BrinkPAR Technology
agement and other business information for your Restaurant. Your computer equipment must be approved by MOD Pizza, and you must use the required or approved computer software. The Brink point-of-sale
From the filings
HQ-led decisions
MOD Pizza
Quick service restaurantMOD Pizza's Item 11 technology standards are set at the corporate level and apply across its 482 quick-service locations, only 76 of which are franchised. The FDD names Brink as approved point-of-sale software and requires franchisees to use computer equipment MOD Pizza approves and the software it requires or approves, so a vendor is pitching into a corporate-controlled stack.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Total units
482
76 franchised
Unit growth YoY
-12.644%
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
5%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$30K
per unit
Investment range
$892K–$1.19M
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
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.
7%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.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
27 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 4 explicit no's; 3 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
MOD Pizza will at all times have independent and unrestricted access to the information and data collected and generated by your point-of-sale computer system and all business records (“Business Records”) with respect to customers, and other service professionals of, and/or related to, the Restaurant including, all…
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
The Franchisee will, at its expense, prepare Financial Statements that will be delivered to the Franchisor within 10 days after the end of each Accounting Period and within 90 days after the end of the Franchisee’s Accounting Year.
How the franchisor buys
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We reserve the absolute right to update or otherwise modify the list of Proprietary Ingredients periodically upon written notice to you.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
20280Item 8
We received $20,280 in revenue from franchisees for IT Support Services during 2024.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
MOD Pizza may receive income in the form of rebates, discounts, allowances or other payments or credits from designated or approved suppliers that sell Proprietary Ingredients to franchisees.
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?
90Item 8
Currently, the purchases and leases that you must make from us or our affiliates, from approved suppliers, or according to our standards represent approximately 90% to 95% of your total purchases and leases in establishing and operating your Restaurant.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 6
of You must Within 10 days Payable only if you request Unapproved Supplier reimburse MOD after receipt of an that MOD Pizza’s review and Pizza for the invoice indicating approve a previously expenses it incurs the amount owed unapproved supplier. inspecting or to MOD Pizza. evaluating an unapproved supplier…
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you want to purchase foods, beverages or other products subject to MOD Pizza’s approved supplier requirements from a supplier who has not been previously approved by MOD Pizza, then you must, at your expense, send to MOD Pizza representative samples or specifications of that supplier’s products or services, and…
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
agrees that the Franchisor has the absolute right and interest in and to all telephone numbers and directory listings associated with the Marks, and the Franchisee hereby authorizes the Franchisor to direct the telephone company and all listing agencies to transfer the Franchisee’s telephone numbers and directory…
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
the Franchisee agrees it will adhere to, and cause any service provider or third party-provided payment applications to adhere to cardholder data security standards according to the then-current Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (“PCI DSS”) throughout the term of this Agreement.
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise agreement
The Franchisee will participate, at its expense, in any quality assurance monitoring programs specified by the Franchisor, including telephonic or electronic customer polling or onsite “secret shopper” programs, and will share the results of such programs with the Franchisor.
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
The Franchisee will permit the Franchisor or its representatives to enter, remain on, and inspect the Restaurant without prior notice.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
The Franchisor may, from time to time, revise and update the Franchise Support Guide to address changes or improvements to the Restaurant System, and the Franchisee expressly agrees to operate its Restaurant in accordance with all such revisions and updates.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
The Franchisee will not have the right to establish a website, mobile application, or blog or any other social presence on the Internet to advertise or promote its Restaurant.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesFranchise agreement
During the period commencing 30 days prior to the opening of the Franchisee’s Restaurant and ending 90 days after the date on which the Franchisee’s Restaurant opens for business, the Franchisee will spend a minimum of $10,000 on grand opening marketing, advertising and promotions for the Franchisee’s Restaurant…
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
In addition to the weekly Marketing Fees, you must spend at least 2% of your weekly Revenues on approved Local Marketing (see Article 5.2 of the Franchise Agreement).
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise agreement
The Franchisee will fully participate in all guest loyalty or frequent customer programs approved by the Franchisor, even if the Franchisee is not required by the Franchisor to actively promote such programs within the Franchisee’s Protected Area.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesFranchise agreement
The Franchisee will purchase the pizza dough, sauce, other Foods, Beverages and Products, Proprietary Ingredients, Restaurant design elements, furnishings and equipment as specified in the Franchise Support Guide or otherwise in writing by the Franchisor solely and exclusively from Designated Suppliers.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
The Franchisee will purchase the pizza dough, sauce, other Foods, Beverages and Products, Proprietary Ingredients, Restaurant design elements, furnishings and equipment as specified in the Franchise Support Guide or otherwise in writing by the Franchisor solely and exclusively from Designated Suppliers.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
The Franchisee will, from time to time during the term of this Agreement, execute such documents as the Franchisor may request to provide the Franchisee’s unconditional and irrevocable authority and direction to its bank or financial institution authorizing and directing the Franchisee’s bank or financial institution…
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
The Franchisee will participate in all gift certificate and/or gift card administration programs as may be designated by the Franchisor from time to time.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the General Manager and one Manager.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
The Franchisee will require its employees to meet the appearance standards and to wear the prescribed attire or uniforms described in the Franchise Support Guide.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
Your computer equipment must be approved by MOD Pizza, and you must use the required or approved computer software.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
MOD Pizza will at all times have independent and unrestricted access to the information and data collected and generated by your point-of-sale computer system and all business records (“Business Records”) with respect to customers, and other service professionals of, and/or related to, the Restaurant including, all…
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
MOD Pizza will provide additional training if, during the term of the Franchise Agreement, you hire a new member of your Management Staff who has not attended and successfully completed the required training, or MOD Pizza in its discretion determines that additional training is necessary.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
The MOD Operator, the Owners, and such other persons as may be required by the Franchisor, will attend the conventions, meetings, seminars and other gatherings or group sessions (collectively, “Conventions”) held by the Franchisor.
The filing answers no to 4 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 20
- Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?Franchise agreement
- 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.
HQ leadership: CEO/President + VP Ops/Franchise + a first dedicated IT/systems owner.
VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
- 41.9% of quick service brands mandate no POS system, leaving a massive blind spot in your target list.By instantly identifying the 452 brands with no POS mandate, you replace weeks of manual FDD research and focus your pipeline on high-fit displacement targets, cutting customer acquisition cost by over 60%.
- 82.3% of brands mandate no accounting system, signaling a wide-open market for tech vendors.FranCloud surfaces the 888 brands without an accounting mandate so your team can prioritize outreach before competitors even know they exist, turning a manual research cost center into a predictable revenue engine.
- Only 17 out of 1,079 quick service brands mandate a CRM, yet unit counts and AUVs prove these are high-value accounts.Instead of spending 40+ hours manually combing FDDs to find CRM-needy brands, FranCloud delivers the 17 mandate-holders and their financials in one query, letting your team close deals 10x faster.
The vendor opportunity at MOD Pizza
MOD Pizza operates 482 quick-service restaurants, but the franchise footprint is small relative to the brand: 406 locations are company-owned and only 76 are franchised. Franchised outlets fell 12.6% year over year. For a software vendor, that skew means the corporate side of MOD Pizza — not a large distributed franchisee base — controls most purchasing decisions for the network.
Who controls software purchasing
Item 11 makes MOD Pizza's technology standards a corporate function: franchisees must use computer equipment MOD Pizza approves and software MOD Pizza requires or approves. Item 2 names Marina Daniels as Chief Operating Officer, Michael Volz as Chief Legal Officer and Head of Real Estate, and Jan Prossin as Senior Director, Franchising, at HQ. Operator data shows 11 mapped operators — 8 of them multi-unit — and Item 20 places the most franchised units in Colorado (22), California (11), Michigan (10) and South Carolina (8), but the corporate-approval requirement in Item 11 sits above them.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
The FDD names Brink as the point-of-sale software currently approved for use in MOD Pizza restaurants. MOD Pizza received $20,280 in revenue from franchisees for IT Support Services during 2024. MOD Pizza's filing states it does not currently intend to receive rebates or other consideration tied to franchisee purchases from approved suppliers outside its Proprietary Ingredients.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
MOD Pizza's supplier model is an approved-supplier list: franchisees must buy pizza dough, sauces, dressings, proteins, vegetables and other food and beverage items only from suppliers MOD Pizza designates or approves, and required purchases, from approved suppliers or to MOD Pizza's standards, represent roughly 90% to 95% of a franchisee's total purchases and leases. A franchisee may propose an unapproved supplier by submitting samples and specifications for MOD Pizza's review. Renewal requires written notice between 180 and 365 days before the 10-year initial term ends, a remodel commitment, at least five more years of occupancy rights at the location, and execution of the then-current franchise agreement plus a Successor Fee.
How to read the MOD Pizza FDD
The embedded PDF below is MOD Pizza's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. Item 8 and Item 11 are the fastest path to the procurement and technology detail summarized here; Item 2 lists the officers who sit above those requirements. For a ranked list of franchise systems that fit your product better than MOD Pizza's mostly company-owned footprint, talk to FranCloud.
Questions vendors ask
MOD Pizza, answered from the filing
MOD Pizza sets computer and software standards centrally under Item 11, and franchisees must use only franchisor-approved equipment. Chief Operating Officer Marina Daniels and Chief Legal Officer and Head of Real Estate Michael Volz sit at the corporate level where these standards originate.
The FDD names Brink as the point-of-sale software currently approved for use in MOD Pizza restaurants. Franchisees must use computer equipment MOD Pizza approves and the software it requires or approves — a clear sign of a franchisor-controlled software function.
MOD Pizza operates 482 quick-service restaurant locations, the large majority — 406 — company-owned, with 76 operating as franchises. Franchised outlets fell 12.6% year over year.
MOD Pizza uses an approved-supplier list: all pizza dough, sauces, dressings, proteins, vegetables, other food and beverage items and branded items must come from suppliers MOD Pizza designates or approves. Required purchases represent roughly 90% to 95% of a franchisee's total purchases and leases. Franchisees may propose an unapproved supplier for MOD Pizza's review.
Renewal requires written notice 180 to 365 days before a franchise agreement's 10-year initial term expires, plus a remodel commitment and the current standard agreement.
The embedded PDF viewer below contains MOD Pizza's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document in full. It covers the technology, supplier and renewal terms referenced on this page in their original legal language.
Source
Read the filing itself
Every number on this page traces back to this document. Read it in full, page by page. Buy the original PDF to download, search, and annotate it.
View only A one-time purchase: the original filing, yours to keep.
FDD alert
Tell me when this brand refiles.
We’ll email you the moment MOD Pizza files a new annual FDD, usually the freshest signal of a vendor change.
Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
11 operators run 88 mapped locations. 8 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
2–9 units4
10–24 units4
Single-unit3
Top states by locations
| CO | 22 |
|---|---|
| MI | 13 |
| CA | 11 |
| GA | 9 |
| SC | 8 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind MOD Pizza
unknown of mod super fast pizza holdings.
Related Quick service restaurant brands
Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.