From the filings
Konala Protein Bowls & Salads runs three company-owned locations in Idaho under its 2025 FDD, charging a 6% royalty. Item 19 makes a financial performance representation. Item 8 routes most purchasing through an approved-supplier list, and Director of Operations Richard (RJ) Wieber, named in Item 2, is the likely point of contact for a vendor pitch.
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Ongoing fee load
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
8%of gross sales (FY2025)
15% reference
Franchisor behaviours
30 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 1 question 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?
YesItem 11
You are required to use point of sale hardware and software and accounting software approved by us and as discussed in detail later in this Item 11.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We will have the right at all times to independently access your Computer Systems to retrieve, analyze, and use the information, including your financial information.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall submit to Franchisor the following performance reports for review or auditing: (1) Net Sales reports and performance reports for the prior month; (2) monthly financial statements, including a balance sheet and income statement;
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We or our affiliate may be an approved or designated supplier.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may, from time to time, amend the list of approved products and suppliers, and Franchisee must comply with any such changes within thirty (30) days after receiving notice of the change.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
During our last fiscal year, neither we nor our affiliates derived any revenue from franchisee purchases or leases of required goods or services.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We reserve the right to receive payments, including rebates, commissions, and discounts, from designated suppliers based upon your purchases with them.
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?
40Item 8
The cost of the items that you must purchase from us, our affiliates or from suppliers designated by us represents between 40% and 70% of your total purchases in operating your business.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
If you submit for our consideration a product or supplier, you must pay us a $750 fee of the actual cost of testing and research.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you want to use goods, services, supplies, fixtures, equipment, inventory, or computer systems or suppliers that we have not approved, you must first submit to us certain information, including product specifications, product components, product performance history, product samples, supplier information, and any…
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor has the right to require that any Online Presence or email address Franchisee is permitted to create, use, or maintain be registered in Franchisor’s name.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall comply with, or, as applicable, adopt policies consistent with the then-current version of Franchisor’s data protection and security policies as may be described in Franchisor’s Brand Standards Manual (“Data Protection and Security Policies”).
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor and its agents have the right to enter the Restaurant, with or without notice, in person or remotely via communications technology, in order to inspect, photograph, and/or videotape on-going construction or leasehold improvements, equipment and operations, and the performance of any and all services…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We may modify this material from time to time, and its modified terms are binding on you.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall obtain Franchisor’s acceptance of the Location.
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 will not, directly or indirectly, establish or operate an Online Presence that in any way concerns, discusses, or alludes to Franchisor, the System or the Restaurant without Franchisor’s written consent, which Franchisor is not obligated to provide, and which Franchisor can revoke in its sole discretion.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee is required to spend a minimum of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) for grand-opening advertising to publicize the existence and opening of its first Restaurant and Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) for each subsequent Restaurant, which advertising shall be in such form designated by Franchisor and…
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 11
We require you to spend on local marketing the greater of $850 or 1% of monthly Net Sales.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesItem 16
Additionally, you must participate in all membership and/or gift card programs that we create, offer, or advertise.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesFranchise agreement
If a Cooperative applicable to the Franchised Business is established at any later time during the Term, Franchisee shall become a member of such Cooperative no later than thirty (30) days after the date on which the Cooperative commences operation.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
Where we have designated an approved supplier, you must use that supplier.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
Your supplier of all the goods, services, supplies, fixtures, equipment, inventory, and computer systems must be a supplier that we approve or designate.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee agrees to use such credit card processing services as approved by Franchisor and to purchase and maintain, at Franchisee’s expense, any equipment necessary to permit such credit card processing functionality.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
Payment made by electronic funds transfer (“EFT”) on Tuesday of each week for sales occurring in the previous week, which ends on Saturday.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 16
Additionally, you must participate in all membership and/or gift card programs that we create, offer, or advertise.
People
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesItem 15
All personnel employed by you in connection with the operation of a KONALA Restaurant must follow and maintain the operational standards we establish, including sanitation, cleanliness, customer service, and uniforms.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You are required to use point of sale hardware and software and accounting software approved by us and as discussed in detail later in this Item 11.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We will have the right at all times to independently access your Computer Systems to retrieve, analyze, and use the information, including your financial information.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor also reserves the right to charge an additional fee and to require attendance at additional trainings.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
Franchisees are required to attend all conferences and other required training courses.
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 franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.
Konala Protein Bowls & Salads runs three company-owned locations in Idaho under its 2025 FDD, charging a 6% royalty. Item 19 makes a financial performance representation.
Item 2 names Founder and CEO Trace Miller, Chief of Brand Jammie Miller, Director of Operations Richard (RJ) Wieber, Regional Manager and Franchise Business Coach Melissa Fee, and Chief of Staff Cassie Tarbox. Wieber's operations role makes him the likely first stop for a vendor pitch.
Item 11 of the FDD sets Konala's technology requirements; see the embedded filing below for the full disclosure.
Item 8 sets an approved-supplier list: franchisees must buy from suppliers the franchisor approves or designates as meeting its standards, and may request approval for an alternative supplier by paying a $750 fee. Item 17 of the FDD sets Konala's renewal, transfer and termination rules; see the embedded filing below for the term structure and renewal conditions.
The 2025 FDD was filed with state franchise regulators; the embedded viewer below carries the full text of Items 2, 8, 11, 17 and 19.
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Operator footprint
11 operators run 11 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| ID | 2 |
|---|---|
| SC | 1 |
| NJ | 1 |
| MT | 1 |
| AZ | 1 |
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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.