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From the filings
NORY FRANCHISING
Youth servicesSoftware purchasing at NORY FRANCHISING is controlled at the headquarters level, where Co-Founder and CEO Pillwon Peter Seo and Operations Director Sofia De Gaetano are the executives on file. The system currently mandates accounting software and a registration platform/CRM, with only 2 company-owned units in operation. The addressable market for vendors is extremely small today, but the franchisor’s 2026 FDD signals a structured renewal cycle and technology refresh requirements that could create future openings.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
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.
10%of gross sales (FY2026)
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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Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
25 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 6 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
We will have direct independent access to your Computer System.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You shall, at your expense, provide to us a complete annual financial statement (which shall be reviewed) for you prepared by an independent certified public accountant, within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year during the term hereof, showing the results of operations of you during such fiscal year;
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Except with respect to the NORY Products disclosed below, as of the date of this Disclosure Document, neither we nor any of our affiliates is an Approved Supplier or the only Approved Supplier, but we may be in the future in which case we will receive revenues from purchases.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
The type of, and/or designated supplier for, such software may change from time-to- time.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
In the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, we had no revenues from required franchisee purchases.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We may receive payments, rebates, or other compensation, from suppliers on account of the suppliers’ dealings with us, you, or other NORY Businesses in the System, which may be paid directly to us as revenue.
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?
10Item 8
We estimate that your purchases from us or approved suppliers, or that must conform to our specifications, will represent approximately 20% to 60% of your total purchases in establishing the Franchised Business and 10% to 50% of your total purchases in operating the Franchised Business.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesFranchise agreement
if you propose to use in the operation of your Franchised Business any product, supply, material, furnishing or equipment which has not yet been approved by us as conforming to our specifications and quality standards and/or from a supplier not yet approved in writing by us as a supplier to our franchisees, you must…
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
On Termination of the Franchise Agreement, if Franchisor directs Franchisee to do so, Franchisee will immediately direct all telephone companies, telephone directory publishers, and telephone directory listing agencies (collectively, the “Telephone Companies”) with which Franchisee has Telephone Numbers and Listings…
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must also comply with payment card industry (“PCI”) standards, norms, requirements and protocols, including PCI Data Security Standards.
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise agreement
You shall participate, at your sole cost and expense, in all customer surveys and satisfaction audits, which may require that you provide discounted or complimentary products and/or participate in a mystery shopper program, provided that such discounted or complimentary sales shall not be included in the Gross…
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
We (and any of our authorized agents or representatives, including outside accountants, auditors and/or inspectors) may enter any premises where your Franchised Business is conducted, and/or visit any locations at which you have prepared or provided or are providing programs, products or services to customers or…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
In our sole discretion, we may from time to time modify any components of the System and requirements applicable to you by means of Supplements to the Manual or otherwise, including, but not limited to, altering the programs, products, services, methods, standards, accounting and computer systems, forms, policies and…
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
You may not maintain your own website; otherwise maintain a presence or advertise on the internet or any other mode of electronic commerce in connection with your Franchised Business; establish a link to any website we establish at or from any other website or page; or at any time establish any other website…
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to expend between at least $3,000 and $6,000 (as we determine) on a pre-launch and opening advertising campaign to promote the opening of your Franchised Business (“Pre-Launch and Opening Advertising Campaign”).
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
Thereafter, you must spend at least 2% of your Gross Revenues each month on local advertising and promotion in your Territory.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If an Advertising Cooperative has been established for a geographic area where your Franchised Business is located when the Franchise Agreement is signed, or if any Advertising Cooperative is established during the term of the Franchise Agreement, you must become a member of the Advertising Cooperative.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase NORY Products only from us, our affiliates or the suppliers and distributors that we designate in our sole discretion, and you may not use or offer for sale any NORY Products that have not been purchased from us, our affiliates, or our designated supplier in or from the Franchised Business.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
Royalty Fees will be debited automatically from your bank account by ACH or other means designated by us.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee affirms, warrants and understands that it may staff its Franchised Business with as many employees as it desires at any time so long as Franchisor’s minimal staffing levels are achieved.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Before commencing the operation of your Franchised Business, you must purchase the required computer hardware, software, equipment, and internet connections and service, including without limitation our designated registration platform/CRM, point of sale and accounting software (collectively, the “Computer System”).
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We will have direct independent access to your Computer System.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
By way of example, but without limitation, we may change our designated registration platform/CRM vendor at any time and in our sole discretion, and if and when we do, you will be required (at your sole cost and expense) to utilize such new vendor.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right to charge our training fees for such programs equal to $500 per person per day for additional training and $750 per person for attendance at conferences.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
We reserve the right to develop and conduct annual meetings, conferences, conventions which the personnel we designate must attend.
The filing answers no to 3 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?Item 11
- Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
The vendor opportunity at NORY FRANCHISING
NORY FRANCHISING is a youth-services concept headquartered in New York. According to its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, the system consists of just 2 units, both company-owned. No franchised locations are reported, and our corpus contains no mapped operator footprint. Average unit volume sits at $4,449,532, and the royalty rate is 8.0%. The initial franchise term is 7 years, with a 5-year renewal option. Year-over-year unit growth is not disclosed in the most recent FDD.
For software vendors, the immediate addressable market is tiny: 2 locations, both under direct corporate control. There is no distributed network of franchisees making independent purchasing decisions. Any software sale into this system will be a headquarters-level conversation with the two executives named in Item 1.
Who controls software purchasing
The FDD identifies Pillwon Peter Seo as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer and Sofia De Gaetano as Operations Director. With no franchised operators in the field, these two individuals are the entire buying center. A vendor pitching NORY should expect to engage directly with the CEO and Operations Director. There is no CIO, CTO, or VP of Technology listed in the filing, so the operational buyer and the economic buyer are likely the same people.
Mandated and current tech stack
Item 11 of the 2026 FDD mandates two categories of technology: accounting software and a registration platform/CRM. The specific vendors for these systems are not named in the disclosure. This is a thin tech stack, typical of a very early-stage franchisor. The mandate covers core financial and customer-management functions, but there is no mention of a mandated POS, payroll, scheduling, inventory, or learning management system. For vendors selling into adjacent categories, the absence of a mandate means the door is open, but the buyer is still the same two-person HQ team.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement extract, so the franchisor’s model for designated vs. approved suppliers is not disclosed. Renewal terms, however, are spelled out in detail. A franchisee seeking renewal must provide written notice, be current on all obligations, upgrade and refresh materials to conform with then-current standards at a cost not to exceed $25,000—except for technology changes, which are explicitly not subject to any cost limitation. The renewal term is 5 years, and the franchisee must also sign a general release and execute the then-current form of renewal franchise agreement.
This uncapped technology refresh obligation is a meaningful signal. It means the franchisor can require franchisees to adopt new software at renewal without a dollar limit. For a vendor, that creates a potential insertion point tied to the renewal cycle. However, with zero franchised units today, there is no renewal pipeline to target. The opportunity is forward-looking: if NORY begins selling franchises, each new unit will start a 7-year clock, and each renewal will carry a mandatory tech refresh.
How to read the NORY FRANCHISING FDD
The full 2026 FDD is embedded below. It was filed with state franchise regulators and contains the complete Item 1 (executives), Item 11 (mandated tech), Item 17 (renewal conditions), and all other required disclosures. For software vendors, the most actionable sections are Item 11 for the current tech mandate and Item 17 for the renewal-driven technology refresh clause. Item 1 tells you exactly who to call.
If you are building a ranked target list of franchise systems for your software product, FranCloud can help you identify systems with uncapped tech refresh clauses, HQ-controlled purchasing, and specific mandate gaps that match your category.
Questions vendors ask
NORY FRANCHISING, answered from the filing
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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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