From the filings
Software purchasing decisions for Parker-Anderson Enrichment are controlled at the franchisor's headquarters in California, where Joshua Parker is listed as the agent for service of process. The most recent FDD does not disclose any mandated technology systems, indicating a potential greenfield opportunity for vendors. The addressable market is small, consisting of 15 total units, 14 of which are franchised.
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Live signals
Ongoing fee load
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
10%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Franchisor behaviours
19 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 9 explicit no's; 6 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 shall maintain complete, accurate books, records and accounts according to any bookkeeping and accounting system prescribed by Franchisor.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall provide Franchisor independent access to all data and information stored on Franchisee’s computer related to the operations of the business.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Within thirty (30) days after Franchisee’s year end, Franchisee shall provide Franchisor, in a form approved by Franchisor, a profit and loss statement and balance sheet for the twelve (12) months just ended.
How the franchisor buys
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor shall have the right from time to time to modify, add to and/or delete any elements of the PAE System and PAE Manuals, in major and minor ways, whether in response to or anticipation of opportunities, competitive developments changing needs and conditions; or seeking to improve the operation of the business.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
In the year ended December 31, 2025, we did not receive any revenue from required franchisee purchases or leases of products or services.
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?
5Item 8
We estimate that your costs for items you must buy from suppliers we designate, will be about 10- 20% of your total purchases in starting the business and about 5 -15% of your ongoing purchases in operating the business.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 6
You protect us and people affiliated with us against costs, incurred. losses, damages etc. from operation of your franchise; your breach or violation or act or omission. \\ProLaw2\Documents\CD\15475-18\3603162_2.docx 2026 PARKER-ANDERSON FDD (CA-IL-IN-MI-NY-WI) Name of Fee Amount Due Date Remarks (1) Supplier Review…
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesFranchise agreement
If Franchisee proposes to use or offer for sale any product or service which is not then approved by Franchisor, or to purchase from a supplier not designated as an approved supplier, Franchisee shall first notify Franchisor in writing and request Franchisor’s consent.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall assign to Franchisor or its designee, all Franchisee’s right, title and interest in and to Franchisee’s right to use and receive service for telephone and facsimile numbers, Internet addresses and electronic mail addresses and domain names relating to the business
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
Inspect your operations when we deem appropriate (F.A. Sec. 41(e).
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may make additions to, deletions from or other revisions of, the PAE Manual.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 12
If after good faith efforts by both sides, we cannot agree on a site location, we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to terminate the Franchise Agreement.
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 shall not use, or authorize use of any other means of referring to Franchisee’s business on the Internet, whether by meta tags, frames, links, or other reference devices, without Franchisor’s prior written consent.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must buy or obtain equipment, products and services according to these lists.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must buy or obtain equipment, products and services according to these lists.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor could require Franchisee to pay by electronic transfer of funds from an account of Franchisee satisfactory to Franchisor, to Franchisor’s designated account, and/or by credit card, check, money order, wire transfer or other method or procedure Franchisor designates.
Point of sale
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We require you to cooperate in providing us independent access to all data and information in the computer system via direct access, either in person or electronically by telephone, Internet or other electronic access or transmission system that we choose.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
If you ask and we agree to provide training at your business, additional to the initial training, or if we determine you and/or your manager need additional training, you pay our standard rates.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall attend all conferences that Franchisor designates as mandatory.
Parker-Anderson Enrichment is a small but high-value target in the education franchise space. With 15 total units—14 franchised and 1 company-owned—and an average unit volume of $8,966,081, each location represents a significant potential account for a software vendor. The system is highly concentrated, with 6 of its 10 mapped operators located in California, and single units in Louisiana, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Arizona. The operator footprint is entirely single-unit operators; no multi-unit operators are on file. This means a sale to the franchisor could influence all locations, but you will not find a large multi-unit owner to champion your product from within the franchisee base.
All signs point to a centralized, HQ-driven purchasing model. The FDD lists Joshua Parker as the agent for service of process, and no parent company is on file, indicating an independently owned and tightly controlled system. The lack of any multi-unit operators further consolidates decision-making power at the corporate level. For a software vendor, your initial and likely only point of contact will be the headquarters in California. The specific titles of technology or operations executives are not disclosed in the FDD, so your prospecting will need to identify the owner or a general manager who oversees operations.
The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is silent on technology mandates. No POS system, scheduling platform, CRM, or any other operational software is named as required or recommended. This is a critical signal. It means the 14 franchised locations are either using a patchwork of self-selected tools or operating with minimal software support. For a vendor, this is a greenfield opportunity. Your pitch should focus on how your software can standardize operations across a small but high-revenue network, directly impacting the $8.9 million average unit volume.
The FDD does not provide an extract from Item 8, so the formal procurement model—whether it uses designated suppliers, an approved list, or an open policy—is not publicly known. However, the renewal terms in Item 17 offer a strategic timing insight. The initial franchise agreement runs for 5 years. Franchisees can renew for up to two additional 5-year terms, but they must provide written notice 180 to 240 days before expiration, pay a $3,300 renewal fee, and crucially, “upgrade all hardware, software, equipment and materials to our then standards.” This clause gives the franchisor a contractual lever to mandate new technology at the point of renewal. By tracking the signing dates of the 14 franchise agreements, you could predict when each unit will be forced into a technology compliance event.
The full 2026 FDD is embedded below. When reviewing it, pay close attention to Item 11 for any future amendments regarding technology standards, as the current version lists none. Item 17 is equally important for understanding the renewal-driven upgrade cycle. The document confirms a royalty rate of 8.0% on a substantial AUV, giving the franchisor healthy cash flow that could be allocated to system-wide technology investments. For a ranked target list of franchise systems that match your ideal customer profile, FranCloud can help you prioritize your outreach.
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Operator footprint
10 operators run 10 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| CA | 6 |
|---|---|
| LA | 1 |
| NJ | 1 |
| SC | 1 |
| AZ | 1 |
Related Education brands
Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.