FasCardFasCard
Mandatorythe annual cost of any optional or required maintenance, updating, upgrading, or support contracts will be $600 to $1,200. You must give us unrestricted independent access to the FasCard system or any
From the filings
HQ-led decisions
PET FRESH - NORTH DAKOTA
Personal servicesSoftware purchasing control at Pet Fresh - North Dakota sits with the franchisor entity itself, given the 7 company-owned locations and a single franchised unit. The brand mandates FasCard Payment Processing and the Tumble Fresh/Pet Fresh App, creating a narrow, locked-in tech environment. With only 8 total units, the addressable market for third-party vendors is extremely small, but the mandated stack signals exactly where integration or displacement conversations could start.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Total units
8
1 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$10K
per unit
Investment range
$102K–$516K
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.
8%of gross sales (FY2025)
15% reference
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.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
26 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 6 explicit no's; 2 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
You must give us unrestricted independent access to the FasCard system or any other computer hardware, software or technology systems you use in the business, plus all information contained in any of these items.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall provide such periodic financial reports as Pet Fresh Franchising may require in the Manual or otherwise in writing, including: (i) a monthly profit and loss statement and balance sheet for the Business within 30 days after the end of each calendar month; (ii) an annual financial statement (including…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We are the sole supplier for the Tumble Fresh/Pet Fresh App and any payment processing services for transactions made through the Tumble Fresh/Pet Fresh App.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
Pet Fresh Franchising may change any such requirement or change the status of any vendor and may appoint sole Approved or Required Vendors, which may be itself, an affiliate or a third-party.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
2670Item 8
In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, we had total revenue of $2,968, of which $2,670 was required purchases or leases by our franchisees, which amount is approximately 90% of our total revenue.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We may obtain rebates, direct payments or other consideration from any designated suppliers based on purchases by you or other 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?
40Item 8
We estimate that the required purchases and leases of goods and services to operate your business are 40% to 50% of your total purchases and leases of goods and services to operate your business.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you want to use a supplier that is not on our list of approved suppliers for an item or service for which we do not have only a sole supplier, you must request our approval in writing.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
notify the telephone, internet, email, electronic network, directory, and listing entities of the termination or expiration of Franchisee’s right to use any numbers, addresses, domain names, locators, directories and listings associated with any of the Marks, and authorize their transfer to Pet Fresh Franchising or…
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must at all times comply with payment card industry data security standards (PCI-DSS).
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall participate at its own expense in programs required from time to time by Pet Fresh Franchising for obtaining customer evaluations, reviewing Franchisee’s compliance with the System, and/or managing customer complaints, which may include (but are not limited to) a customer feedback system, customer…
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Pet Fresh Franchising may enter the premises of the Business from time to time during normal business hours and conduct an inspection.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Pet Fresh Franchising may supplement, revise, or modify the Manual, and Pet Fresh Franchising may change, add or delete System Standards at any time in its discretion.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
Your site is subject to our approval.
Marketing
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
After you open, unless we otherwise approve, you must spend at least 1% of Gross Sales each month on marketing your business.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise agreement
At its own expense, Franchisee shall sell or otherwise issue gift cards, certificates, or other pre-paid systems, and participate in any customer loyalty programs, membership/subscription programs, or customer incentive programs, designated by Pet Fresh Franchising, in the manner specified by
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase this item only from this supplier.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
Your signage, including door signs, digital signs and all graphics, certain equipment, including your dog wash, dog wash waste station and waste dispenser, and certain supplies, including dog shampoo, disinfectant, flea and tick treatment, and conditioner, and floor mats must be purchased from our approved suppliers…
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must use the FasCard Payment Processing system as your point-of-sale system in the Dog Washing units and (possibly) in the vending machines, if any.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
You must provide us with a monthly report of Gross Sales for the prior month on or before the 5th day of each month and we will make a direct debit of your business bank operating account to pay Royalty Fees, Brand Fund Contributions and Technology Fees, no later than the 10th day of each month for the prior month.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
At its own expense, Franchisee shall sell or otherwise issue gift cards, certificates, or other pre-paid systems, and participate in any customer loyalty programs, membership/subscription programs, or customer incentive programs, designated by Pet Fresh Franchising, in the manner specified by
People
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall cause its personnel to comply with any dress attire, uniform, personal appearance and hygiene standards set forth in the Manual.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must use the FasCard Payment Processing system as your point-of-sale system in the Dog Washing units and (possibly) in the vending machines, if any.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall give Pet Fresh Franchising unrestricted independent access to Franchisee’s point of sale system and all other computer hardware, software, and other technology systems used in the Business, and all information contained in any of the foregoing, all as specified by Pet Fresh Franchising and by the…
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
If you need to send a new general manager to our training program, we will charge a fee, which is currently $300 per day.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
The Principal Executive shall use reasonable efforts to attend all in-person meetings and remote meetings (such as telephone conference calls) that Pet Fresh Franchising requires, including any national or regional brand conventions.
The filing answers no to 6 questions
- Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 11
- Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?Item 8
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Franchise agreement
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
- Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?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.
OwnerCEOPresidentPrincipal
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The vendor opportunity at Pet Fresh - North Dakota
Pet Fresh - North Dakota is a personal-services franchise concept with a tiny physical footprint: 8 total units, split between 7 company-owned locations and a single franchised outlet. For a software vendor, the addressable market is just that one franchised unit, because the franchisor directly controls the other seven. The brand’s 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document does not report an average unit volume, so you cannot model deal size on revenue. What you can model is the royalty rate—6.0%—and the initial term of 10 years, which tells you the franchisor thinks in decade-long commitments. If you sell operational or payment software, the mandate list is your entry point.
Who controls software purchasing
Purchasing authority is concentrated at the headquarters level. The 2025 FDD names only one individual in Item 1: William Wallace, listed as the agent for service of process in Minnesota. No CIO, CTO, or VP of Operations is disclosed, which is common in a system this small. In practice, the person who signs the franchise agreement or manages the single franchised relationship likely makes or heavily influences software decisions. When you pitch, you are pitching the brand owner, not a decentralized network of franchisees. The operator footprint in our corpus shows no mapped operators, reinforcing that the franchisor is the sole buyer you need to reach.
Mandated and current tech stack
The FDD mandates two systems: the FasCard Payment Processing system and the Tumble Fresh/Pet Fresh App. FasCard is a known payment and loyalty platform in the laundry and pet-wash verticals, handling card-based transactions and value loading. The Tumble Fresh/Pet Fresh App extends that functionality into a customer-facing mobile experience. Because both are mandated, any third-party vendor must either integrate with FasCard or displace it entirely. The absence of a named POS outside of FasCard suggests the payment system doubles as the operational backbone. If you sell ERP, scheduling, or marketing automation, you need to demonstrate compatibility with this narrow stack.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 of the 2025 FDD does not yield a procurement extract, so we cannot confirm whether the franchisor designates specific suppliers or allows franchisees to source approved alternatives. In practice, with only one franchised unit, procurement is likely handled directly by the franchisor. Renewal terms in Item 17 offer a potential trigger: the franchisee must give advance notice, be in full compliance, renovate to current standards, and sign the then-current franchise agreement, including a personal guaranty and a general release. The renewal term is 5 years. Because the initial term is 10 years and no year-over-year unit growth is reported, software contract windows will be rare and tied to that single franchise relationship’s renewal cycle or a corporate decision to upgrade the mandated stack across all 8 locations.
How to read the Pet Fresh - North Dakota FDD
The 2025 FDD is embedded below. Focus on Item 1 for the legal entity and agent name, Item 11 for the full text of the mandated technology obligations, and Item 17 for renewal conditions that could force a tech refresh. Because the system is so small, the FDD will not give you a multi-state operator map or a deep executive bench. What it does give you is certainty: you know exactly which payment and app systems are locked in, and you know the franchisor controls purchasing. Use that to tailor a pitch that either enhances the FasCard ecosystem or offers a compelling reason to switch. For a ranked target list of franchise systems that match your software category, FranCloud can help you prioritize where to aim next.
Questions vendors ask
PET FRESH - NORTH DAKOTA, answered from the filing
The franchisor controls purchasing. William Wallace is listed as agent for service of process in Minnesota; no other executives are disclosed in the 2025 FDD.
The FDD mandates the FasCard Payment Processing system and the Tumble Fresh/Pet Fresh App for all locations.
8 total units: 7 company-owned and 1 franchised, as disclosed in the 2025 FDD.
The 2025 FDD does not extract a specific procurement model from Item 8, so designated-supplier versus open purchasing is not publicly confirmed.
The initial franchise term is 10 years, with a 5-year renewal requiring compliance, renovation, and a new agreement. No unit growth rate is disclosed, so windows are infrequent.
The 2025 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can view it in the embedded PDF viewer below.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
2 operators run 2 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit2
Top states by locations
| ND | 1 |
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| WI | 1 |
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