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From the filings
HQ-led decisions
MELTwich USA
Quick service restaurantSoftware purchasing decisions at MELTwich USA are controlled at the headquarters level by a small executive team, including President & COO Thomas Mavrou and CEO Barbara Kiss. The brand has not disclosed any mandated or recommended technology systems in its 2025 FDD. With only 2 franchised units currently operating, the addressable market is extremely limited, making this a niche target for vendors focused on early-stage franchise concepts.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Total units
2
2 franchised
Unit growth YoY
0%
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$30K
per unit
Investment range
$472K–$1.17M
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Franchisor controlled
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.
8%of gross sales (FY2025)
15% reference
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.
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ith a quarterly report and documentation of local advertising expenditures during the previous calendar quarter. You may not use social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn,
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rative advertising with other MELTwich franchisees in your area, with our prior written approval. You may not maintain any business profile on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok LinkedIn, YouTube or
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cooperative advertising with other MELTwich franchisees in your area, with our prior written approval. You may not maintain any business profile on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok LinkedIn, YouTu
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nish us with a quarterly report and documentation of local advertising expenditures during the previous calendar quarter. You may not use social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,
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ertising with other MELTwich franchisees in your area, with our prior written approval. You may not maintain any business profile on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok LinkedIn, YouTube or any other
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
21 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 6 explicit no's; 7 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
Franchisee agrees to keep and maintain complete and accurate books and records of its transactions and business operations using the accounting procedures specified by Franchisor.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
The POS System allows us to independently and remotely access, through the Internet, all of your sales data, including your Gross Revenue.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Within thirty (30) days after the close of each calendar quarter and within ninety (90) days after the close of each fiscal year, Franchisee will furnish Franchisor a full and complete written statement of income and expense and a profit and loss statement for the operation of the Franchised Business during said…
How the franchisor buys
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 11
We may in the future establish or modify the sales reporting systems as we deem appropriate for the accurate and expeditious reporting of Gross Revenue, and you must fully cooperate in implementing any such system at your expense.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We may derive revenue, rebates, discounts or other material consideration from suppliers based on your required purchases of products, supplies or equipment, and any rebates or discounts we receive may be kept by us in our sole discretion.
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?
50Item 8
approximately 50% to 80% of your costs for ongoing operation
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
If you request that we approve a proposed item or supplier, we may charge for our actual costs of product testing and evaluation.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you would like us to consider another item or supplier, you must make such request in writing to us and have the supplier give us samples of its product or service and such other information that we may require.
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 of this Agreement, Franchisor may exercise its authority, pursuant to such documents, to obtain any and all of Franchisee’s rights to the telephone numbers of the Franchised Business and all related telephone directory listings and other business listings, and all Internet listings…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
conduct inspections of your Franchised Business, at the frequency and duration that we deem advisable.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 17
Modification of the agreement Sections 9.4, 14.6, No oral modifications generally, but we may 19.1.4 and 22.4 change the Operations Manual and System standards at any time.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
Before you open your Franchised Business, we will: a. provide you with site selection guidelines and approve a location for your Franchised Business.
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 may not maintain any business profile on Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), Bluesky, LinkedIn, YouTube, Threads, Tik Tok, blogs, or any other social media and/or networking site without Franchisor’s prior written approval
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 7
During the opening of your Franchised Business, we require you to spend $3,000 on local advertising and promotional activities in your Territory at the time and in the manner we specify.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all equipment, fixtures, furnishings, ingredients, supplies and services, including computer systems and certain software, from our designated suppliers and contractors or in accordance with our specifications.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all equipment, fixtures, furnishings, ingredients, supplies and services, including computer systems and certain software, from our designated suppliers and contractors or in accordance with our specifications.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
You are required to set up authorization at your bank to allow us to electronically transfer funds from your bank account to our bank account.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must purchase and use the point-of-sale system (“POS System”) we specify.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
The POS System allows us to independently and remotely access, through the Internet, all of your sales data, including your Gross Revenue.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
We reserve the right to impose a reasonable fee for all additional or remedial training programs, including a national business meeting or annual convention.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
If we require it, you must attend mandatory training programs that we P a g e |35 MELTwich FDD 2026 A offer for up to five (5) days each year, and an annual conference or national business meeting for up to five (5) days each year, at a location we designate.
The filing answers no to 6 questions
- Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?Item 8
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
- Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?Item 6
- 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
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.
The franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.
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The vendor opportunity at MELTwich USA
MELTwich USA is a quick-service restaurant concept headquartered in Florida. For software vendors, the immediate addressable market is defined by its total unit count: 2 franchised locations. The FDD does not report any company-owned units, and year-over-year unit growth is not available. With no disclosed Average Unit Volume (AUV), vendors cannot model revenue-based ROI, making the financial case purely speculative. The royalty rate is set at 6.0% of gross sales.
This is an early-stage system. The absence of scale means a vendor’s total contract value will be small, but the upside lies in influencing the tech stack before the franchisor standardizes it. If the brand grows, the vendor who establishes the relationship now could become the mandated standard later.
Who controls software purchasing
Purchasing authority sits at the top of the organization. The FDD’s Item 1 lists three executives: Thomas Mavrou serves as President and Chief Operating Officer, Barbara Kiss is Director and Chief Executive Officer, and Ryan Hillis holds the title of Vice President of Revenue. In a system this small, the CEO and COO are likely directly involved in any software evaluation. A vendor’s outreach should target Mavrou for operational tools (POS, inventory, labor) and Hillis for revenue or customer-facing platforms. There is no CIO or dedicated IT role on file.
Mandated and current tech stack
The 2025 FDD does not identify any mandated or recommended technology vendors. No point-of-sale system, online ordering platform, delivery aggregator, or back-of-house software is named. This is a blank-slate environment. For a vendor, that means there is no incumbent to displace, but also no proof that the franchisor is actively investing in technology. A pitch must start with education, not just a demo.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Procurement signals are absent from the available FDD data. Item 8, which typically outlines designated or approved supplier programs, contains no extractable information. Similarly, Item 17 provides no details on franchise renewal terms or conditions. The initial franchise term length is not disclosed. Without these data points, vendors cannot map a predictable renewal cycle or identify a seasonal procurement window. Timing any outreach is a matter of persistence, not calendar triggers.
How to read the MELTwich USA FDD
The Franchise Disclosure Document is the single most important research asset for a software vendor targeting any franchise brand. For MELTwich USA, the 2025 filing confirms the legal and operational structure: an independent, Florida-based entity with no parent company on file. The FDD reveals the executive team, the 6.0% royalty, and the total unit count of 2. It also reveals what is missing—no tech mandates, no AUV, no procurement rules. These gaps are themselves intelligence. They tell you the franchisor has not yet built the operational infrastructure that a mature system requires. That is your opening.
Review the full document below. When you are ready to prioritize targets across the franchise landscape, FranCloud can help you build a ranked list based on unit growth, tech mandates, and decision-maker access.
Questions vendors ask
MELTwich USA, answered from the filing
The buying center is concentrated in the C-suite. Thomas Mavrou (President & COO) and Barbara Kiss (CEO) are the key executives on file. Ryan Hillis, VP of Revenue, may influence operational tools.
The 2025 FDD does not disclose any mandated or recommended point-of-sale or operational technology systems for franchisees.
The system consists of 2 total units, both of which are franchised. The number of company-owned locations is not disclosed in the FDD.
The procurement model is not detailed in the available FDD extracts. There is no signal regarding designated or approved supplier requirements in Item 8.
Contract renewal timing cannot be estimated. The initial term length and Item 17 renewal conditions are not disclosed in the 2025 FDD.
The FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2025. You can review the full document using the embedded PDF viewer below.
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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
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Top states by locations
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Ownership
The portfolio behind MELTwich USA
single_brand_holdco of MELTwich.
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