining its technology suite.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Killer Burger’s procurement rules are not detailed in the FDD extracts provided — the Item 8 procurement signal returns nothing, meaning the franchisor’s supplier-control posture is not publicly known from this dataset. Contract timing offers clearer signals. The initial franchise term is 10 years. Renewal is available for an additional 5 years, but it is not automatic: franchisees must sign the then-current Franchise Agreement, which “may contain materially different terms and conditions” from the original contract (except that renewal fees will not exceed those charged to similarly situated renewing franchisees). This gives the franchisor broad latitude to introduce new technology mandates at renewal. For vendors, this means renewal cycles are a risk window for incumbents and an opening for challengers. The 30% unit-growth rate also means new-store openings are likely to generate more near-term software evaluation activity than a wave of maturing renewals.

How to read the Killer Burger FDD

The 2025 FDD is embedded on this page so you do not need to retrieve it from a state depository. For a vendor, the most useful sections are Item 1 (The Franchisor, Parents, Predecessors, and Affiliates) to understand the HQ executive roster, Item 11 (Franchisor’s Obligations) for any technology mandates, Item 8 (Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services) to decode the procurement model, and Item 17 (Renewal, Termination, Transfer, and Dispute Resolution) to gauge when contracts might open. Focus on the named system signals — Olo and Generations Homecare — as anchors for your competitive displacement or integration story. When you are ready to build a ranked target list for emerging restaurant brands, FranCloud can help.

Questions vendors ask

Killer Burger, answered from the filing

CEO Adam Sanders and Senior Director of Operations Zachary Glesmann are the most likely decision-makers for operational software. No separate CIO or CTO is listed in the 2025 FDD, indicating a lean HQ buying center.
The 2025 FDD specifically names Olo and Generations Homecare System. Olo likely covers digital ordering; Generations Homecare System appears in the tech list but its exact role is not detailed.
24 total units as of the 2025 FDD. This includes 7 company-owned and 17 franchised locations, all within a quick-service restaurant model.
The 2025 FDD does not disclose a specific procurement model in the provided extracts. It is unknown whether the franchisor imposes designated suppliers, approved suppliers, or an open purchasing framework.
Initial terms are 10 years, with a 5-year renewal option. Renewal requires signing the then-current agreement, which can change materially (except fees). With 30% unit growth, new openings may present earlier pitch windows than bulk renewals.
The 2025 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can read it in the embedded PDF viewer below — no need to pull it from a specific depository. All key vendor-facing details are extracted here for quick scanning.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

1 operators run 1 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit1

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