HQ-led decisions

Lee's Sandwiches

Quick service restaurant

Software purchasing decisions at Lee's Sandwiches are controlled at the corporate headquarters level, where the executive team manages a system of 50 total units. The brand mandates PAR Brink POS by PAR Technology Corporation across its operations. For vendors, this represents a concentrated addressable market of 50 locations with a single, identifiable buying center.

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.

PAR Brink POSPAR Technology Corporation
Mandatory
POSItem 11

SOFTWARE M715X Windows 11 IOT LTSC v24H2 PAR POS Register Brink POS portal access and reporting tool/monthly fee Brink Future Data Software as a Service Integration AP

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 the corpus 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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Live signals

Total units
50
45 franchised
Unit growth YoY
vs prior filing
AUV
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
6.9%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$40K
per unit
Investment range
$240K–$1.68M
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing

The vendor opportunity at Lee's Sandwiches

Lee's Sandwiches operates as a quick-service restaurant chain with 50 total units, of which 45 are franchised and 5 are company-owned. The brand is headquartered in California and appears to be independently owned, with no parent company on file. For software vendors, the addressable market is concentrated: 50 locations under a single corporate umbrella where technology decisions are made at the top. The average unit volume is not disclosed in the most recent FDD, but the royalty rate is set at 6.9% of gross sales.

Who controls software purchasing

The 2026 FDD lists the key executives in Item 1. Chieu Van Le serves as CEO, and Tom Thanh Quach holds the position of Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. These are the most likely decision-makers for enterprise software purchases. Yen Ngoc Quach is listed as Secretary, and Jimmy M. Le is Vice President of Sales. No dedicated CIO or CTO is named, suggesting that technology procurement falls under the COO or CEO's purview. Vendors should direct their outreach to the operations and executive leadership team at the California headquarters.

Mandated and current tech stack

The only technology system explicitly mandated in the 2026 FDD is the point-of-sale platform. Lee's Sandwiches requires franchisees to use PAR Brink POS, a cloud-based system developed by PAR Technology Corporation. No other mandated or recommended software—such as back-office, inventory management, or loyalty platforms—is disclosed in the filing. This creates a clear integration point for vendors offering complementary solutions that can sit alongside or on top of the PAR Brink ecosystem.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

The initial franchise agreement term is 10 years. Item 17 outlines renewal conditions: franchisees may renew for three additional successive terms of 5 years each, provided they meet specific operational and contractual conditions. Failure to meet any one condition allows the franchisor to refuse renewal. This structure suggests that major technology evaluations could coincide with the initial 10-year term cycle or the 5-year renewal windows. The procurement model itself—whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—is not disclosed in the Item 8 extract available in our corpus.

How to read the Lee's Sandwiches FDD

The full 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is embedded below. For software vendors, the most critical sections are Item 1, which identifies the executive team and their roles, and Item 11, which details the mandated PAR Brink POS system. Item 8, covering procurement and purchasing restrictions, did not yield a specific extract in our analysis, so direct review of that section in the PDF is recommended. The document is filed with state franchise regulators and provides the foundational data needed to build a targeted sales strategy for this 50-unit brand.

Questions vendors ask

Lee's Sandwiches, answered from the filing

The executive team listed in the FDD includes CEO Chieu Van Le and Vice President/COO Tom Thanh Quach. These roles typically control technology procurement for the 50-unit system.
The 2026 FDD mandates PAR Brink POS by PAR Technology Corporation. No other mandated or recommended technology systems are disclosed in the filing.
There are 50 total units, comprising 45 franchised locations and 5 company-owned stores. This is a quick-service restaurant concept headquartered in California.
The procurement model is not disclosed in the most recent FDD. Item 8 does not provide an extract specifying designated suppliers, approved suppliers, or an open purchasing model.
The initial franchise term is 10 years. Renewals are available for 3 additional successive terms of 5 years each, contingent on meeting specific conditions. Contract windows may align with these cycles.
The 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can explore the full document using the embedded PDF viewer below to analyze Item 11 tech mandates and Item 1 executive details.
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