Aluvii
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HQ-led decisions
Monkey Joe's
Personal servicesSoftware purchasing at Monkey Joe's is controlled at the headquarters level by a small executive team led by President and Director of Operations Daryl Dollinger. The franchise currently mandates the Aluvii POS system across all 14 franchised locations, creating a narrow but defined addressable market for complementary tools. With a 2022 FDD on file and a recent unit contraction of 17.6%, vendors who can demonstrate operational efficiency gains may find an opening.
Live signals
Total units
14
14 franchised
Unit growth YoY
-17.647%
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2022
Royalty
5%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$40K
per unit
Investment range
$681K–$1.35M
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Franchisor controlled
from the filing
Non-compete
1 years
from the filing
Item 19
No claims
unaudited
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.
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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 Monkey Joe's
Monkey Joe's operates 14 franchised locations, all within the personal services segment. The brand does not disclose any company-owned units in its 2022 FDD. Average unit volume (AUV) is not reported, and the system contracted by 17.6% year-over-year, suggesting a period of consolidation. For software vendors, the immediate addressable market is small—14 units—but the mandated tech stack creates a single point of integration and a clear buyer at headquarters.
The royalty rate is 5.0% of gross revenue, and the initial franchise term is 10 years. Renewal conditions include signing the then-current form of Franchise Agreement, paying a renewal fee, completing retraining, and potentially refurbishing the facility. These renewal events, though infrequent given the unit count, represent natural moments when operators may reevaluate ancillary software.
Who controls software purchasing
Software purchasing authority sits with the brand’s leadership. The 2022 FDD Item 1 lists Daryl Dollinger as President, Director of Operations, Brand Leader, and Secretary, and Julie Arko as VP of Operations. No separate CIO or CTO is named, meaning technology decisions likely route through Dollinger and Arko directly. Vendors should prepare concise, operations-focused pitches that speak to labor efficiency, compliance, or revenue recovery—areas that matter to a small executive team managing a contracting system.
Mandated and current tech stack
Monkey Joe's mandates the Aluvii POS System across all franchised locations. Aluvii is the sole named vendor in the FDD’s technology disclosures. This means any software that integrates with or sits alongside the POS—such as scheduling, CRM, or reporting tools—must be compatible with Aluvii’s environment. Vendors offering complementary solutions should demonstrate existing or easily built integrations with Aluvii to reduce friction.
No other mandated or recommended systems appear in the 2022 disclosure. The absence of additional named vendors may signal an opportunity for tools in areas like marketing automation, inventory management, or customer engagement, provided they align with the brand’s lean operational profile.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The 2022 FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement extract, so the brand’s policy on designated suppliers, approved suppliers, or open purchasing is not publicly known. Vendors should assume a controlled procurement environment given the small unit count and centralized leadership. Renewal terms require franchisees to sign the current form of Franchise Agreement and a general release, which could open brief windows for technology reevaluation. However, with only 14 units and a 10-year term, these windows are rare.
How to read the Monkey Joe's FDD
The full 2022 Monkey Joe's Franchise Disclosure Document is embedded below. Key sections for software vendors include Item 1 (executive team), Item 11 (mandated systems), and Item 17 (renewal and transfer conditions). Because no Item 8 extract is available, procurement rules remain opaque. Use the document to verify the decision-makers and tech mandates cited here, and to identify any updates in subsequent filings. For a ranked target list of franchise systems that match your software, reach out to FranCloud.
Questions vendors ask
Monkey Joe's, answered from the filing
Daryl Dollinger (President, Director of Operations, Brand Leader) and Julie Arko (VP of Operations) are the key executives listed in the FDD. They control brand-wide technology decisions.
The 2022 FDD mandates Aluvii POS System. Aluvii is the named vendor for the point-of-sale platform across all franchised locations.
There are 14 total units, all franchised. No company-owned units are disclosed in the 2022 FDD.
The 2022 FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement extract, so designated-supplier or approved-supplier requirements are not publicly disclosed.
Initial franchise terms run 10 years. Renewal requires written notice, a new agreement, and possible facility refurbishment. With 14 units and recent negative growth, renewal-driven tech evaluations may be infrequent.
The 2022 FDD was filed with state franchise regulators. You can view the embedded PDF viewer below for the full document.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
27 operators run 27 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit27
Top states by locations
| WI | 4 |
|---|---|
| GA | 3 |
| FL | 3 |
| VA | 2 |
| MO | 2 |
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